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The below ballot is due to be re-opened (AMENDED) for 45 days so everyone has an opportunity to vote after the unsuccessful migration of the Kavi Balloting System. There are not any changes to the original content of these ballots. If you have already voted, you do not need to do so again, but are welcome to log in and review your previous choice.

T 656 cm-07 Measuring, sampling, and analyzing white waters


The below three migration ballots need additional SSIG members added PRIOR to being re-opened for ballot.

Chemical Properties

T 529 om-14 Surface pH measurement of paper (At least 1 more SSIG member needed)

Pulp Properties

T 207 cm-09 Water solubility of wood and pulp (At least 3 more SSIG members needed)

Sulfite and Semichemical Pulping

T 604 cm-09 Sulfur dioxide in sulfite cooking liquor (At least 2 more SSIG members needed)


The below ballots were re-opened (Amended) but did NOT meet the criteria to become a valid ballot.  These Standards will be re-balloted.  

T 203 cm-09 Alpha-, beta- and gamma-cellulose in pulp (1 Additional SSIG member needed)

T 236 om-13 Kappa number of pulp  (Additional member added but did not receive ballot notification)

T 257 sp-14 Sampling and preparing wood for analysis (Voter threshold not met - under 51% return)

T 277 sp-14 Macro stickies content in pulp: the “pick-up” method (Additional member added but did not receive ballot notification)

T 520 cm-07 Curl of gummed flat paper (Voter threshold not met - under 51% return PLUS 2 Additional SSIG members needed)

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