--On Wednesday, 22 December, 2004 15:50 -0500 avri@xxxxxxx wrote: > In general I like this formulation with the following comments: > > editorial: 'non-conflicted' bothers me as a term. I > recommend something like > > ... a majority of the IAOC who are available and who do not > need to recuse themselves from the vote. IAOC votes can be > taken in person, by teleconference, or by email. I was trying to write in shorthand. I prefer your choice of words. > As for the <condition> I would recommend using a quorum rule. > e.g. a majority of members. That would be my instinct as well, just because it is simple. I mentioned the other possibility only because someone had expressed concern about a decision being made that didn't involve approval of any of the IETF leadership. If that concerned others to a sufficient degree, my point was that it wouldn't be hard to write a rule that would significantly reduce the perceived risk. john > On 22 dec 2004, at 15.19, John C Klensin wrote: >> >> IAOC decisions are taken by a majority of the >> non-conflicted IAOC members who are available to vote in >> person, by teleconference, or by email. However, except >> in an emergency situation, no decision may be taken with >> less than <condition> of the IAOC available to vote. >> Declaration of an emergency requires a 2/3 majority of >> the IAOC members available to vote after all members >> have been notified of the possibility of that action. >> >> Of course, the "emergency" provision, and the assumption that >> people who had conflicts with the substantive matter would not >> need to recuse themselves in a vote to declare an emergency, >> could be abused. But abuse of that variety would, I hope, be >> a more than sufficient condition for a speedy recall action. >> >> "<condition>" could be as simple as "three" or as complicated >> as some requirement that at least one person appointed by the >> IETF be included on the majority side. > _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf