Ballot 191 – Clarify Place of Business Information

Ballot overview

• Ballot 191, Clarify Place of Business Information, updates Section 9.2.7 of the EV Guidelines.
• The ballot says the current EV Guidelines are not clear on what address information is required in a certificate.
• The stated purpose is to clarify the requirements and harmonize the EV Guidelines and Baseline Requirements.

What changes

• The motion defines the Subject Physical Address of Place of Business field.
• It specifies the certificate fields for number and street, city or town, state or province where applicable, country, and postal code.
• It states that city, state, and country are required, while street and postal code are optional, as stated in the referenced Baseline Requirements sections.
• It requires the field to contain the address of the physical location of the Subject’s Place of Business.

Ballot result and process

• The ballot page states that the voting period has ended and the ballot has passed.
• Voting by CAs: 15 yes votes, 0 no votes, 0 abstain.
• Voting by browsers: 3 yes votes, 0 no votes, 0 abstain.
• The page states quorum was met.
• The page states the approval requirements were met for both CAs and browsers.
• The page states at least one CA Member and one browser Member voted in favor, so the ballot was adopted.

Timing stated on the ballot page

• Discussion: 9 May 2017 to 16 May 2017.
• Vote for approval: 16 May 2017 to 23 May 2017.
• If the vote approves the ballot, there is a 30-day Review Period after the Chair sends the Review Notice.
• If no Exclusion Notices are filed, the ballot becomes effective at the end of the Review Period.
• If Exclusion Notices are filed, ballot approval is rescinded and a PAG is to be created.