Voting Elgibility

Section 10.8.1. Votes of the Corporation

In order to be eligible to vote on a draft ATSC Standard, Recommended Practice, or Informational Document, or the revision, reaffirmation or withdrawal of an existing ATSC Standard, Recommended Practice, or Informational Document, a Voting Member must have been a Voting Member of the Corporation for the three month period preceding the vote at a meeting or for the three month period preceding the date the letter ballot is issued.

Section 10.8.2. Votes of Technology Groups

In order for a member of a technology group to be eligible to vote on a draft ATSC Standard, Recommended Practice, or Informational Document, or the revision, reaffirmation or withdrawal of an existing ATSC Standard, Recommended Practice, or Informational Document, a technology group member must:

• have been a member of the technology group for the three month period preceding the vote at a meeting or for the three month period preceding the date the letter ballot is issued, and
• have been represented by a person or persons with authority to vote for the member at:
• a minimum of two of the three immediately preceding meetings of the technology group, or
• all of the meetings of the technology group held during the one hundred twenty day period preceding the vote.

In cases where groups or committees other than technology groups shall draft informational documents regarding Corporation standards and related industry activities, the voting eligibility requirements for technology groups shall apply.

Section 10.8.3. Votes of Specialist Groups

In order for a member of a specialist group to be eligible to vote in accordance with the Two-Thirds rule as defined in Section 10.5, the specialist group member must have been represented at a minimum of two of the three immediately preceding meetings of the specialist group or all of the meetings of the specialist group in three month period preceding the vote. If multiple individuals from an organization participate in the work of the specialist group, only one of such individuals shall vote.