Ballot 72 – Reorganize EV Documents

Ballot overview

• Ballot 72, Reorganize EV Documents, was passed unanimously.
• The motion reorganized EV documentation by adopting two documents with immediate effect:
  • Guidelines For The Issuance And Management Of Extended Validation Certificates, Version 1.4, Draft 04 as Version 1.4 of the EV Guidelines
  • Guidelines for the Issuance and Management of Extended Validation Code Signing Certificates as Version 1.1 of the EV Code Signing Guidelines
• The ballot states the changes were intended to be entirely editorial and not to have any technical effect.

Process dates stated in the ballot

• The documents were circulated for review on 22 Mar 2012.
• The ballot was discussed during the telephone conference on 5 Apr 2012.
• The ballot review period came into effect at 21:00 UTC on May 15, 2012 and closed at 21:00 UTC on May 22, 2012.
• The voting period started immediately after the review period and closed at 21:00 UTC on May 29, 2012.

Compliance impact

• The motion says the Forum adopts the documents with immediate effect.
• No separate phased compliance date is stated in the evidence beyond immediate effect.
• The ballot text also says that if the intended editorial-only goal was not achieved, the documents would be changed as quickly as possible to achieve it.