Overview

The ESCo typically follows the general decision making process that all bodies in the Foundation are required to use i.e. voting, with some exceptions detailed here.  You should familiarize yourself with those mechanisms before continuing.

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Unlike other Foundation bodies, the ESCo has a quorum, defined as ⅔ of the occupied ESCo Project Lead seats, rounded up.  So when all 5 of the ESCo Project Lead seats are occupied (the typical case), quorum is 4.

Email votes are not valid unless considered to have "failed" (i.e. to have failed to reach a decision, either way) if the number of valid responses from ESCo Project Leads meets or exceeds quorum, and indoes not meet quorum.  In-person votes (see below) cannot have this outcome since they cannot be initiated unless a quorum is present (see below).

Voting Eligibility

Only ESCo members can initiate a vote; votes that are requested by other bodies (e.g. an incubating working group that is requesting ratification) are initiated by an ESCo member (typically the ESCo Secretary on ) on behalf of that body.

Any ESCo member may respond to a vote, however only responses from the ESCo Project Leads initially count, unless there is a tied vote (as per bylaws §6.2c).  In the event of a tie, and assuming there are at least 10 seated ESCo leads and advisors (as per bylaws §6.2c), a re-vote occurs where ESCo Advisor votes are also counted.  Re-votes always take place via email.

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Votes are, by default, conducted via email, using the mechanic described here.  Email votes are conducted on the ESCo -private mailing list.

The names of ESCo Project Leads who fail to respond to an email vote are recorded in the vote result.

In-person Voting

Provided quorum is satisfied and the ESCo Secretary is present, the ESCo may choose to vote in-person, in which case the following rules apply:

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