diff --git a/index.bs b/index.bs index 8955cd6f..820a0497 100644 --- a/index.bs +++ b/index.bs @@ -1346,6 +1346,31 @@ Removing AB or TAG members Note: Removal from the [=AB=] or [=TAG=] does not imply removal from a convened [=Council=]. +
+AC Recall of AB or TAG
+ + The [=Advisory Committee=] may + recall, + as a whole, + all [[#AB-TAG-elections|elected]] and [[#TAG-appointments|appointed]] participants + from the [=Advisory Board=] or the [=Technical Architecture Group=]. + + An [=Advisory Committee representative=] invokes a [=recall=] + by sending a request to the Team, and should also share this request with the Advisory Committee. + The request must identify whether the [=AB=] or [=TAG=] is targeted, + and should also include the rationale. + + Within one week, the [=Team=] must initiate an [=Advisory Committee Override=] + 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=]: + if the [=Advisory Committee Override=] proposal passes, + all [[#AB-TAG-elections|elected]] or [[#TAG-appointments|appointed]] seats on [=AB=] or [=TAG=] are [=vacated=] immediately; + if it fails, [=recall=] cannot be invoked on the same body + sooner than six months since the previous invocatoin. + The [=Team=] must announce the conclusion of the [=Advisory Committee Override=] to the [=Advisory Committee=]. +
Elected Groups Vacated Seats
@@ -1356,7 +1381,7 @@ Elected Groups Vacated Seats the participant resigns, or
  • - the participant is [=removed=], or + the participant is [=removed=] or [=recalled=], oor
  • an Advisory Board or TAG participant changes affiliations @@ -1386,7 +1411,7 @@ Elected Groups Vacated Seats
  • When an elected seat on either the [=AB=] or [=TAG=] is vacated, the seat is filled at the next regularly scheduled election for the group - unless the group Chair requests that W3C hold an election before then + unless the group Chair requests that W3C hold a [=special election=] before then (for instance, due to the group's workload). - When such an election is held, - the minimum number of available seats is such that - when added to the number of continuing participants, - the minimum total number of elected seats is met - (8 for the [=TAG=], 9 for the [=AB=]); - and the maximum number corresponds to all unoccupied seats. - Except for the number of available seats and the length of the terms, - the usual rules for Advisory Board and Technical Architecture Group Elections apply. +
  • + If vacancies reduce the number of [=AB=] or [=TAG=] participants to 0, + the [=Team=] must organize a [=special election=] + unless a regular Call for Nominations is scheduled within 1 month. + When a special election is held, + vacated seats are filled for the remainder of the term of the vacancy, + and the (minimum, maximum) number of available seats is + the number of seats required to meet + the (minimum, maximum) total defined for the group. + The usual rules for Advisory Board and Technical Architecture Group Elections otherwise apply. +

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    @@ -1796,7 +1824,7 @@ Initiating Charter Refinement and can be appealed only by 5 or more [=Members=], through their [=Advisory Committee representative=], formally objecting to the decision within 8 weeks of the decision being announced. - In this case the [=Team=] must start an [=appeal vote=] + In this case the [=Team=] must start an [=override vote=] on whether to overturn the [=Team Decision=]. (No action is required to be taken when fewer than 5 members object.) @@ -2942,7 +2970,7 @@ Advisory Committee Votes The [=Advisory Committee=] votes in elections for seats on the TAG or Advisory Board, and in the event of an [=Advisory Committee Appeal=] - achieving the required support to trigger an [=appeal vote=]. + achieving the required support to trigger an [=override vote=]. Whenever the [=Advisory Committee=] votes, each Member or group of [=related Members=] has one vote. @@ -2976,24 +3004,50 @@ Appeal by Advisory Committee Representatives An [=Advisory Committee representative=] initiates an [=appeal=] by sending a request to the [=Team=], and should also share this request with the [=Advisory Committee=]. - The request should say “I appeal this Decision” + The request should say “I appeal this Decision” and identify the decision, - and may also include their rationale for appealing the decision. + and may also include their rationale for the [=appeal=]. Note: See [[DECISION-APPEAL inline]] for a recommendation on how to communicate an appeal request to the [=Team=] and the [=AC=]. - Within one week the [=Team=] must announce the appeal process + Within one week, the [=Team=] must initiate the [=appeal=] + in the form of an [=Advisory Committee Override=] + on the proposal to overturn the decision. + + The conclusion of the [=Advisory Committee Override=] is final; + the same decision cannot be appealed more than once. + + If the [=Advisory Committee Override=] + approves the proposal to overturn the decision, + those who had initiated the proposal may revise it + to address the causes of rejection + and follow the ordinary applicable process + to submit the revised proposal. + +

    +Advisory Committee Override

    + + An Advisory Committee Override is an exceptional two-step procedure + used to resolve certain matters where neither the usual [=consensus=] + process nor its [[#addressing-fo|escalation path]] is sufficient. + + Note: Currently, this only applies to [=AC Appeals=] + and [=recalls=] of the [=AB=] or [=TAG=]. + + First, the [=Team=] must announce the proposal for an [=Advisory Committee Override=] to the [=Advisory Committee=] and provide a mechanism for [=Advisory Committee representatives=] - to respond with a statement of positive support for this appeal. + to respond with a statement of positive support for holding a vote. The archive of these statements must be [=member-only=]. + If, within one week of the Team's announcement, - 5% or more of the [=Advisory Committee=] support the appeal request, - the Team must organize an appeal vote + 5% or more of the [=Advisory Committee=] support holding the vote, + the Team must organize an override vote asking the [=Advisory Committee=] - “Do you approve of the Decision?” - together with links to the decision and the appeal support. + whether they approve of the Advisory Committee Override proposal, + including details of the proposal + and links to support for holding the vote. The ballot must allow for three possible responses: “Approve”, @@ -3006,24 +3060,19 @@ Appeal by Advisory Committee Representatives (including explicit “abstain” ballots) by [=Advisory Committee Representatives=]: * if fewer than 5% participate, - the vote fails. + the proposal is rejected. * if at least 5% but no more than 15% participate, and the number of “Approve” ballots exceeds three times (3x) the number of “Reject” ballots, - the vote passes. + the proposal is approved. * if more than 15% but fewer than 20% participate, and the number of “Approve” ballots exceeds twice (2x) the number of “Reject” ballots, - the vote passes. + the proposal is approved. * if 20% or more participate, and the number of “Approve” ballots exceeds the number of “Reject” ballots, - the vote passes. + the proposal is approved. - If the vote passes, - the decision is overturned. - Following such rejection, - those who had initiated the proposal may revise it - to address the causes of rejection - and follow the ordinary applicable process - to submit the revised proposal. + Otherwise, + the proposal is rejected.

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