LegalXML eNotarization TC IPR Transition Ballot

["Mary McRae" <mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org>]

To: Those OASIS member voting representatives and individual members who are
voting "TC Qualified Members" for the OASIS LegalXML eNotarization TC
 
   As you probably know, OASIS adopted revisions to our IPR Policy effective on
15 April 2005.[1] TCs formed before that date continue to operate under the old
("legacy") policy. However, they may convert to the new policy by making a
"transition" under the terms of the OASIS IPR Transition Policy [2], by the
specific voting procedure described in the transition policy.
 
   The OASIS LegalXML eNotarization TC has notified OASIS staff that it
successfully conducted a Transition Request vote under the IPR Transition
Policy, to select the "RF on Limited Terms" IPR Mode. Accordingly, I am opening
a Transition Approval Ballot, in which the primary representatives of all voting
members of the committee may cast a ballot. A list of the current TC voting
members, as of the date of the Transition Request, is attached. In this ballot,
which will run for 14 days, the TC Qualified Members [3] each may cast only a
single vote. The ballot will allow for YES, NO, or ABSTAIN votes. Approval of a
Transition Approval Ballot requires:
   (i) a minimum of 50% of all TC Qualified Members to vote,
   (ii) no NO votes cast, and
   (iii) one or more YES votes.
 
   The ballot will open at 8amET on 28 August 2006 and can be seen at [4].
Please note, for organizational members, it is the primary OASIS representative
who votes, so if you are not a TC member, you may wish to consult your
organization's active TC members regarding this vote.
 
   We will notify the LegalXML eNotarization TC list and the voting "TC
Qualified Members" of the results.
 
Regards,
 
Mary McRae
Manager of TC Administration, OASIS
email: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
 
[1] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php 
[2] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/ipr_transition_policy.php 
[3]
http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/legalxml-enotary/members/roster.php
   In the transition policy, the "TC Qualified Members" who may vote in this
ballot are defined as:
"either a TC Individual Voting Member or an OASIS Organizational Member that has
at least one voting member in the TC at the time the TC Individual Voting
Members approve the Transition Request and has signed the new Membership
Agreement."
[4] http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/voting/ballot.php?id=1092
 
TC Voting Member    Qualified Member    Primary Representative
Organizational Members:
ABA:
Rolly Chambers      yes                 Rolly Chambers
John Messing        yes
Property Records Industry:
Mark Ladd           yes                 Mark Ladd
Pennsylvania Assn of Notaries:
Marc Aronson        yes                 Mark Aronson
MISMO:
Harry Gardner       yes                 Gabe Minton
National Notary Assn: 
Richard Hansberger  yes                 Richard Hansberger
Individual/Associate Members:
Laurence Leff       yes                 Laurence Leff
Nick Pope           yes                 Nick Pope

The following member was on the roster as of the date of the transition request
ballot but membership has since lapsed:
PriceWaterhouseCoopers:
Eric Cohen          yes                 Mike Willis