From 93f24a8d0198ab267f0152fe886f0e5c5763c3bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Rivoal Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:54:20 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Set up progressive vote threshold depending on participation (#901) This mirrors the "requisite member vote" process from the W3C bylaws, and avoids making momentous decisions based on a slim majority in vote with low participation. Also includes a minimum quorum. See https://www.w3.org/2024/07/15-ab-minutes.html#r02 See https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/886 Co-authored-by: Chris Needham Co-authored-by: Ted Thibodeau Jr --- index.bs | 19 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/index.bs b/index.bs index 29d9e8cb..60a5cade 100644 --- a/index.bs +++ b/index.bs @@ -2866,8 +2866,23 @@ Appeal by Advisory Committee Representatives and “Abstain”, together with Comments. - If the number of votes to reject - exceeds the number of votes to approve, + The level of support needed for an [=Advisory Committee Override=] to pass + depends on the level of ballot participation + (including explicit “abstain” ballots) + by [=Advisory Committee Representatives=]: + * if fewer than 5% participate, + the vote fails. + * if at least 5% but no more than 15% participate, + and the number of “Approve” ballots exceeds three times (3x) the number of “Reject” ballots, + the vote passes. + * if more than 15% but fewer than 20% participate, + and the number of “Approve” ballots exceeds twice (2x) the number of “Reject” ballots, + the vote passes. + * if 20% or more participate, + and the number of “Approve” ballots exceeds the number of “Reject” ballots, + the vote passes. + + If the vote passes, the decision is overturned. In that case, there are the following possible next steps: