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| <author email="akarasulu@apache.org">Alex Karasulu</author> |
| <title>Apache Directory Project: PMC Voting</title> |
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| <section name="Voting Procedures"> |
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| <p>This document details how the Directory PMC has agreed to handle |
| voting.</p> |
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| <subsection name="People Involved in the Voting Process"> |
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| <subsection name="The Proposer"> |
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| <p> |
| The proposer is the one who comes up with the |
| discussion that needs to be addressed. Any |
| member of the Directory community may start the |
| discussion. The proposer must follow the |
| procedures listed under the heading "Prior to |
| the Vote".</p> |
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| </subsection> |
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| <subsection name="The Vote Administrator"> |
| |
| <p>The vote administrator is the person who |
| tallies the votes and reports the results. |
| The person who actually puts a proposal up for |
| vote is usually the vote administrator, |
| although this task can be taken on by someone |
| else.</p> |
| |
| </subsection> |
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| <subsection name="The Voter"> |
| |
| <p>A voter is someone who expresses support, |
| opposition or abstention for the subject being |
| voted on. A voter must be a Directory PMC |
| member. Input is appreciated from committers |
| and all other members of the community, but |
| only votes from PMC members are counted.</p> |
| |
| </subsection> |
| </subsection> |
| |
| <subsection name="Prior to the Vote"> |
| |
| <p>Before any vote can take place, the subject must be |
| discussed. All such discussions take place on the |
| Directory developer or PMC mailing list, and have the |
| text "[PROPOSAL]" in the subject line. That |
| practice alerts members to the fact that you |
| eventually intend to call a vote on the |
| subject.</p> |
| |
| </subsection> |
| <subsection name="The Vote"> |
| |
| <p>When the proposal is ready to be adopted by the |
| community, the Proposer will call for a vote on |
| the Directory developers or PMC mailing list. The |
| call for vote must have the text "[PMC:VOTE]" in |
| the subject line. That practice alerts the |
| members to the fact that the prior proposal is now |
| ready to vote on, and discussion should stop for |
| the proposal.</p> |
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| <subsection name="How to Vote"> |
| |
| <p>The voter responds to the call for vote with an |
| expression of support, opposition, or |
| abstention. The exact way to express the |
| voter's position is listed below:</p> |
| |
| <ul> |
| <li>+1 a vote supporting the subject</li> |
| <li>+0 a vote abstaining from the subject (but showing some support).</li> |
| <li> 0 a vote abstaining from the subject.</li> |
| <li>-0 a vote abstaining from the subject (but showing disapproval).</li> |
| <li>-1 a vote opposing the subject</li> |
| </ul> |
| </subsection> |
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| <subsection name="Counting Votes"> |
| |
| <p>The vote administrator will count only the last |
| vote from each voter. That means a voter may |
| change their vote at any time during the |
| duration of the vote. All votes (+1, -1, +0, |
| -0 and 0) count toward quorum, but +0, -0 and |
| 0 do not count when determining majority.</p> |
| </subsection> |
| |
| <subsection name="Types of Votes"> |
| |
| <p>There are two classes of votes: a Qualified |
| Majority Vote and a Normal Majority Vote. In |
| both types of votes, only +1 and -1 votes |
| count toward majority.</p> |
| |
| <subsection name="Qualified Majority Vote"> |
| |
| <p>Any vote that affects the texts "Directory PMC |
| Charter" or "Directory PMC Policies and |
| Procedures" is a Qualified Majority |
| Vote. For this type of vote to pass, it |
| requires that there are more than twice as |
| many +1 votes as -1 votes.</p> </subsection> |
| |
| <subsection name="Normal Majority Vote"> |
| |
| <p>All votes that do not fall under the |
| heading of Qualified Majority Vote are |
| handled as a Normal Majority Vote. If |
| there are more +1 votes than -1 votes, |
| then the vote has passed.</p> </subsection> |
| </subsection> |
| |
| <subsection name="Voting Qualifications"> |
| |
| <p>In order for any vote to be considered binding |
| it must have quorum, and be held for the |
| proper amount of time.</p> |
| |
| </subsection> |
| |
| <subsection name="Quorum"> |
| |
| <p>For all votes, there must be at least three (3) |
| voters and half (1/2) of the PMC must cast a |
| vote. When determining quorum, all votes (+1, |
| -1, +0, -0 and 0) count.</p> </subsection> |
| |
| <subsection name="Duration"> |
| |
| <p>All votes will be open for an initial period of |
| one week. The Vote Administrator may close |
| the vote at any time after that period if |
| quorum has been achieved. If quorum could not |
| be reached within the initial one-week period, |
| the vote will remain open for one additional |
| week. If the vote still has not achieved |
| quorum, then it is considered failed. The |
| proposer can choose to bring it up later when |
| quorum can be reached.</p> </subsection> |
| </subsection> |
| |
| <subsection name="After the Vote"> |
| |
| <p>When the vote is closed, the results of the vote |
| are summarized by the Vote Administrator. The |
| vote administrator will send an email to the |
| Directory developers or PMC list with the text |
| "[PMC:VOTE-RESULT]" in the subject that has the |
| summary. The summary will include the count of |
| all +1, +0, 0, -0, and -1 responses, and the final |
| verdict of whether the subject passed.</p> |
| </subsection> |
| |
| <subsection name="Disagreements"> |
| |
| <p>Disagreements concerning voting may be directed to |
| the Chair. The Chair's opinion shall be final and |
| binding upon the PMC.</p> |
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| </subsection> |
| </section> |
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