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• PROPOSED

Change Appendix A.5 EC Voting Rules as follows:

A.5 EC VOTING RULES

The voting rules in this version of the JCP are as follows:

1. All EC votes will be conducted electronically and the results made public.
2. EC balloting periods last 7 days except where noted in this document.
3. EC Members may cast two types of votes: "yes" and "no". Alternatively, a Member may explicitly abstain or, in the extreme and undesirable case, not vote at all.
4. Only "yes" and "no" votes count in determining the result of an EC ballot.
5. Except where noted otherwise in this document, EC ballots are approved if (a) a majority of the votes cast are "yes" votes, and (b) a minimum of 5 "yes" votes are cast. Ballots are otherwise rejected.
6. "No" votes must be accompanied by an explanation along with changes (if any) that are necessary to change the vote to "yes".
7. It is highly recommended that abstentions be accompanied by comments.
8. When a failed EC ballot results in the closing of a JSR, at least 1 month must pass before the JSR can be reinitiated.
9. EC ballots to approve UJSRs for new Platform Edition Specifications, or UJSRs for J2SE that propose changes to the Java language, are approved if (a) at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast are "yes" votes, (b) a minimum of 5 "yes" votes are cast, and (c) Sun casts one of the "yes" votes. Ballots are otherwise rejected.
10. EC ballots to override a first-level decision on a TCK challenge are approved if (a) at least a two-thirds majority of the votes cast are "yes" votes, and (b) a minimum of 5 "yes" votes are cast.
11. An item listed in an Item Exception Ballot will be deferred to the next JSR if at least one-third of the EC Members cast "no" votes for that item.

If the above proposed change is approved these new voting rules are scheduled to go into effect starting with the ballot on July 10th, 2001. The JCP version number will then be updated from 2.0 to 2.1.

 

ACCEPTED

None.

 

 

DEFERRED

None.

See Also
Current JCP 2.0 document
Final Release Page
Community Process Main Page