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Limit AB/TAG recalls by the AC to collective votes of no confidence
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Also enable individual removal of problematic participants by the body
itself

w3c#882
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<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
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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">
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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=]
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