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The XSF Bylaws is a document located [https://xmpp.org/about/xsf/bylaws on xmpp.org] that says how the XSF as a foundation operates. | The XSF Bylaws is a document located [https://xmpp.org/about/xsf/bylaws on xmpp.org] that says how the XSF as a foundation operates. | ||
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This section contains information, questions about parts of the bylaws that do not correspond to how the XSF actually operates, and could be clarified and/or updated. | This section contains information, questions about parts of the bylaws that do not correspond to how the XSF actually operates, and could be clarified and/or updated. | ||
=== Board voting === | |||
It is described in the bylaws that a board quorum is established by a majority (3/5) of board members, and out of this quorum a majority (2/3) can vote a motion. That is, 2 board members can pass a vote during a meeting with 3 present. | |||
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The presence of a majority of the Members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum | |||
a vote of the majority of the Directors present at a meeting in which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors | |||
This was raised as an issue [https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/members/2020-February/009129.html on the list] (Feb 2020), and [https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/members/2020-February/009131.html was] [https://mail.jabber.org/pipermail/members/2020-March/009142.html discarded] by other board members as "a trend that rules and procedures are being challenged for the purpose of change". | |||
According to [https://logs.xmpp.org/xsf/2020-02-27?p=h#2020-02-27-aa8c384a31888ce4 "current practices"], Board will not make decisions when there are only 3 Directors present. | |||