Ballot 110 – Motion to Adopt Version 1.1 of the Bylaws(failed)

Ballot overview

• Ballot 110 proposed adopting CA/Browser Forum Bylaws version 1.1, Draft 3.
• The ballot page states that it made quorum but did not pass.
• The page title also marks the ballot as failed.

Voting and result

• The page reports 6 yes votes from CAs: Digicert, Symantec, TrendMicro, Disig, GlobalSign, and SECOM.
• It reports 2 no votes from browsers: Mozilla and Google.
• The ballot did not pass because the required adoption thresholds were not met.

Timing stated in the evidence

• The review period was to begin at 2100 UTC on 23 January 2014 and close at 2100 UTC on 30 January 2014.
• The voting period was to start immediately after the review period and close at 2100 UTC on 6 February 2014.
• The motion text proposed the bylaws be effective as of 6 February 2014.

Scope of the proposed change

• The motion sought to adopt the attached CA-Browser Forum Bylaws v. 1.1 Draft 3 as the Forum bylaws.
• The redlined artifact shows extensive bylaw text revisions, including membership, voting, working groups, officers, finances, forum activities, IPR policies, and miscellaneous provisions.
• The evidence does not provide a normative effective date because the ballot failed.