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    Ballot 44 – IFAC Membership
    April 23, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 44 – IFAC Membership (Passed Unanimously) Motion Ben Wilson made the following motion, and Eddy Nigg and Bruce Morton endorsed it: The existing definition of “Accounting Practitioner” contemplates that an Accounting Practitioner is licensed by an entity that is a member of the International Federation of Accountants. IFAC Membership is not restricted to licensing and regulatory activities. “Each member body determines the specific criteria for its members, in accordance with any applicable legislation or regulation” and “[IFAC members] carry out such programs on their own behalf, on behalf of the profession, or on behalf of governments, regulators or other agencies [and some] programs are carried out by another body.”
    Ballot 43 – Business Categories
    April 22, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 43 – Business Categories (Passed Unanimously) Motion Bruce Morton made the following motion, and Eddy Nigg and Ben Wilson endorsed it: Motion begins Effective 180 days after ratification (19 Oct 2010),
    Ballot 42 – Principal Individual
    April 22, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 42 – Principal Individual (Passed Unanimously) Motion Cecilia Kam made the following motion, and Eddy Nigg and Moudrick Dadashov endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately,
    Ballot 40 – Terms of Use
    April 13, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 40 – Terms of Use (Passed Unanimously) Motion Ben Wilson made the following motion, and Doug Pelton and Brian Trzupek endorsed it: The treatment of parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries in the EV Guidelines does not accommodate the realities of most large corporate infrastructures and should be redefined. Also, according to some interpretations of contract law principles, an entity cannot enter into an artificial and unenforceable reciprocal contract with itself (i.e., no arms-length exchange of promises as consideration to make the agreement binding, etc.), so it is proposed that a CA issuing Certificates internally have an Applicant Representative accept “Terms of Use” that are equivalent to a Subscriber Agreement.
    Ballot 39 – Business Categories
    April 6, 2010 by Ben WilsonThis ballot was withdrawn.
    Ballot 38 – Physical Address in WHOIS data
    April 6, 2010 by Ben WilsonThis ballot was withdrawn.
    Ballot 37 – Another QGIS
    April 6, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 37 – Another QGIS (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Robin Alden and Jay Schiavo endorsed it: Rules for verifying an Applicant’s place of business address are specified in Section 10.4.1 with reference to Section 10.2. Section 10.2.2 is transcribed here for the reader’s convenience. “10.2.2 Acceptable Method of Verification (1) Private Organization Subjects: All items listed in Section 10.2.1(1) MUST be verified directly with, or obtained directly from, the Incorporating or Registration Agency in the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Registration. Such verification MAY be through use of a Qualified Government Information Source (QGIS) operated by, or on behalf of, the Incorporating or Registration Agency, or by direct contact with the Incorporating or Registration Agency in person or via mail, e-mail, Web address, or telephone, using an address or phone number obtained from a Qualified Independent Information Source (QIIS).”
    Ballot 36 – Public WHOIS Information
    March 26, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 36 – Public WHOIS Information (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Eddy Nigg and Cecilia Kam endorsed it: Motion begins Effective immediately, delete: “10.6 Verification of Applicant’s Domain Name
    Ballot 35 – Role Requirements
    January 10, 2010 by Ben WilsonBallot 35 – Role Requirements (Passed Unanimously) Motion Tim Moses made the following motion, and Mads Henriksveen and Jay Schiavo endorsed it: Motion begins The role requirements laid out in Section 9.1.2 are incorrect.
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