From ae4d5ceaf8531c152300ce2cf76a6ce73ace36e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Doug Hellmann Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2016 13:22:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] describe a process for filling a vacancy on the TC See the discussion in the openstack-tc mailing list thread http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-tc/2016-August/thread.html#1232 Change-Id: I510dd44c2683159b0d3ddb0f07370d919d843904 Signed-off-by: Doug Hellmann --- reference/charter.rst | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/reference/charter.rst b/reference/charter.rst index 4794f8f0c..d05bc4f83 100644 --- a/reference/charter.rst +++ b/reference/charter.rst @@ -129,6 +129,32 @@ multiple-winner election system (see below). The election is held 3 weeks prior to each design summit, with nominations due 4 weeks prior to the summit and elections held open for no less than five business days. +If a seat on the TC is vacated before the end of the term for which +the member was elected, the TC will select a replacement to serve out +the remainder of the term. The mechanism for selecting the replacement +depends on when the seat is vacated relative to the beginning of the +candidacy period for the next scheduled TC election. Selected +candidates must meet all other constraints for membership in the TC. + +* If the vacancy opens less than four weeks before the candidacy + period for the next scheduled TC election begins, and the seat + vacated would have been contested in the upcoming election anyway, + then the seat will remain open until the election and filled by the + normal election process. +* If the vacancy opens less than four weeks before the candidacy + period for the next scheduled TC election begins and the seat would + not have been contested in the upcoming election, the candidates who + do not win seats in the election will be consulted in the order they + appear in the results until a candidate who is capable of serving + agrees to serve out the partial term. +* If the vacancy opens with more than four weeks until the candidacy + period for the next scheduled TC election begins, regardless of + whether the vacated seat would have been contested in the next + election, the candidates who did not win seats in the most recent + previous TC election will be consulted in the order they appear in + the results until a candidate who is capable of serving agrees to + serve out the partial term. + .. _atc: Voters for TC seats ("ATC") @@ -149,8 +175,12 @@ decided by the TC itself, and is valid one year (two elections). Candidates for TC seats ======================= -Any Foundation individual member can propose their candidacy for an available, -directly-elected TC seat. +Any Foundation individual member can propose their candidacy for an +available, directly-elected TC seat. `Appendix 4 of the Foundation +Bylaws +`__ +describe eligibility requirements and membership constraints for the +Technical Committee. Initial committee =================