@@ -217,13 +217,12 @@ A Packaging Council election consists of the following phases:
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218218Each phase will last two weeks.
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220- The Packaging Council election process is managed by a returns officer nominated by the Python
221- Steering Council. The PSF shall maintain records of the elections as well as run the annual
222- election for the Packaging Council. The Steering Council must certify the results of the election
223- and may work with the returns officer in whatever capacity is necessary to validate the integrity of
224- the election. Election transparency being of paramount importance for trust in the process, full
225- vote totals *before * any exclusions, while maintaining anonymity, should be made public when
226- technically possible.
220+ The Packaging Council election process is managed by a returns officer nominated by the PSF Board.
221+ The PSF shall maintain records of the elections as well as run the annual election for the Packaging
222+ Council. The PSF Board must certify the results of the election and may work with the returns
223+ officer in whatever capacity is necessary to validate the integrity of the election. Election
224+ transparency being of paramount importance for trust in the process, full vote totals *before * any
225+ exclusions, while maintaining anonymity, should be made public when technically possible.
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228227Quorum for Packaging Council votes (either cohort election or votes of no confidence) is 50% of
229228Electors.
@@ -271,8 +270,9 @@ If a Council member drops out of touch and cannot be contacted for a month or
271270longer, then the rest of the Council may vote to replace them (with a simple
272271majority vote, where the missing member is recorded as an abstention).
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274- If a full Packaging Council cannot be seated by this process, the Python Steering Council can appoint new
275- Packaging Council members to fill the vacancies, or call for new Packaging Council elections.
273+ If a full Packaging Council cannot be seated by this process, the PSF Board, in consultation with
274+ the Python Steering Council, can appoint new Packaging Council members to fill the vacancies, or
275+ call for new Packaging Council elections.
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277277Conflicts of interest
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@@ -342,10 +342,11 @@ Vote of no confidence
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344344In exceptional circumstances, a vote of no confidence may be called to remove a sitting Packaging
345- Council member, or the entire council . The Python Steering Council may call such votes of no
345+ Council member, or the entire Council . The Python Steering Council may call such votes of no
346346confidence, with no second being necessary. Anyone may request such a vote of no confidence from
347347the Steering Council regardless of the requester's membership or affiliation, and the Steering
348- Council has full discretion to call for the vote or not.
348+ Council has discretion to call for the vote or not. The PSF Board may overrule the Steering Council
349+ to initiate a vote of no confidence.
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350351The vote of no confidence lasts for two weeks. Each Elector votes for or against. If at least two
351352thirds of Electors express a lack of confidence, then the vote succeeds.
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