Voting Policy Summary
Listed below are the vote types and requirements for various votes, noting the reference where the requirement is stated.
1. The following actions require a Simple Majority of the [relevant] voting membership
- [LC] Approval of the formation of a Work Group; (Section 2.6 of Operating Procedures)
- [LC] Dissolution of a Work Group or a Discussion Group; (Section 2.6 of Operating Procedures)
- [WG] Certification of a Draft Recommendation as ready for All Member Ballot (to take to the LC for consideration) (Section 3.8 of the Operating Procedures)
- [WG] Certification of initial or review recommendations for All Member review (*not* vote) (Article 7.1 of IPR Policies)
- [LC] Certification of a Draft Recommendation as ready for All Member Ballot (vote requirement in LC to take to ballot) (Section 2.6 of Operating Procedures)
- [LC] Permission to WG to release Draft Technical Specification for review by non-participants (section 7.2 of Kantara Initiative IPR Policies)
- [WG and LC] Approval of Work Group and Discussion Group Reports (LC: Section 2.6 of Operating Procedures; WG: Section 3.9 of the Operating Procedures)
- [All] All actions not specifically identified elsewhere in these procedures (Section 2.6 of the Operating Procedures)
2. The following actions require a Majority of the [LC] voting membership
- [LC] Election of Leadership Council Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary (Section 2.6 of Operating Procedures)
- [LC] Submission of Budget Requests (or supplements) to the Board of Trustees (Section 2.6 of Operating Procedures)
3. The following actions require a 1/5 minority of those voting:
- [LC and WG] Request for a roll-call vote (Section 2.6 of Operating Procedures)
4. The following action requires a Supermajority of those voting in an All Member Ballot:
- Adoption of the Operating Procedures (Section 9 of the Operating Procedures)
- Amendments to Operating Procedures (after passing LC and BoT vote) (Section 9 of the Operating Procedures)
- Adoption of Final Draft Technical Specifications, or any update to an Organization Recommendation Technical Specification that utilize the Option Liberty IPR Policy (Article 7 of the Kantara Initiative IPR Policies)
- NOTE FOR ANYTHING THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION: at least 15% of all Members must vote (Section 5.4 of the Bylaws)
5. The following action requires a Majority vote of the LC and the BoT:
- Amendments to Operating Procedures (Section 9 of the Operating Procedures)
For electronic votes:
There is no Quorum requirement since all voting members are considered to be present for an electronic vote. However, unless otherwise required, a majority of those eligible to vote on the measure under consideration must return a ballot in order for the vote to be valid.