From da5f1c56ca143e70272a3b8808ff4c16aaeba478 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rich Trott Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:25:16 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] doc: add information about CTC quorum rules CTC quorum rules were not in writing. There was an informal understanding between CTC members. Document the rules to avoid differences in interpretation. --- GOVERNANCE.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md index 34b2f5fd1ec936..4f4cf5201bfe87 100644 --- a/GOVERNANCE.md +++ b/GOVERNANCE.md @@ -122,3 +122,9 @@ If an agenda item cannot reach a consensus, a CTC member can call for either a closing vote or a vote to table the issue to the next meeting. The call for a vote must be approved by a simple majority of the CTC or else the discussion will continue. + +A vote may be scheduled for a future date to allow time for CTC members to +better educate themselves about relevant issues. A vote is not valid unless +there is participation of a quorum of the CTC. A CTC quorum is more than half of +the CTC. Absentee votes may be cast in advance by commenting on the weekly CTC +agenda issue on GitHub. From 125d6135e753ca9203dabd763a2428c5dc61a914 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rich Trott Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:31:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] squash: add that explicit abstention counts towards the qurorum --- GOVERNANCE.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md index 4f4cf5201bfe87..b1db6f35f532e3 100644 --- a/GOVERNANCE.md +++ b/GOVERNANCE.md @@ -127,4 +127,5 @@ A vote may be scheduled for a future date to allow time for CTC members to better educate themselves about relevant issues. A vote is not valid unless there is participation of a quorum of the CTC. A CTC quorum is more than half of the CTC. Absentee votes may be cast in advance by commenting on the weekly CTC -agenda issue on GitHub. +agenda issue on GitHub. Explicit abtentions from voting constitute +participation. From 69fcaa25376bf5aef1670876dfcbebaff3cc3bea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rich Trott Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:50:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] squash: fix typo --- GOVERNANCE.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md index b1db6f35f532e3..57c27d07cd81d6 100644 --- a/GOVERNANCE.md +++ b/GOVERNANCE.md @@ -127,5 +127,5 @@ A vote may be scheduled for a future date to allow time for CTC members to better educate themselves about relevant issues. A vote is not valid unless there is participation of a quorum of the CTC. A CTC quorum is more than half of the CTC. Absentee votes may be cast in advance by commenting on the weekly CTC -agenda issue on GitHub. Explicit abtentions from voting constitute +agenda issue on GitHub. Explicit abstention from voting constitutes participation. From bc7509cd7ffea7a98cd44a16c83c0284fa2f1068 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rich Trott Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:23:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] squash: switch to Nikita's suggestion --- GOVERNANCE.md | 15 +++++---------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md index 57c27d07cd81d6..7e4fbf5e7c4565 100644 --- a/GOVERNANCE.md +++ b/GOVERNANCE.md @@ -119,13 +119,8 @@ When an agenda item has appeared to reach a consensus, the moderator will ask "Does anyone object?" as a final call for dissent from the consensus. If an agenda item cannot reach a consensus, a CTC member can call for either a -closing vote or a vote to table the issue to the next meeting. The call for a -vote must be approved by a simple majority of the CTC or else the discussion -will continue. - -A vote may be scheduled for a future date to allow time for CTC members to -better educate themselves about relevant issues. A vote is not valid unless -there is participation of a quorum of the CTC. A CTC quorum is more than half of -the CTC. Absentee votes may be cast in advance by commenting on the weekly CTC -agenda issue on GitHub. Explicit abstention from voting constitutes -participation. +closing vote or a vote to table the issue to the next meeting. All votes +(including votes to close or table) pass if and only if more than 50% of the CTC +members (excluding individuals who explicitly abstain) vote in favor. For +example, if there are 20 CTC members, and 5 of those members indicate that they +abstain, then 8 votes in favor are required for a resolution to pass.