Ballot 212 – Canonicalise formal name of the Baseline Requirements

Ballot overview

• Ballot 212, Canonicalise formal name of the Baseline Requirements, was a Server Certificate Working Group ballot.
• Purpose: make the formal name of the Baseline Requirements document clear because use was not currently consistent.
• The motion set the official name of the Baseline Requirements document to The Baseline Requirements for the Issuance and Management of Publicly-Trusted Certificates.
• Approved abbreviations for official use were the Baseline Requirements and the BRs.
• Editors and maintainers of CAB Forum documents and websites were empowered to update text under their control at any time to reflect the change.

Voting result

• The voting period ended and the ballot passed.
• CA voting: 19 yes votes, 0 no votes, 0 abstain.
• Browser voting: 4 yes votes, 0 no votes, 0 abstain.
• Quorum was met.
• The approval thresholds for both CA and browser votes were met.
• At least one CA member and one browser member voted in favor, so the adoption requirement was met.

Procedure dates

• Discussion period: 18 Aug to 25 Aug, 7 to 14 days.
• Vote for approval: 25 Aug to 1 Sep, 7 days.
• Votes were to be cast on-list on the Public list.
• The ballot page does not provide a year for the discussion and voting dates in the supplied evidence.