Voting

On occasion, the Stewards Council is called to vote by its Chair on things that affect the entire community. These votes happen online on the community mailing list. Anyone in the community can participate in the discussion, but only Stewards or their alternates can vote.

By default, votes consist of a two-week discussion period, followed by a three day voting period. The proposal may be modified based on the discussion right up until the voting begins. At the time of announcing the discussion period, the Chair may, at his or her discretion, shorten the discussion period. If a Steward objects to the shortening, the discussion period falls back to its default of two-weeks; otherwise, the discussion period is shortened.

Once a call for votes is posted, Stewards have 72 hours to vote. To vote, Stewards send an email response to the community list saying "+1" if in favor of the issue, or "-1" ortherwise. A simple majority of the Stewards Council is required for a vote to pass. Only Stewards may vote, although the votes happen in the open, and anyone in the community is welcome to comment.