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In addition to a number of editorial adjustments and minor teaks, the following is a summary of the main differences:
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<ul>
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Council dismissal vote counts must be reported.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/748">Issue 748</a>)
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<li>
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Exclude TAG/AB from voting on their own decisions/proposals.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/749">Issue 749</a>)
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<li>
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Add a requirement to make progress on external issues for update requests
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/781">Issue 781</a>)
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<dl>
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<dt>Changes to formal decision making and escalation
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<dd>
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<ul>
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<li>
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Put constraints on the timing of making Formal Objections public.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/735">Issue 735</a>)
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<li>
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Enable Team to replace defunct registry custodians when no-one else can.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/699">Issue 699</a>)
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<li>
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Adjust the rules guiding initiation of Councils,
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to make the deadline strict,
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and to provide a fallback mechanism if they are not met.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/925">Pull Request 925</a>)
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<li>
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Stop citing the superseded TAG charter.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/794">Issue 794</a>)
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<li>
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Make the Council's short-circuit a little more flexible.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/852">Issue 852</a>)
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<li>
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Rename “registry sections” to [=embedded registries=]
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to avoid confusion over whether they can be split across multiple sections of a [=Recommendation=].
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/800">Issue 800</a>)
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<li>
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Exclude TAG/AB from voting on their own decisions/proposals.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/749">Issue 749</a>)
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<li>
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Put constraints on the timing of making Formal Objections public.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/735">Issue 735</a>)
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<li>
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Council dismissal vote counts must be reported.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/748">Issue 748</a>)
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<li>
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<li>
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Adjust AC appeal vote threshold based on participation,
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aligning with the thresholds and super majority requirements
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for "Requisite Member Vote" from the W3C Bylaws.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/886">Issue 886</a>)
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Rename "Draft Note" into "Note Draft",
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and "Draft Registry" into "Registry Draft"
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to be consistent with other statuses that uses the word "Draft",
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and to make that word stand out more.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/779">Issue 779</a>)
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<li>
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Fine-tune the rules about
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how changes can be incorporated into a proposal
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following an AC Review.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/825">Issue 825</a>)
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<li>
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Clarify the definition of a Registry (see <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/800">Issue 800</a>)
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and of Recommendation Track Documents (see <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/831">Pull Request 831</a>).
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<li>
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Let the originator of a proposal decide whether to try again
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after addressing feedback
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following an AC Appeal.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/844">Issue 844</a>)
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</ul>
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<li>
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Clarify how the outcome of certain ballots are determined.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/836">Issue 836</a>, <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/838">Issue 838</a>)
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<dt>Changes to technical reports and their publication
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<dd>
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<ul>
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Retire the Proposed Recommendation phase of the Recommendation track.
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It was only used as a short-lived transition
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during which various verifications and votes about CR were done.
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These can be done on a CR
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without having to republish it as a separate thing.
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This simplifies the Process without changing the actual quality or consensus expectations.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/861">Issue 861</a>)
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<li id="streamlined-update">
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Retire “<a href="https://www.w3.org/policies/process/20231103/#streamlined-update">Streamlined Publication Approval</a>”.
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This was meant to enable REC track publication with fewer/faster approval steps
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when some stricter than usual criteria were fulfilled.
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However, regular REC track publication have improved enough
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that this became unnecessary,
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and nobody was using it.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/856">Issue 856</a>)
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<li>
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Reorganize and rephrase [[#CharterReview]] for readability and ease of understanding.
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This change, while moderate in size, is purely editorial.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/850">Pull Request 850</a>)
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<li>
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Add a requirement to make progress on external issues for update requests
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/781">Issue 781</a>)
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<li id="streamlined-update">
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Retire “<a href="https://www.w3.org/policies/process/20231103/#streamlined-update">Streamlined Publication Approval</a>”.
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This was meant to enable REC track publication with fewer/faster approval steps
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when some stricter than usual criteria were fulfilled.
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However, regular REC track publication have improved enough
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that this became unnecessary,
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and nobody was using it.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/856">Issue 856</a>)
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<li>
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Enable Team to replace defunct registry custodians when no-one else can.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/699">Issue 699</a>)
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Consolidate and harmonize into a <a href="#no-group-maintenance">one section</a>
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the various parts of the Process
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that described whether and how the Team can maintain technical reports
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that no longer have a Group chartered to maintain them.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/860">Pull Request 860</a>)
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<li>
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Rename “registry sections” to [=embedded registries=]
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to avoid confusion over whether they can be split across multiple sections of a [=Recommendation=].
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/800">Issue 800</a>)
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Require Chairs to be listed in Charters.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/823">Issue 823</a>)
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<li>
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Rename "Draft Note" into "Note Draft",
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and "Draft Registry" into "Registry Draft"
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to be consistent with other statuses that uses the word "Draft",
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and to make that word stand out more.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/779">Issue 779</a>)
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<li>
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The URL of this document was changed
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from /Consortium/Process/ to /policies/process/
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for better integration in the W3C website architecture.
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<li>
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Clarify the definition of a Registry (see <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/800">Issue 800</a>)
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and of Recommendation Track Documents (see <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/831">Pull Request 831</a>).
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<li>
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Shift most of the informative discussion about Workshops to [[GUIDE]],
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and reorganize the remaining normative requirements.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/876">Pull Request 876</a>)
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Consolidate and harmonize into a <a href="#no-group-maintenance">one section</a>
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the various parts of the Process
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that described whether and how the Team can maintain technical reports
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that no longer have a Group chartered to maintain them.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/860">Pull Request 860</a>)
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</ul>
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<li>
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Make the Council's short-circuit a little more flexible.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/852">Issue 852</a>)
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<dt>Changes to chartering
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<dd>
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<ul>
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Introduce a formal [=Charter Refinement=] phase prior to the [=AC Review=].
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/580">Issue 580</a>)
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Introduce a formal [=Charter Refinement=] phase prior to the [=AC Review=].
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/580">Issue 580</a>)
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Reorganize and rephrase [[#CharterReview]] for readability and ease of understanding.
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This change, while moderate in size, is purely editorial.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/850">Pull Request 850</a>)
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<li>
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Adjust AC appeal vote threshold based on participation,
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aligning with the thresholds and super majority requirements
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for "Requisite Member Vote" from the W3C Bylaws.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/886">Issue 886</a>)
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<li>
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Require Chairs to be listed in Charters.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/823">Issue 823</a>)
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</ul>
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<li>
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Retire the Proposed Recommendation phase of the Recommendation track.
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It was only used as a short-lived transition
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during which various verifications and votes about CR were done.
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These can be done on a CR
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without having to republish it as a separate thing.
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This simplifies the Process without changing the actual quality or consensus expectations.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/861">Issue 861</a>)
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<dt>Other changes
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<dd>
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<ul>
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Clarify how the outcome of certain ballots are determined.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/836">Issue 836</a>, <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/838">Issue 838</a>)
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<li>
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Fine-tune the rules about
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how changes can be incorporated into a proposal
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following an AC Review.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/825">Issue 825</a>)
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<li>
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Stop citing the superseded TAG charter.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/794">Issue 794</a>)
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<li>
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Let the originator of a proposal decide whether to try again
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after addressing feedback
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following an AC Appeal.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/issues/844">Issue 844</a>)
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<li>
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The URL of this document was changed
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from /Consortium/Process/ to /policies/process/
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for better integration in the W3C website architecture.
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<li>
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Adjust the rules guiding initiation of Councils,
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to make the deadline strict,
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and to provide a fallback mechanism if they are not met.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/925">Pull Request 925</a>)
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</ul>
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<li>
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Shift most of the informative discussion about Workshops to [[GUIDE]],
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and reorganize the remaining normative requirements.
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(See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/process/pull/876">Pull Request 876</a>)
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</ul>
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