Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2008/Policy Changes/Election of the Committee
Election of the Committee
[edit]Number of members returned per election
[edit]- 2008 Proposal 1
 | Policy Change Option : Each election will appoint 7 members to the Arbitration Committee. |
- This would increase each Tranche to 7 members from it's current 5.
- In the case that this is ratified, and 2008 Proposal 2.d is ratified adding an additional tranche, then both will be active. This would have a total membership of 28.
- As a special dispensation because of the above, you may mark you vote to be withdrawn if 2.d passes.
- This item was initially proposed at Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee#I._Expansion
Term of office, and frequency of election
[edit]- The following policy changes are contradicting. Only one policy change, that with the most support, may be ratified if any.
- 2008 Proposal 2.a
| Policy Change Option : The term of office for an Arbitration Committee Member is 24 months. Members are elected in two groups of seven members, staggered over two elections twelve months apart. |
- This change would remove Tranche Gamma, and increase Trance Alpha and Beta to seven members.
- This items were initially proposed discussion of the ratification process
- 2008 Proposal 2.b
| Policy Change Option : The term of office for an Arbitration Committee Member is 18 months. Members are elected in three groups staggered over three elections six months apart. |
- This item was initially proposed at Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee#View_by_SirFozzie_2
- 2008 Proposal 2.c
| Policy Change Option : The term of office for an Arbitration Committee Member is 12 months. Members are elected in three groups staggered over three elections four months apart. |
- This item was initially proposed at Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee#View_by_SirFozzie_2
- 2008 Proposal 2.d
| Policy Change Option : The term of office for an Arbitration Committee Member is 24 months. Members are elected in four groups staggered over four elections six months apart. |
- This change would create an additional Tranche, Tranche Delta, with five new members.
- This item was initially proposed at Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee#I._Expansion
- 2008 No Proposal 2.x
| No change to term of office, and frequency of election at this time. |
- This Maintains the status quo in this area.
- This item was initially proposed discussion of the ratification process
Consecutive Term Restriction
[edit]- 2008 Proposal 3
| Policy Change : No Arbitration Committee Member may serve two terms consecutively. No editor who is currently serving a term as an Arbitration Committee Member may stand for election to the Arbitration Committee, past members of the Committee may stand in any election not immediately following their own term. |
- This item was initially proposed at Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Arbitration_Committee#View_by_SirFozzie_2