PEP 772: Updates based on DPO thread and author discussion w/PSF representatives

peps/pep-0772.rst

@@ -205,14 +205,15 @@ A Packaging Council election consists of the following phases:
   rights for other community-wide votes that may occur during that year.
 
 * **Phase 2**: Packaging Council Electors may nominate any individual for the Council election, including
-  themselves.  Nominees do not need to be PSF members, but nominations must include information
+  themselves.  Nominees must themselves be PSF members, and nominations must include information
   about the nominee's relevant affiliations.
 
 * **Phase 3**: Each Elector receives a ballot consisting of all eligible nominees, which Electors
-  use to cast their vote for the Packaging Council. They can assign zero to five stars to each
-  candidate.  Voting is performed anonymously. The outcome of the vote is determined using the `STAR
-  voting system`_, modified to use the `Multi-winner Bloc STAR`_ approach.  If a tie occurs, it may
-  be resolved by mutual agreement among the candidates, or else the winner will be chosen at random.
+  use to cast their vote for the Packaging Council.  The mechanics of the election (i.e. the
+  software used to conduct the election, the algorithm used to determine the outcome of the vote,
+  etc.) are conducted by the PSF, in accordance with the `PSF bylaws`_ and its regular Board
+  election procedures.  If a tie occurs, it may be resolved by mutual agreement among the
+  candidates, or else the winner will be chosen at random.
 
 Each phase will last two weeks.
 
@@ -243,6 +244,10 @@ original cohort.
 Each Council member's term will be two years, from when their elections are
 finalized until the next elections for their cohort are finalized.
 
+As Packaging Council elections will generally align with the timing of PSF Board elections, any
+members elected in an "off cycle" Council election (such as the initial Council election) will
+similarly serve until the next regular election for their cohort.
+
 .. _whole-council:
 
 Only for elections of the entire Packaging Council (such as the initial Council election), the two
@@ -285,7 +290,7 @@ packaging development could itself be harmful and erode trust.
 
 PSF staff members are not permitted to serve as members of the Packaging Council.
 
-Currently serving Steering Council members are not permitted to concurrently serve as members of the Packaging
+Serving Steering Council members are not permitted to concurrently serve as members of the Packaging
 Council.
 
 In a Council election, if more than two of the top five vote-getters work for the same employer, then only the
@@ -294,10 +299,19 @@ elevated in the vote rank.  This process is repeated until a valid Packaging Cou
 process a full Council cannot be formed, disqualified vote-getters are re-qualified in the rank order of their
 vote tally until a full Council can be formed.
 
+If fewer than five members are to be elected, an analogous procedure is applied in order to
+guarantee that no more than two members of the entire Packaging Council work for the same employer.
+
 During a Packaging Council term, if changing circumstances cause this rule to be broken (for instance, due to
 a Council member changing employment), then one or more Council members must resign to remedy the issue, and
 the resulting vacancies can then be filled as `normal <vacancy>`_.
 
+Code of Conduct
+---------------
+
+All Packaging Council Electors and Packaging Council members are subject to, and must abide by the
+PSF `Code of Conduct`_, its enforcement procedures, and its remedies for adjudicated violations.
+
 .. _electors:
 
 ==========================
@@ -311,10 +325,13 @@ Responsibilities
 Packaging Council Electors participate in formal votes to elect the Packaging Council.
 
 The eligibility of Packaging Council Electors is equivalent to the Article IV, section 4.2 voting
-membership defined in the `PSF Bylaws <https://www.python.org/psf/bylaws/>`_.  Should those bylaws
-change in the future, the eligibility of Packaging Council Electors will similarly change to match.
-As with PSF voting membership, Packaging Council Electors must affirm their intention to vote in
-Packaging Council elections every year.
+membership defined in the `PSF bylaws`_.  Should those bylaws change in the future, the eligibility
+of Packaging Council Electors will similarly change to match.  Packaging Council Electors must
+affirm their intention to vote in Packaging Council elections in a manner and process similar to PSF
+Board voting membership affirmations.
+
+PSF voting members may opt-out (annually or indefinitely) from Packaging Council elections
+independently of their choice to vote in PSF Board elections.
 
 .. _process:
 
@@ -358,10 +375,8 @@ Steering Council's elections. This PEP uses a cohort-based model, derived from
 the PSF Board's elections which enables continuity of members across a changing
 Council.
 
-There is a trade-off between continuity of the Council and full reshuffles. This PEP
-takes the position that continuity will be more valuable for the Python
-Packaging domain, especially combined with the vote of no confidence, automatic
-removal of inactive voters, and regular elections.
+There is a trade-off between continuity of the Council and full reshuffles. This PEP takes the
+position that continuity will be more valuable for the Python Packaging ecosystem.
 
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 Term limits for council members
@@ -482,5 +497,5 @@ packaging user experience.
 .. _virtualenv: https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/key_projects/#virtualenv
 .. _Packaging Workgroup: https://wiki.python.org/psf/PackagingWG
 .. _User Success Workgroup: https://github.com/psf/user-success-wg/
-.. _STAR voting system: https://www.starvoting.org/
-.. _Multi-winner Bloc STAR: https://www.starvoting.org/multi_winner
+.. _PSF bylaws: https://www.python.org/psf/bylaws/
+.. _Code of Conduct: https://policies.python.org/python.org/code-of-conduct/