Re: H2 or J

[Avri Doria <avri@acm.org>]

Hi,

Unless I missed some email, so far only 6 people have
spoken up with a choice.  I would like to call the consensus
on this on Thursday 12 June, so _please_ folks speak up by
the end of Wednesday 11 June.

Thanks
a.


Avri Doria wrote:
> To the working group.
>
> We currently have 2 suggestions that, I believe,
> express two different solutions and sets of opinions.
>
> I would like to hear opinions from the WG on preferences
> to see if there is rough consensus on one view or the
> other.
>
> I have included the 2 sections of suggested text below.
>
> I have one other question I want to direct to the group.
> both sets of text refer to the CB making decisions
> within a reasonable time.  Is this sufficient? Or would a
> more precise definition of the time limit be needed.
>
> Thanks
>
> a.
>
>
> -------
>
> (H2)
>
> The confirming body decides whether it confirms each
> candidate using a confirmation decision rule chosen
> by the confirming body.
>
> If a confirming body has no specific confirmation
> decision rule, then confirming a given candidate
> should require at least one-half of the Confirming
> Body's sitting members to agree to that confirmation.
>
> The decision may be made by conducting a formal vote,
> by asserting consensus based on informal exchanges
> (e.g. email), or by any other mechanism that is
> conduct the normal business of the confirming body.
>
> Regardless of which decision rule the confirming body
> uses, any candidate that is not confirmed under that
> rule must be rejected.
>
> The confirming body must make its decision within a
> reasonable timeframe.   The results from the confirming
> body must be reported promptly to the nominating committee.
>
>
>
> (J)
>
> The confirming body decides whether it confirms each
> candidate. That decision must be made and reported to
> the nominating committee within a reasonable timeframe.
> Failing a decision, any candidate not explicitly confirmed
> or rejected, will be considered to have been confirmed.
>
>
>
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