Re: Draft proposal for resolution process changes
Am Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 06:51:05PM -0700 schrieb Russ Allbery:
> Below is an initial proposal for a revision to the GR and Technical
> Committee processes, offered to start a project discussion.
Hello Russ,
many thanks for your work on the proposal. I have a few questions about
points that are unclear to me.
> 7. [...] There is no casting vote. If there are multiple options with no
> defeats in the Schwartz set at the end of A.6.8, the winner will be
> chosen from those options by lot, via a mechanism chosen by the Project
> Secretary.
What ist the meaning of the term "chosen by lot"? My dictionary
doesn't explain the expression in the context of a vote but only
in the context of a piece of land, which doesn't make sense here.
Searching the web indicates that the term appears to be used as a
short form of "chosen by lottery", i.e. meaning a random
selection. I suppose that is the intended meaning here, but it
would be nice if you could confirm that.
> When the Technical Committee votes whether to override a Developer who
> also happens to be a member of the Committee, that member may not vote
> (unless they are the Chair, in which case they may use only their
> casting vote).
What is the reason for having a special rule for the chair compared to the
other members of the TC in case of having to abstain from the vote?
> 2. Details regarding voting.
>
> Votes are decided by the voting counting mechanism described in A.6.
> The voting period lasts for one week or until the outcome is no longer
> in doubt, whichever is shorter. Members may change their votes.
How can be determined that the outcome is no longer in doubt before the
voting period ends if members can change their vote at any point in time
until the end of the voting period?
Regards,
Karsten
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