Ballot SC102: EV Domain Reuse and Validity Alignment

Overview

• Ballot SC102 aligns EV domain re-validation and certificate validity with the Baseline Requirements.
• It removes EV-specific text that is described as redundant or stale.
• The ballot states that it is not expected to be disruptive and that there is not a future effective date because there is not an expected new requirement.

Changes made

• In EV Guidelines section 3.2.2.14.1(6), the same-registrant WHOIS/RDAP re-check is removed from the domain reuse path.
• In EV Guidelines section 3.2.2.14.3(1), the hardcoded 398-day Domain Name data reuse period is replaced with a reference to Baseline Requirements section 4.2.1.
• In EV Guidelines section 6.3.2, the EV certificate validity limit is replaced with a reference to Baseline Requirements section 6.3.2.
• The ballot text says EV Certificates are already TLS Subscriber Certificates bound by the Baseline Requirements, so the changes remove redundant or stale text rather than adding new obligations.

Voting and review status

• Voting results show 19 voting YES and 0 voting NO among Certificate Issuers, and 2 voting YES and 0 voting NO among Certificate Consumers.
• The bylaws requirements were MET for issuer approval, consumer approval, and quorum.
• The review notice states that the ballot passed the Initial Vote and is for Review Notice purposes only, not yet in effect.
• The review period runs from 2026-07-14 08:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-13 08:00:00 UTC, and members with Essential Claims must submit exclusion notices before the end of the review period.

Document impact

• The linked redline updates EV Guidelines version 2.0.2 to version 2.0.3.
• The revision table in the redline lists SC102 for Domain Reuse and Validity Alignment.