Ballot 64 Revised – Recognized Existence

Server Certificate Working Group

Key dates

Effective date: 16 Feb 2012 14 years ago
Voting opened: 09 Feb 2012 14 years ago
Voting closed: 16 Feb 2012 14 years ago
Discussion opened: 02 Feb 2012 14 years ago
Discussion closed: 09 Feb 2012 14 years ago

AI Summary

Generated 2026-06-23 21:37 UTC

Ballot overview

Ballot 64 Revised – Recognized Existence was passed unanimously.
The motion was made by Jeremy Rowley and endorsed by Rich Smith and Stephen Davidson.
The ballot updates EV Guidelines v1.3, Section 7.2.2(1), by replacing the existing recognized-existence language with revised wording about legal existence being created or recognized by a filing or act of the Incorporating or Registration Agency in the original jurisdiction of incorporation or registration, or by a Government Agency.

Timing stated on the ballot page

The ballot review period comes into effect at 2100 UTC on 2 Feb 12 and closes at 2100 UTC on 9 Feb 12.
Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review period, the voting period starts immediately thereafter and closes at 2100 UTC on 16 Feb 12.
The motion states: Effective immediately.

Compliance impact

The ballot text indicates the change takes effect immediately.
No conditional applicability by CA type or certificate type is stated in the supplied evidence.

Model: gpt-5.4-mini Confidence: 0.91 Result: passed

Effective date: 2012-02-16
Voting opened: 2012-02-09
Voting closed: 2012-02-16
Discussion opened: 2012-02-02
Discussion closed: 2012-02-09

AI-generated from the CABF ballot page. The official CABF article remains the authoritative source.

Excerpt

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