@@ -1344,6 +1344,29 @@ Removing AB or TAG members</h5>
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the individual's seat on [=AB=] or [=TAG=] is [=vacated=] immediately.
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The group must notify the [=AC=] of such a [=removal=] within one week.
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+ <h5 id="AB-TAG-recall">
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+ AC Recall of AB or TAG</h5>
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+
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+ The [=Advisory Committee=] <em class=rfc2119> may</em>
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+ hold a <dfn export>vote of no confidence</dfn>
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+ in the [=Advisory Board=] or the [=Technical Architecture Group=] .
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+
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+ An [=Advisory Committee representative=] initiates a [=vote of no confidence=]
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+ by sending a request to the Team, and <em class=rfc2119> should</em> also share this request with the Advisory Committee.
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+ The request <em class=rfc2119> must</em> identify whether the [=AB=] or [=TAG=] is targeted,
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+ and <em class=rfc2119> should</em> also include the rationale.
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+
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+ Within one week, the [=Team=] <em class=rfc2119> must</em> initiate an [=Advisory Committee Override=]
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+ on the proposal.
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+
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+ The conclusion of the [=Advisory Committee Override=] is final,
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+ and cannot be the subject of a [=Formal Objection=] nor of an [=AC Appeal=] :
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+ if the [=Advisory Committee Override=] proposal passes,
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+ all [[#AB-TAG-elections|elected]] or [[#TAG-appointments|appointed]] seats on [=AB=] or [=TAG=] are [=vacated=] immediately;
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+ if it fails, it cannot be invoked on the same body
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+ sooner than six months since the previous invocation.
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+ The [=Team=] must announce the conclusion of the [=Advisory Committee Override=] to the [=Advisory Committee=] .
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<h5 id="AB-TAG-vacated">
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Elected Groups Vacated Seats</h5>
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@@ -1354,7 +1377,10 @@ Elected Groups Vacated Seats</h5>
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the participant resigns, or
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<li>
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- the participant is [=removed=] , or
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+ the participant is [=removed=] , oor
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+ <li>
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+ a [=vote of no confidence=] in the body they are part of is successful, or
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<li>
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an Advisory Board or TAG participant changes affiliations
@@ -1384,7 +1410,7 @@ Elected Groups Vacated Seats</h5>
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<li>
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When an elected seat on either the [=AB=] or [=TAG=] is vacated,
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the seat is filled at the next regularly scheduled election for the group
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- unless the group Chair requests that W3C hold an election before then
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+ unless the group Chair requests that W3C hold a [=special election=] before then
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(for instance, due to the group's workload).
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<ul>
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including a resignation effective as of a given date in the future.
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</ul>
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- When such an election is held,
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- the minimum number of available seats is such that
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- when added to the number of continuing participants,
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- the minimum total number of elected seats is met
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- (8 for the [=TAG=] , 9 for the [=AB=] );
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- and the maximum number corresponds to all unoccupied seats.
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- Except for the number of available seats and the length of the terms,
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- the <a href="#AB-TAG-elections">usual rules for Advisory Board and Technical Architecture Group Elections</a> apply.
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+ <li>
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+ If vacancies reduce the number of [=AB=] or [=TAG=] participants to 0,
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+ the [=Team=] <em class=rfc2119> must</em> organize a [=special election=]
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+ unless the next regularly scheduled election is fewer than three months away.
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</ul>
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+ When a <dfn>special election</dfn> is held,
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+ vacated seats are filled for the remainder of the term of the vacancy,
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+ and the (minimum, maximum) number of available seats is
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+ the number of seats required to meet
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+ the (minimum, maximum) total defined for the group.
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+ The <a href="#AB-TAG-elections">usual rules for Advisory Board and Technical Architecture Group Elections</a> otherwise apply.
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+
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<h3 id="GAGeneral" oldids="ChapterGroups, WG-and-IG">
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Chartered Groups: Working Groups and Interest Groups</h3>
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@@ -2990,7 +3019,8 @@ Advisory Committee Override</h3>
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used to resolve certain matters where neither the usual [=consensus=]
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process nor its [[#addressing-fo|escalation path]] is sufficient.
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- Note: Currently, this only applies to [=AC Appeals=] .
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+ Note: Currently, this only applies to [=AC Appeals=]
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+ and [=votes of no confidence=] in the [=AB=] or [=TAG=] .
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First, the [=Team=] <em class="rfc2119"> must</em> announce the proposal for an [=Advisory Committee Override=]
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to the [=Advisory Committee=]
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