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Adjust AC appeal vote threshold based on participation #886

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frivoal opened this issue Jun 18, 2024 · 2 comments · May be fixed by #901
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Adjust AC appeal vote threshold based on participation #886

frivoal opened this issue Jun 18, 2024 · 2 comments · May be fixed by #901
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frivoal commented Jun 18, 2024

(Split from #882).

To avoid making momentous decisions based on a slim majority in vote with low participation, the W3C's bylaws have provisions for what they call "Requisite Member Vote" where decisions are confirmed by :

  • a 75% majority when participation is at or below 15%
  • a 2/3rds majority when participation is between 15% and 20%
  • a 50% majority when participation is at or above 20%

I think it would be reasonable to adopt the same concept for AC appeals, which currently can overturn decisions via a 50% majority without quorum or any other consideration for the level of participation.

@frivoal frivoal added Type: Enhancement Agenda+ Marks issues that are ready for discussion on the call labels Jun 18, 2024
frivoal added a commit to frivoal/w3process that referenced this issue Jun 18, 2024
This mirrors the "requisite member vote" process from the W3C bylaws,
and avoids making momentous decisions based on a slim majority in vote
with low participation.

See w3c#886
frivoal added a commit to frivoal/w3process that referenced this issue Jun 29, 2024
This mirrors the "requisite member vote" process from the W3C bylaws,
and avoids making momentous decisions based on a slim majority in vote
with low participation.

See w3c#886
frivoal added a commit to frivoal/w3process that referenced this issue Jun 29, 2024
This mirrors the "requisite member vote" process from the W3C bylaws,
and avoids making momentous decisions based on a slim majority in vote
with low participation.

See w3c#886
frivoal added a commit to frivoal/w3process that referenced this issue Jul 11, 2024
This mirrors the "requisite member vote" process from the W3C bylaws,
and avoids making momentous decisions based on a slim majority in vote
with low participation.

See w3c#886
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frivoal commented Jul 11, 2024

This would look something like this: 7bc5058

frivoal added a commit to frivoal/w3process that referenced this issue Jul 16, 2024
frivoal added a commit to frivoal/w3process that referenced this issue Jul 16, 2024
This mirrors the "requisite member vote" process from the W3C bylaws,
and avoids making momentous decisions based on a slim majority in vote
with low participation. Also includes a minimum quorum.

See https://www.w3.org/2024/07/15-ab-minutes.html#r02

See w3c#886
@frivoal frivoal added the AB Decision Closing this issue was done with an explicit AB decision label Jul 16, 2024
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frivoal commented Jul 16, 2024

From the AB:

RESOLUTION: Adopt supermajority requirements for low-quorum AC Appeals using same ramp as Bylaws; add minimum quorum of 5%.

frivoal added a commit to frivoal/w3process that referenced this issue Jul 16, 2024
This mirrors the "requisite member vote" process from the W3C bylaws,
and avoids making momentous decisions based on a slim majority in vote
with low participation. Also includes a minimum quorum.

See https://www.w3.org/2024/07/15-ab-minutes.html#r02

See w3c#886
@frivoal frivoal added this to the Process 2024 milestone Jul 16, 2024
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