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<p>The Advisory Board and a portion of the Technical Architecture Group are elected by the Advisory Committee, using a
Single Transferable Vote system. An election begins when the Team sends a Call for Nominations to the Advisory Committee.
Any Call for Nominations specifies the number of available seats, the deadline for nominations, details about the
- specific vote tabulation system selected by the Team for the election, and operational information. The Team
+ specific vote tabulation system selected by the Team for the election, and operational information such as how to
+ nominate a candidate. The Team
<em class="rfc2119">may</em> modify the tabulation system after the Call for Nominations but
<em class="rfc2119">must</em> stabilize it no later than the Call for Votes. The Director <em class="rfc2119">should</em>
announce appointments no later than the start of a nomination period as part of the Call for Nominations.</p>
@@ -1525,8 +1526,7 @@
<h4>5.2.7 <dfn id="GeneralTermination">Working Group and Interest Group Closure</dfn></h4>
- <p>A Working Group or Interest Group charter specifies a duration for the group. The Director, subject to
- an <a href="#ACAppeal">Advisory Committee Appeal</a> initiated by Advisory Committee representatives,
+ <p>A Working Group or Interest Group charter specifies a duration for the group. The Director
<em class="rfc2119">may</em> decide to close a group prior to the date specified in the charter in
any of the following circumstances:</p>
@@ -1536,7 +1536,9 @@
<li>The group produces chartered deliverables ahead of schedule.</li>
</ul>
- <p>The Director closes a Working Group or Interest Group by announcement to the Advisory Committee.</p>
+ <p>The Director closes a Working Group or Interest Group by announcement to the Advisory Committee.
+ Advisory Committee representatives <em class="">may</em> initiate an
+ <a href="#ACAppeal">Advisory Committee Appeal</a>.</p>
<p>Closing a Working Group has implications with respect to the
<a href="https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy">W3C Patent Policy</a>
@@ -2431,9 +2433,9 @@
although it is not recommended for future implementation; a Rescinded Recommendation ceases to be in effect
and no new licenses are granted under the Patent Policy.</p>
- <p>The Director <em class="rfc2119">may</em> recommend obsoleting rescinding or restoring a Recommendation. The Director
- <em class="rfc2119">must</em> begin a review of a proposal to obsolete, rescind or restore a Recommendation
- when requested to do so by any of the following:</p>
+ <p>The Director <em class="rfc2119">may</em> recommend obsoleting, rescinding, or restoring a Recommendation. The Director
+ <em class="rfc2119">must</em> begin an <a href="#ACReview">Advisory Committee review</a> of a
+ proposal to obsolete, rescind, or restore a Recommendation when requested to do so by any of the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>The Working Group who produced, or is chartered to maintain, the Recommendation.</li>
@@ -2461,7 +2463,7 @@
<p>and <em class="rfc2119">should</em></p>
<ul>
- <li>identify known implementation.</li>
+ <li>identify known implementations.</li>
</ul>
<p>If there was any <a href="#def-Dissent" rel="glossary"><span class="dfn-instance">dissent</span></a>
@@ -2563,14 +2565,13 @@
<p>When a W3C decision is made following an <a href="#ACReview">Advisory Committee review</a>, Advisory Committee
representatives <em class="rfc2119">may</em> initiate an <a href="#def-w3c-decision">Advisory Committee Appeal</a>.
- These W3C decisions are identified in the sections that explain the requirements for the decisions and include decisions
- related to group creation and modification, and changing maturity levels for Recommendation Track documents and the
- Process document.</p>
+ These W3C decisions include those related to group creation and modification, and transitions to new maturity levels
+ for Recommendation Track documents and the Process document.</p>
<p>Advisory Committee representatives <em class="rfc2119">may</em> also initiate an appeal for certain Director's decisions
- that do not involve an Advisory Committee review. These, too, are identified in the sections which describe the
+ that do not involve an Advisory Committee review. These cases are identified in the sections which describe the
requirements for the Director's decision and include additional (non-reviewed) maturity levels of Recommendation Track
- documents, group charter extensions and closures, and Memorandums of Understanding.</p>
+ documents, group charter extensions and closures, and Memoranda of Understanding.</p>
<p>In all cases, an appeal <em class="rfc2119">must</em> be initiated within <span class="time-interval">three weeks</span>
of the decision.</p>
@@ -2606,7 +2607,8 @@
<p>The Call for Participation in a Workshop or Symposium <em class="rfc2119">may</em> indicate participation requirements or
limits, and expected deliverables (e.g., reports and minutes). Organization of an event does not guarantee further
- investment by W3C in a particular topic, but <em class="rfc2119">may</em> lead to proposals for new activities or groups.</p>
+ investment by W3C in a particular topic, but <em class="rfc2119">may</em> lead to proposals for
+ new activities or groups.</p>
<p>Workshops and Symposia generally last one to three days. If a Workshop is being organized to address the pressing concerns
of Members, the Team <em class="rfc2119">must</em> issue the Call for Participation no later than