@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ Elected Groups Vacated Seats</h5>
13721372 <li>
13731373 When an elected seat on either the [=AB=] or [=TAG=] is vacated,
13741374 the seat is filled at the next regularly scheduled election for the group
1375- unless the group Chair requests that W3C hold an election before then
1375+ unless the group Chair requests that W3C hold a [=special election=] before then
13761376 (for instance, due to the group's workload).
13771377
13781378 <ul>
@@ -1386,22 +1386,19 @@ Elected Groups Vacated Seats</h5>
13861386 including a resignation effective as of a given date in the future.
13871387 </ul>
13881388
1389- When such an election is held,
1390- the minimum number of available seats is such that
1391- when added to the number of continuing participants,
1392- the minimum total number of elected seats is met
1393- (8 for the [=TAG=] , 9 for the [=AB=] );
1394- and the maximum number corresponds to all unoccupied seats.
1395- Except for the number of available seats and the length of the terms,
1396- the <a href="#AB-TAG-elections">usual rules for Advisory Board and Technical Architecture Group Elections</a> apply.
1397-
13981389 <li>
13991390 If vacancies reduce the number of [=AB=] or [=TAG=] participants to 0,
1400- the [=Team=] <em class=rfc2119> must</em> organize an election.
1401- Vacated seats are filled for the remainder of the term of the vacancy,
1391+ the [=Team=] <em class=rfc2119> must</em> organize a [=special election=]
14021392 unless the next regularly scheduled election is fewer than three months away.
14031393 </ul>
14041394
1395+ When a <dfn>special election</dfn> is held,
1396+ vacated seats are filled for the remainder of the term of the vacancy,
1397+ and the (minimum, maximum) number of available seats is
1398+ the number of seats required to meet
1399+ the (minimum, maximum) total defined for the group.
1400+ The <a href="#AB-TAG-elections">usual rules for Advisory Board and Technical Architecture Group Elections</a> otherwise apply.
1401+
14051402<h3 id="GAGeneral" oldids="ChapterGroups, WG-and-IG">
14061403Chartered Groups: Working Groups and Interest Groups</h3>
14071404
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