@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ Initiating Charter Refinement</h3>
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and can be appealed only by 5 or more [=Members=] ,
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through their [=Advisory Committee representative=] ,
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formally objecting to the decision within 8 weeks of the decision being announced.
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- In this case the [=Team=] <em class=rfc2119> must</em> start an [=appeal vote=]
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+ In this case the [=Team=] <em class=rfc2119> must</em> start an [=override vote=]
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on whether to overturn the [=Team Decision=] .
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(No action is required to be taken when fewer than 5 members object.)
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@@ -2928,7 +2928,7 @@ Advisory Committee Votes</h3>
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The [=Advisory Committee=] votes in <a href="#AB-TAG-elections">elections for seats on the TAG or Advisory Board</a> ,
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and in the event of an [=Advisory Committee Appeal=]
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- achieving the required support to trigger an [=appeal vote=] .
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+ achieving the required support to trigger an [=override vote=] .
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Whenever the [=Advisory Committee=] votes,
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each Member or group of [=related Members=] has one vote.
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@@ -2962,24 +2962,49 @@ Appeal by Advisory Committee Representatives</h3>
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An [=Advisory Committee representative=] initiates an [=appeal=] by sending a request to the [=Team=] ,
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and should also share this request with the [=Advisory Committee=] .
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- The request should say “I appeal this Decision”
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+ The request <em class=rfc2119> should</em> say “I appeal this Decision”
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and identify the decision,
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- and may also include their rationale for appealing the decision .
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+ and <em class=rfc2119> may</em> also include their rationale for the [=appeal=] .
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Note: See [[DECISION-APPEAL inline]] for a recommendation
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on how to communicate an appeal request to the [=Team=] and the [=AC=] .
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- Within one week the [=Team=] <em class="rfc2119"> must</em> announce the appeal process
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+ Within one week, the [=Team=] <em class="rfc2119"> must</em> initiate the [=appeal=]
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+ in the form of an [=Advisory Committee Override=]
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+ on the proposal to overturn the decision.
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+
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+ The conclusion of the [=Advisory Committee Override=] is final;
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+ the same decision cannot be appealed more than once.
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+
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+ If the [=Advisory Committee Override=]
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+ approves the proposal to overturn the decision,
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+ those who had initiated the proposal <em class=rfc2119> may</em> revise it
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+ to address the causes of rejection
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+ and follow the ordinary applicable process
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+ to submit the revised proposal.
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+
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+ <h3 id="ac-override">
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+ Advisory Committee Override</h3>
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+
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+ An <dfn export>Advisory Committee Override</dfn> is an exceptional two-step procedure
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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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+
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+ Note: Currently, this only applies to [=AC Appeals=] .
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+
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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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and provide a mechanism for [=Advisory Committee representatives=]
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- to respond with a statement of positive support for this appeal .
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+ to respond with a statement of positive support for holding a vote .
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The archive of these statements <em class="rfc2119"> must</em> be [=member-only=] .
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+
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If, within <span class="time-interval"> one week</span> of the Team's announcement,
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- 5% or more of the [=Advisory Committee=] support the appeal request ,
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- the Team <em class="rfc2119"> must</em> organize an <dfn>appeal vote</dfn>
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+ 5% or more of the [=Advisory Committee=] support holding the vote ,
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+ the Team <em class="rfc2119"> must</em> organize an <dfn>override vote</dfn>
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asking the [=Advisory Committee=]
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- “Do you approve of the Decision?”
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- together with links to the decision and the appeal support.
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+ whether they approve of the Advisory Committee Override proposal,
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+ including details of the proposal
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+ and links to support for holding the vote.
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The ballot <em class="rfc2119"> must</em> allow for three possible responses:
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“Approve”,
@@ -2992,24 +3017,19 @@ Appeal by Advisory Committee Representatives</h3>
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(including explicit “abstain” ballots)
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by [=Advisory Committee Representatives=] :
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* if fewer than 5% participate,
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- the vote fails .
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+ the proposal is rejected .
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* if at least 5% but no more than 15% participate,
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and the number of “Approve” ballots exceeds three times (3x) the number of “Reject” ballots,
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- the vote passes .
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+ the proposal is approved .
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* if more than 15% but fewer than 20% participate,
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and the number of “Approve” ballots exceeds twice (2x) the number of “Reject” ballots,
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- the vote passes .
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+ the proposal is approved .
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* if 20% or more participate,
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and the number of “Approve” ballots exceeds the number of “Reject” ballots,
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- the vote passes .
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+ the proposal is approved .
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- If the vote passes,
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- the decision is overturned.
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- Following such rejection,
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- those who had initiated the proposal may revise it
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- to address the causes of rejection
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- and follow the ordinary applicable process
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- to submit the revised proposal.
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+ Otherwise,
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+ the proposal is rejected.
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<h2 id="Reports">
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W3C Technical Reports</h2>
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