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Each RFC Steering Committee (RFCSC) unanimously elects the succeeding one at
their first meeting in December from an open list of nominees.

# Motivation [motivation]: #motivation
# Motivation
[motivation]: #motivation

With the implementation of [RFC
36](https://github.com/NixOS/rfcs/blob/master/rfcs/0036-rfc-process-team-amendment.md)
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procedures to always keep the Steering Committee capable of making decisions
such that the RFC process can keep running smoothly at all times.

# Detailed design [design]: #detailed-design
# Detailed design
[design]: #detailed-design

The RFC Steering Committee shall always have five members. If membership drops
below five members (for example by abdication of a member as detailed below), a
new member shall directly be elected after a nomination period of at least two
weeks (see below for nomination and selection process). If number of members of
the RFCSC drops below 4 people it cannot proceed with shepherd team selections
until new members have been selected.
weeks (see below for nomination and selection process). If the number of
members of the RFCSC drops below 4 people, it cannot proceed with shepherd team
selections until new members have been selected.

## Ending membership A member can end their membership in the Steering
## Ending membership
A member can end their membership in the Steering
Committee by either of the following three mechanisms, ordered from most
frequent to least:

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reason. A member planning to abdicate should inform the rest of the RFC
Steering Committee of their intention at their earliest convenience.

## Becoming a member The members chosen through the original implementation as
## Becoming a member
The members chosen through the original implementation as
specified in RFC 36 are regular members as specified in this RFC. They will
stay on as members until replaced by new members as outlined below.

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to avoid conflict of interest there is an upper cap of 2 members working for a
single employer.

# Drawbacks [drawbacks]: #drawbacks
# Drawbacks
[drawbacks]: #drawbacks

The RFCSC basically elects their own successors, but this minimises the
complexity of having to hold elections, including defining who is eligible to
vote and how to hold them.

# Alternatives [alternatives]: #alternatives
# Alternatives
[alternatives]: #alternatives

Do nothing: then the current members of the RFC Steering Committee as defined
in RFC 36 could stay on the Committee indefinitely or at least until that part
of RFC 36 is overridden by a newly accepted RFC.

# Unresolved questions [unresolved]: #unresolved-questions
# Unresolved questions
[unresolved]: #unresolved-questions

As of now, none.

# Future work [future]: #future-work
# Future work
[future]: #future-work

As this process is to be implemented over a fairly long time frame (a year for
each iteration), this framework might have to be revised at a later date,
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