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Ballot 3 – Drop UTF-8 English Encoding Requirement From Business Category

Ballot 3 – Drop UTF-8 English encoding requirement from business category (Passed – 91% of CAs, 100% Browsers)

The following motion was made by Tony Berman

Strike “in UTF-8 English” from Section 6(a)(3) of the EV Guidelines

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