From 77ca0dcde8378b4f7874d38f631bfac868fe0bc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Hughes Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:39:54 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Outline special election process and rules Change-Id: I691a0360c09fb6cc36bf814bffc340aaf4af2c25 --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 886a04c..ac0998c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ appointing an individual to a position in the project, not a company or organiza continue to support the project in the event of career changes unless they notify the project that they are resigning their position. +### 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. +Special elections will begin the first week of the month following a vacancy in a seat. The same format and rules +applied to the standard election process as defined above will also apply to the special election. The term of an individual +elected via a special election will be the remainder of the original seat's term. Special elections will not be held in the +same month as a standard election, instead the vacant seat will be filled via a standard election process. + ## Governance Changes The project’s formal governance document is maintained in the [airship-governance](https://opendev.org/airship/governance)