Ballot 137 – Voting Process Bylaw Amendment (Passed)

Ballot overview

• Ballot 137 was a Voting Process Bylaw Amendment.
• The page states that the ballot passed.
• The stated reason was to clarify the election process used by the Forum when selecting new officers.

What the amendment changed

• Added a new subheading in Section 4.1 of the Bylaws for Term of office.
• Revised the nomination process for Chair and Vice Chair.
• Required the Chair or Vice Chair to announce that nominations are open at least 60 days before the current Chair’s term expires or is terminated early.
• Stated that the Vice Chair is automatically nominated to become the next Chair, while Forum Members may nominate themselves or others.
• Allowed a Vice Chair to decline the Chair nomination or seek re-election as Vice Chair.
• Set nomination periods for Chair and Vice Chair to last at least one week and no longer than four weeks.
• For a single nominee, required a confirmation ballot and specified that each Forum Member gets one vote.
• For multiple nominees, required an election ballot and an election committee to manage the vote tally and publish results.
• Required election results to be published within two weeks after the election ballot closes.
• Stated that the nominee with the most votes is appointed, subject to the ballot rules described in the amendment.
• Provided for a new election ballot if there is a tie among the leading candidates.

Ballot timing

• The review period commenced at 2200 UTC on Thursday, 2 October 2014.
• The review period closed at 2200 UTC on Thursday, 9 October 2014.
• The voting period started immediately after the review period unless the motion was withdrawn.
• Voting closed at 2200 UTC on Thursday, 16 October 2014.
• The page states that voting on Ballot 137 closed on 16 October 2014.

Outcome

• The Chair received yes votes from the listed members.
• Actalis, ANF, Buypass, Google, Izenpe, and Logius PKIoverheid abstained.
• The page states that Ballot 137 passed.