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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Here’s what Bylaw 2.3 (c) and (d) say now. So yes, the proposer (Virginia) shoots the starter’s pistol and reposts the final ballot to start the voting period. I guess that’s any time after 9 pm Pacific tonight?
Has to be 7 full days after the last posted version with any changes…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(c) A representative of any Member can call for a proposed ballot to be published for discussion and comment by the membership. **
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The discussion period then shall take place for at least seven calendar days before votes are cast. At any time, a new version of the ballot (marked with a distinguishing version number) may
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Once no new version of the ballot has been posted for seven calendar days,
<u>the proposer may end the discussion period and start the voting period by reposting the final version of the ballot and clearly indicating that voting is to begin</u>, along with the start and end dates and times (including time zone) for the voting period.
The ballot automatically fails if 21 calendar days elapse since the proposer last posted a version of the ballot and the voting period has not been started.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(d)
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Upon commencement of the voting period, Members shall have</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> exactly seven calendar days for voting,
with the deadline clearly communicated in the ballot and sent via the Public Mail List. All voting will take place via the Public Mail List. Votes not submitted to the Public Mail List will not be considered valid, and will not be counted for any purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Govreform [mailto:govreform-bounces@cabforum.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Hollebeek via Govreform<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 27, 2018 1:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Dean Coclin <dean.coclin@digicert.com>; CA/Browser Forum Governance WG List <govreform@cabforum.org>; Virginia Fournier <vfournier@apple.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL]Re: [cabf_governance] Ballot 206<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Voting doesn’t start automatically any more.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Virginia needs to repost the ballot and announce the voting period has started in order to start it.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Tim<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Govreform [<a href="mailto:govreform-bounces@cabforum.org">mailto:govreform-bounces@cabforum.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dean Coclin via Govreform<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 27, 2018 4:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Virginia Fournier <<a href="mailto:vfournier@apple.com">vfournier@apple.com</a>>; CA/Browser Forum Governance WG List <<a href="mailto:govreform@cabforum.org">govreform@cabforum.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [cabf_governance] Ballot 206<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you would like to send out a reminder, (i.e. voting starts today) and place your vote with that, that would be a good start.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dean<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Govreform [<a href="mailto:govreform-bounces@cabforum.org">mailto:govreform-bounces@cabforum.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Virginia Fournier via Govreform<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 27, 2018 2:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> CA/Browser Forum Governance WG List <<a href="mailto:Govreform@cabforum.org">Govreform@cabforum.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cabf_governance] Ballot 206<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Well, at last the voting period is here for Ballot 206! I can’t remember - do we send out the ballot and related documents, or does Kirk?<o:p></o:p></p>
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