ISO Ballots release notes

2026/10 Release

Released on 2026-10-05

Further to the TMB ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 Alignment, the following updates have been implemented to the Ballots application:

NP ballot response form:

• On the “Information” tab of the ballot under the section “Votes and comments”, a new question, with number "5, Do you agree with the proposed allocation of the project", has now been included.
• On the “Results” tab of the ballot under the “Member responses - Votes by members” section, a new column has been added to capture the responses.
• Both the “Report of voting” index.pdf file as well as the “Report of voting” index.docx files have been updated to display the newly added column.

Introduction of a new role of Twinned Chair and renaming the Vice-Chairperson role to Vice-Chair.

• Clause 1.8.3 introduces an optional Vice-Chair role, which committee secretariats may propose to support committee work.
• A new role called Twinned-Chair has been created and has the same rights and privileges as the Vice-Chair role

Update FDIS ballot duration from 8 weeks to 6 weeks

• In line with the latest TMB decision, including for joint CEN collaboration, at Final Approval, the automatic ballot target date calculation is updated so that FDIS ballots for most IS projects are now 6 weeks instead of 8.
• DTR, DTS, and DPAS ballots are 8 weeks.
• Joint CEN collaborations are reduced from 12 weeks to 8 weeks.
• All other ballot date calculation rules remain unchanged.

Update translation duration for Enquiry ballots

• The translation period for a first iteration is now reduced from 8 weeks to 6 weeks.
• For a 2^nd iteration, the translation period remains 2 weeks

2024/06 Release

TMB resolution 31/2024

Further to TMB Resolution 31/2024 the following updates have been implemented regarding the ISO Ballots application

• SR Ballot wizard wording update:

1. Replace “International Standard” by “document”
2. Replace “standard” by “document”

• Calculation of ballot date changes for a 2^nd DTR Ballot

1. For a DTR ballot 2^nd iteration, the ballot date now reflects 4 weeks (in lieu of 8 weeks)

2020/05 Release

Released on 2020-05-04

• TC Secretary now referred to as Committee Manager

2020/01 Release

Released on 2020-01-15

• Technical upgrade

2019/09 Release

Released on 2019-09-16

• Technical improvements to the web-service. No functional changes
• No longer possible to request a resource without any request parameters (did return too large data)
• Possibility to request paged results by specifying 2 new "size" and "page" request parameters
• Performance improvements
• Reduced resources used on server to improve service stability

2019/03 Release

Released on 2019-03-04

• Web-service was denying permission to add national roles when too many potential appointing organizations
• Web-service no longer allows searching projects by creation nor modification dates. Only assignments modification date (for roles).