@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@ Election of the council
188188
189189A council election consists of two phases:
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191- * Phase 1: A member of the Packaging community (defined later in this document)
192- can self-nominate themselves for the council elections.
193- * Phase 2: Each Packaging community member can assign zero to five stars to
194- each candidate. Voting is performed anonymously. The outcome of the vote is
195- determined using the `STAR voting system `_, modified to use the `Multi-winner
196- Bloc STAR `_ approach. If a tie occurs, it may be resolved by mutual agreement
197- among the candidates, or else the winner will be chosen at random.
191+ * Phase 1: A voting member (defined later in this document) can self-nominate
192+ themselves for the council elections.
193+ * Phase 2: Each voting member can assign zero to five stars to each candidate.
194+ Voting is performed anonymously. The outcome of the vote is determined using
195+ the `STAR voting system `_, modified to use the `Multi-winner Bloc STAR `_
196+ approach. If a tie occurs, it may be resolved by mutual agreement among the
197+ candidates, or else the winner will be chosen at random.
198198
199199Each phase should last two weeks.
200200
@@ -266,25 +266,24 @@ During a council term, if changing circumstances cause this rule to be broken
266266council members must resign to remedy the issue, and the resulting vacancies
267267can then be filled as normal.
268268
269- -------------------
270- Packaging community
271- -------------------
269+ --------------
270+ Voting members
271+ --------------
272272
273273Responsibility
274274==============
275275
276- Packaging community members participate in formal votes to elect the Packaging
277- Council.
276+ Voting members participate in formal votes to elect the Packaging Council.
277+
278278
279279Processes
280280=========
281281
282282Initial membership
283283------------------
284284
285- Initial membership in the Packaging community will include anyone who has taken
286- the time to formalise their participation in the Packaging community. This
287- includes:
285+ Initial set of voting members will include anyone who has taken the time to
286+ formalise their participation in the packaging community. This includes:
288287
289288* PyPA members: Anyone with the triage bit or commit bit, or at least one
290289 project in the PyPA organisation.
@@ -300,14 +299,14 @@ includes:
300299Adding a new member
301300-------------------
302301
303- Members are added to the Packaging community by a simple majority vote by the
304- current membership. Quorum for adding new members is 50%.
302+ New voting members are added by a simple majority vote by the current
303+ membership. Quorum for adding new members is 50%.
305304
306- A vote to add a new member is triggered when a Packaging community member calls
307- for one publicly on an appropriate communication channel, and another Packaging
308- community member seconds the call within two weeks.
305+ A vote to add a new member is triggered when a voting member calls for one
306+ publicly on an appropriate communication channel, and another voting member
307+ seconds the call within two weeks.
309308
310- The vote lasts for two weeks. Packaging community members vote for or against.
309+ The vote lasts for one week. Each member can vote for or against.
311310
312311Removal of a member
313312-------------------
@@ -319,28 +318,28 @@ re-submit their intention to resume their participation to the Packaging
319318Council in writing.
320319
321320In exceptional circumstances, it may be necessary to remove someone from the
322- Packaging community against their will (for example: egregious and ongoing code
323- of conduct violations). A Packaging community member may be removed by a
324- two-thirds majority vote by the Packaging Council (in practice: 4:1 for a
325- council with five members).
321+ voting members against their will (for example: egregious and ongoing code of
322+ conduct violations). A voting member may be removed by a two-thirds majority
323+ vote by the Packaging Council (in practice: 4:1 for a council with five
324+ members).
326325
327- If the relevant Packaging community member is also on the Packaging Council,
328- then they can participate in the vote. They are removed from the Packaging
329- Council if the vote removes them from the Packaging community . The vacancy is
330- filled as per the process for filling vacancies in the Packaging Council.
326+ If the relevant voting member is also on the Packaging Council, then they can
327+ participate in the vote. They are removed from the Packaging Council if the
328+ vote removes them as a voting member . The vacancy is filled as per the process
329+ for filling vacancies in the Packaging Council.
331330
332331Vote of no confidence
333332---------------------
334333
335- In exceptional circumstances, the Packaging community may remove a sitting
336- council member, or the entire council, via a vote of no confidence.
334+ In exceptional circumstances, the voting members may remove a sitting council
335+ member, or the entire council, via a vote of no confidence.
337336
338- A no-confidence vote is triggered when a Packaging community member calls for
339- one publicly on an appropriate public communication channel, and another
340- Packaging community member seconds the call within two weeks.
337+ A no-confidence vote is triggered when a voting member calls for one publicly
338+ on an appropriate public communication channel, and another voting member
339+ seconds the call within two weeks.
341340
342- The vote lasts for two weeks. Packaging community members vote for or against.
343- If at least two thirds of voters express a lack of confidence, then the vote
341+ The vote lasts for two weeks. Each voting member votes for or against. If at
342+ least two thirds of voters express a lack of confidence, then the vote
344343succeeds. Quorum for a vote of no confidence is 50%.
345344
346345There are two forms of no-confidence votes: those targeting a single member,
@@ -355,8 +354,8 @@ Changing the governance
355354-----------------------
356355
357356Changes to this governance model, once it is accepted, will require at least a
358- two-thirds majority of votes cast in a Packaging community vote which should be
359- open for two weeks.
357+ two-thirds majority of votes cast in a vote, which should be open for two
358+ weeks.
360359
361360==============
362361Rejected Ideas
@@ -445,7 +444,7 @@ Packaging Council will meet on a regular basis (twice a month).
445444* Coordinate with the Steering Council on PEPs that need input from both
446445 groups.
447446* Coordinate with PyPA on their ongoing work to support individual projects.
448- * Delegate to domain experts or working groups in the Packaging community, for
447+ * Delegate to domain experts or working groups in the packaging community, for
449448 initiatives/PEPs with a niche focus (analogous to how the Steering Council
450449 sends certain PEPs to the C API working group).
451450* Scope out work that might best be done by hiring someone and then work with
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