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Voting processes for the Joomla Leadership Team

As of July 21, 2015

Authored by Ryan Ozimek

ryan.ozimek@opensourcematters.org

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Typical email voting process

Motion brought to the floor

Motion seconded

Debate begins

Debate ends

Vote begins

Vote ends

Vote recorded

Who?

Phase

Anyone

Anyone except creator

Anyone

Anyone

A Chair

A Chair

A Secretary

How long?

N/A

Within a few days

Immediately after a second

7 days after debate starts

Immediately after debate ends

7 days after vote starts

Immediately after vote ends

Where?

Its own email thread

The motion’s email thread

The motion’s email thread

The motion’s email thread

The motion’s email thread

The motion’s email thread

The motion’s email thread, wiki(?)

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Typical real-time voting process

Motion brought to the floor

Motion seconded

Debate begins

Debate ends

Vote begins

Vote ends

Vote recorded

Who?

Phase

Anyone

Anyone except creator

Anyone

Anyone

A Chair

A Chair

A Secretary

How long?

N/A

Within a few moments

Immediately after a second

At the pleasure of the board

Immediately after debate ends

After unanimous consent or roll call completion

Immediately after vote ends

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How to kill a voting process by phase

Motion brought to the floor

Motion seconded

Debate begins

Debate ends

Vote begins

Vote ends

Vote recorded

Who?

Phase

Anyone

Anyone

Anyone

Anyone

Anyone

Anyone

N/A

How to kill?

N/A

Do not second the motion

N/A

Postpone indefinitely

Too late! (consider voting “no”)

Too late!

Too late!