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Incorporate the latest round of PSF Board feedback
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Each phase will last two weeks.
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The Packaging Council election process is managed by a returns officer nominated by the Python
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Steering Council. The PSF shall maintain records of the elections as well as run the annual
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election for the Packaging Council. The Steering Council must certify the results of the election
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and may work with the returns officer in whatever capacity is necessary to validate the integrity of
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the election. Election transparency being of paramount importance for trust in the process, full
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vote totals *before* any exclusions, while maintaining anonymity, should be made public when
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technically possible.
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The Packaging Council election process is managed by a returns officer nominated by the PSF Board.
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The PSF shall maintain records of the elections as well as run the annual election for the Packaging
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Council. The PSF Board must certify the results of the election and may work with the returns
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officer in whatever capacity is necessary to validate the integrity of the election. Election
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transparency being of paramount importance for trust in the process, full vote totals *before* any
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exclusions, while maintaining anonymity, should be made public when technically possible.
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Quorum for Packaging Council votes (either cohort election or votes of no confidence) is 50% of
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Electors.
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longer, then the rest of the Council may vote to replace them (with a simple
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majority vote, where the missing member is recorded as an abstention).
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If a full Packaging Council cannot be seated by this process, the Python Steering Council can appoint new
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Packaging Council members to fill the vacancies, or call for new Packaging Council elections.
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If a full Packaging Council cannot be seated by this process, the PSF Board, in consultation with
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the Python Steering Council, can appoint new Packaging Council members to fill the vacancies, or
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call for new Packaging Council elections.
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Conflicts of interest
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In exceptional circumstances, a vote of no confidence may be called to remove a sitting Packaging
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Council member, or the entire council. The Python Steering Council may call such votes of no
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Council member, or the entire Council. The Python Steering Council may call such votes of no
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confidence, with no second being necessary. Anyone may request such a vote of no confidence from
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the Steering Council regardless of the requester's membership or affiliation, and the Steering
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Council has full discretion to call for the vote or not.
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Council has discretion to call for the vote or not. The PSF Board may overrule the Steering Council
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to initiate a vote of no confidence.
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The vote of no confidence lasts for two weeks. Each Elector votes for or against. If at least two
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thirds of Electors express a lack of confidence, then the vote succeeds.

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