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Add recall procedures for AB and TAG members
See #882 Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Martin Thomson <[email protected]>
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@@ -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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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<h3 id="GAGeneral" oldids="ChapterGroups, WG-and-IG">
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Chartered Groups: Working Groups and Interest Groups</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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