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New Rules for Changing Your Vote on OOXML

By Pamela Jones et al.

New rules for changing your vote on OOXML. Yup. Like we didn't expect that. I know you don't want your votes to end up ignored, so here's what I think you have to do by March 29, and I'll show you the exact wording on the SC 34 page after that:

1. they've added people you must email, and you must copy yourself, so just writing to Keith Brannon is no longer sufficient. You must add Maho Takahashi and Martine Gaillen as recipients of your email, and CC yourself.

2. you have to have a specific subject line on your email: "Modification to the vote on DIS 29500 - Country (National Body/e.g. JISC)"

3. you have to mention the name of the sender in the email.

4. they also say you must inform ITTF of your intention to change your vote in writing by March 29.

I don't know if that last means you have to do more than just email, or who exactly you'd write to if there is a separate requirement. We get to guess. I've written to ask. Here's the ITTF page, and because it lists the same names, I think that is what they mean, but I don't know. I'd suggest asking, if it isn't clear to you either, and if I get an answer, I'll post it here. If you have a lawyer, ask your lawyer, by all means. It's terrible that it's so unclear, but it is what it is. The problem with the Fast Track rules is that they are unclear both before votes *and* after.

Full post as published by Groklaw on March 19, 2008 (boomark / email).