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Ballot 54 – EV 1-3 Adoption

Ballot 54 – EV 1-3 Adoption (Passed Unanimously)

Motion

Tim Moses made the following motion, and Robin Alden and Ben Wilson endorsed it:

Motion begins

Effective 20 Nov 2010, the CAB Forum adopts Draft 9 of Version 1.3 of the “Guidelines For The Issuance And Management Of Extended Validation Certificates” as Version 1.3.

The ballot review period comes into effect at 2100 UTC on 5 Nov ’10 and will close at 2100 UTC on 12 Nov ’10. Unless the motion is withdrawn during the review period, the voting period will start immediately thereafter and will close at 2100 UTC on 19 Nov ’10.

Votes must be cast by “reply all” to this email.

A vote in favour of the motion must indicate a clear ‘yes’ in the response. A vote against must indicate a clear ‘no’ in the response. A vote to abstain must indicate a clear ‘abstain’ in the response. Unclear responses will not be counted.

The latest vote received from any representative of a voting member before the close of the voting period will be counted.

Motion ends

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