From 0957c4380089720b638c65042e29f19515564673 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Hughes Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 12:16:28 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Clarification of tie breaking method Change-Id: Idcaa5029aff6e95d87a0c1c3006a1eab0a9c29e6 Signed-off-by: Alexander Hughes --- README.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ff98373..e1ef2f0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ * [Grandfather Clause](#grandfather-clause) * [Committee Elections](#committee-elections) + * [Tie Breaking](#tie-breaking) * [Special Committee Elections](#special-committee-elections) * [Governance Changes](governance-changes) * [Disputes Across Committees](#disputes-across-committees) @@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ employer representation on the committee. The established rules will be used whe All elections for committee positions in Airship shall follow standard OpenStack procedures and methods. Ballots will be distributed to each Contributor’s (or in the case of the Working Committee, Core's) primary email address. Elections will be held using CIVS and a Condorcet algorithm (Schulze/Beatpath/CSSD variant). Any tie will be broken using Governance -TieBreaking. In the event that a candidate runs unopposed for a position, the TSC can waive a formal vote. Membership in +Tie Breaking. In the event that a candidate runs unopposed for a position, the TSC can waive a formal vote. Membership in the Foundation itself is not a requirement for holding an elected position though it is preferred. Elections are appointing an individual to a position in the project, not a company or organization. Individuals are expected to continue to support the project in the event of career changes unless they notify the project that they are resigning @@ -170,6 +171,13 @@ committee. For example: - The Technical Committee is responsible for organizing and running the Working Committee elections. - The Working Committee is responsible for organizing and running the Technical Committee elections. +### Tie Breaking + +Airship elections use a Condorcet algorithm (Schulze/Beatpath/CSSD variant) to determine winners of an election. In +exceedingly rare cases, it is possible to have a tie for the last seat of a committee. In such an event, that tie will +be broken by the committee that is responsible for organizing, running, and reporting the results of the election by a +majority vote. + ### Special Committee Elections In the event that a committee seat is vacated before the end of a term a special election will be held to fill that seat.