Limit AB/TAG recalls by the AC to collective votes of no confidence

Also enable individual removal of problematic participants by the body
itself

#882

Author: frivoal

index.bs

@@ -1312,46 +1312,62 @@ Verifiable Random Selection Procedure</h5>
 <h5 id="AB-TAG-recall">
 Recalling AB or TAG members</h5>
 
+<h6 id="individual-removal">
+Individual Removal</h6>
+
+	Individual participants of the [=Advisory Board=] or the [=Technical Architecture Group=]
+	can be <dfn export lt="remove|removal">removed</dfn> from those groups
+	if they are found by their peers
+	to be grossly neglecting their duties,
+	or to be acting in a way that seriously hampers the group's ability to function normally.
+
+	A chair of the [=AB=] or [=TAG=] <em class=rfc2119>must</em> hold a hearing
+	on the potential [=removal=] of a participant
+	if requested by at least three of the participants in the group.
+	After giving the individual in question
+	an opportunity to defend themselves,
+	a vote on the proposed [=removal=] is held.
+	If at least three quarters of the participants in the group,
+	excluding the individual who is the subject of such vote,
+	then vote in favor of the proposal,
+	the individual's seat on [=AB=] or [=TAG=] is [=vacated=] immediately.
+
+<h6 id="collective-removal">
+Collective removal</h6>
+
 	The [=Advisory Committee=] <em class=rfc2119>may</em>
-	<dfn export>recall</dfn> participants of the [=AB=] or [=TAG=]
-	(whether [[#AB-TAG-elections|elected]] or [[#TAG-appointments|appointed]]).
+	hold a <dfn export>vote of no confidence</dfn>
+	in the [=Advisory Board=] or the [=Technical Architecture Group=].
 
-	An [=Advisory Committee representative=] initiates a [=recall=]
+	An [=Advisory Committee representative=] initiates a [=vote of no confidence=]
 	by sending a request to the Team, and <em class=rfc2119>should</em> also share this request with the Advisory Committee.
-	The request <em class=rfc2119>should</em> say “I call for removal of (an) AB and/or TAG participant(s)”,
-	<em class=rfc2119>must</em> identify the [=AB=] or [=TAG=] [=participant=] or [=participants=] targeted,
-	and <em class=rfc2119>should</em> also include the rationale for the proposed [=recall=].
-
-	Messages sent by [=Advisory Committee representatives=] to the [=Advisory Committee=]
-	with the ostensible intent of garnering support for a recall that has not yet been formally requested
-	<em class=rfc2119>should</em> also be treated by the [=Team=]
-	as a request to initiate the recall.
+	The request <em class=rfc2119>must</em> identify which of the [=AB=] or [=TAG=] is targeted,
+	and <em class=rfc2119>should</em> also include the rationale.
 
 	Within one week, the [=Team=] <em class=rfc2119>must</em> initiate an [=Advisory Committee Override=]
-	on the recall proposal.
-
-	If the [=Advisory Committee Override=] proposal passes,
-	the seat(s) of the relevant [=AB=] or [=TAG=] participant(s) are vacated immediately.
+	on the proposal.
 
 	The conclusion of the [=Advisory Committee Override=] is final,
-	and cannot be the subject of a [=Formal Objection=] nor of an [=AC Appeal=].
-
-	A single [=Member=] or group of [=related Members=] cannot re-invoke this process
-	sooner than 6-month since their previous invocation,
-	and cannot target the same [=AB=] or [=TAG=] participant
-	multiple times during the same term.
+	and cannot be the subject of a [=Formal Objection=] nor of an [=AC Appeal=]:
+	if the [=Advisory Committee Override=] proposal passes,
+	all seats on [=AB=] or [=TAG=] are [=vacated=] immediately;
+	if it fails, it cannot be invoked on the same body
+	sooner than 6-month since their previous invocation.
 
 <h5 id="AB-TAG-vacated">
 Elected Groups Vacated Seats</h5>
 
-	An [=Advisory Board=] or [=TAG=] participant's seat is vacated when:
+	An [=Advisory Board=] or [=TAG=] participant's seat is <dfn lt="vacated|vacant">vacated</dfn> when:
 
 	<ul>
 		<li>
 			the participant resigns, or
 
 		<li>
-			the participant is [=recalled=], or
+			the participant is [=removed=], or
+
+		<li>
+			a [=vote of no confidence=] in the body they are part of is successful, or
 
 		<li>
 			an Advisory Board or TAG participant changes affiliations
@@ -1403,6 +1419,12 @@ Elected Groups Vacated Seats</h5>
 			and the maximum number corresponds to all unoccupied seats.
 			Except for the number of available seats and the length of the terms,
 			the <a href="#AB-TAG-elections">usual rules for Advisory Board and Technical Architecture Group Elections</a> apply.
+
+		<li>
+			If seats are vacated due to a successful [=vote of no confidence=],
+			the [=Team=] <em class=rfc2119>must</em> organize an election,
+			under the same condition as for individually vacated seats,
+			unless the next regularly scheduled election is fewer than three months away.
 	</ul>
 
 <h3 id="GAGeneral" oldids="ChapterGroups, WG-and-IG">
@@ -2951,7 +2973,7 @@ Advisory Committee Override</h3>
 	process nor its [[#addressing-fo|escalation path]] is sufficient.
 
 	Note: Currently, this only applies to [=AC Appeals=]
-	and [=recalls=] of [=AB=] or [=TAG=] participants.
+	and [=votes of no confidence=] in the [=AB=] or [=TAG=].
 
 	First, the [=Team=] <em class="rfc2119">must</em> announce the proposal for an [=Advisory Committee Override=]
 	to the [=Advisory Committee=]