[cabf_netsec] Voting Results of Ballot NS-003: Restructure the NCSSRs

[Clint Wilson]

Voting Results of Ballot NS-003: Restructure the NCSSRs

The voting period for Ballot NS-003: Restructure the NCSSRs has ended and the Ballot has Passed. The following votes were cast:

4 votes by Certificate Consumers

• 4 Yes votes: Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla 
• 0 No votes: 
• 0 Abstain votes: 

100% of voting Certificate Consumers voted in favor

18 votes by Certificate Issuers

• 18 Yes votes: Amazon Trust Services, Buypass, Chunghwa Telecom, Disig, Fastly, GDCA, GlobalSign, GoDaddy, HARICA, Kamu SM, OISTE, Sectigo, SSL.com, SwissSign, Telia Company, TrustAsia, TWCA, VikingCloud
• 0 No votes: 
• 0 Abstain votes: 
  

100% of voting Certificate Issuers voted in favor

Bylaw Requirements

Bylaw 2.3(6) requires:

• a "yes" vote by two-thirds of Certificate Issuer votes and 50%-plus-one Certificate Consumer votes for approval.  Votes to abstain are not counted for this purpose. 
• This requirement was met for both Certificate Issuers and Certificate Consumers.
• at least one Certificate Issuer and one Certificate Consumer Member must vote in favor of a ballot for the ballot to be adopted. 
• This requirement was met for both Certificate Issuers and Certificate Consumers.

Bylaw 2.3(7) requires:

• a ballot result will be considered valid only when more than half of the number of currently active Members has participated”. Votes to abstain are counted in determining a quorum. 
• Half of currently active Members as of the start of voting was 7, so quorum was 8 votes
• 22 votes were received
• This requirement was met.