Re: Please vote to approve/disapprove the new charter

approve

On Thu, Apr 9, 2020, 8:05 PM Kim Hamilton <kimdhamilton@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
> Following up on Tuesday's CCG call, the chairs proposed we adopt the new
> charter and updates process
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/15_7noTaKsqN-TBR7VgECpy-H-zS05rNds81GyRw95jE/edit#heading=h.9fyeyfch5770>.
> This must be adopted following the process in the current charter, which
> requires a 30-day voting period and 2/3 of votes cast signaling approval[1]
>
> *Action requested*: We request that you signal your approval/disapproval
> by responding to this email with "approve" or "disapprove", and then feel
> free to promptly mute this thread, which may get noisy.
>
> Thanks,
> Kim on behalf of chairs
>
> [1] see "Amendments to this Charter"
> https://www.w3.org/community/credentials/charter-20140808/. Relevant
> excerpt:
>
> The group can decide to work on a proposed amended charter, editing the
> text using the Decision Process described above. The decision on whether to
> adopt the amended charter is made by conducting a 30-day vote on the
> proposed new charter. The new charter, if approved, takes effect on either
> the proposed date in the charter itself, or 7 days after the result of the
> election is announced, whichever is later. A new charter must receive 2/3
> of the votes cast in the approval vote to pass. The group may make simple
> corrections to the charter such as deliverable dates by the simpler group
> decision process rather than this charter amendment process.
>