Ballot 87 – Instant Runoff Ballot on Governance

Ballot overview

• Ballot 87 is an instant runoff ballot on governance.
• Voting by instant runoff was used to narrow five proposals: DigiCert, Microsoft, No Change, PayPal, and Trend Micro.
• Seventeen members voted.

Voting results

• Round 1: Trend Micro 7, DigiCert 5, PayPal 4, Microsoft 1, No Change 0.
• Round 2: Trend Micro 7, DigiCert 5, PayPal 4, Microsoft 1.
• Round 3: Trend Micro 7, DigiCert 6, PayPal 4.
• Round 4: Trend Micro 7, DigiCert 10.
• The result states that the proposals of Trend Micro and DigiCert will proceed to further vote.

Ballot text

• The ballot describes an instant run-off process to eliminate all but two proposals.
• Voting members rank proposals from 1 to 5 in order of preference.
• The proposal with the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated, and votes are reassigned based on the next ranked choice.
• The process repeats until only two proposals remain.
• Votes must clearly indicate preferred options, unclear responses are not counted, and the latest vote received before the close of the voting period is counted.
• Votes must be cast by posting an on-list reply to the thread.