Merge branch 'MotionAmendments-May2022'

This is a manual re-land of #300, which was a squash commit.
The squash commit was reverted in 818b393 so that this merge could preserve the history from the PR.

Co-authored-by: c-goodyear <45567122+c-goodyear@users.noreply.github.com>

documents/motions/01.2021.1 - Spirit.md

@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 1. The World Cube Association (WCA) is the world governing body for the sport of Speedcubing.
 2. The Mission of the World Cube Association is to have more competitions in more countries with more people and more fun, under fair and equal conditions.
 3. The Spirit of the World Cube Association is that people from all over the world have fun together in a friendly atmosphere, help each other, and behave in a sportsmanlike fashion.
-4. The World Cube Association exists for its Registered Speedcubers and thus the key value of WCA Staff is to serve the Registered Speedcubers of the WCA. See [WCA Motion : Registered Speedcubers](wca{documents/motions/07.2017.1 - Registered Speedcubers.pdf}).
+4. The World Cube Association exists for its Registered Speedcubers and thus the key value of WCA Staff is to serve the Registered Speedcubers of the WCA. See [WCA Motion : Registered Speedcubers](wca{documents/motions/07.2021.1 - Registered Speedcubers.pdf}).

documents/motions/02.2021.1 - Definitions.md → documents/motions/02.2022.1 - Definitions.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED MOTION
 
-**Motion number:** 2.2021.1  
+**Motion number:** 2.2022.1  
 **Subject:** Definitions  
 **Intent:** Define WCA terminology  
 **Submitted by:** WCA Board  
-**Date:** February 28, 2021
+**Date:** May 1, 2022
 
 # Motion
 
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Within WCA we use the following definitions for terminology.
       <td>Bylaws</td>
       <td>The Bylaws of the WCA.</td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>Code of Conduct</td>
+      <td>The code of the WCA containing principles of conduct for Community Members.</td>
+    </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>Code of Ethics</td>
       <td>The code of the WCA containing principles of ethical conduct.</td>
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ Within WCA we use the following definitions for terminology.
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>Council</td>
-      <td>A council of the WCA that has been appointed by the WCA under the terms of the WCA Bylaws or any of the Motions.</td>
+      <td>A Council of the WCA that has been appointed by the WCA under the terms of the WCA Bylaws or any of the Motions.</td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>Council Leader</td>
@@ -197,7 +201,7 @@ Within WCA we use the following definitions for terminology.
     <tr>
       <td>Valid Vote</td>
       <td>
-        <p>A valid vote is a vote that conforms to all requirements of the involved vote/poll/election, excluding: Abstentions and blank votes do not count when determining a majority or a supermajority. <br> Valid votes, abstentions, and blank votes are counted to determine whether a quorum is met.</p>
+        <p>A valid vote is a vote that conforms to all requirements of the involved vote/poll/election, excluding:</p>
         <ul>
           <li>unintelligible votes</li>
           <li>votes for more options than the number required</li>

documents/motions/04.2021.1 - WCA Board.md → documents/motions/04.2022.1 - WCA Board.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED MOTION
 
-**Motion number:** 4.2021.1  
+**Motion number:** 4.2022.1  
 **Subject:** WCA Board  
 **Intent:** Rights and duties of the WCA Board other than those covered in the Bylaws  
 **Submitted by:** WCA Board  
-**Date:** February 28, 2021  
+**Date:** May 1, 2022  
 
 # Motion
 
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ The WCA Board of Directors is the leadership team of the WCA and its highest aut
       2. The WCA Ethics Committee will lead the process of the voting that will take place.
    2. A Supermajority among all WCA Voting Members is required to remove all the WCA Board.
       1. If the removal is accepted, the WCA Ethics Committee will start an election of new Directors immediately. During the election period, duties and rights of the WCA Board will not be operational and thus the processes that are led by WCA Board will not be possible.
+8. Reducing conflicts of roles
+   1. There may be no overlap in members of the WCA Board, WCA Disciplinary Committee, and WCA Ethics Committee unless the Board is temporarily required to lead, due to that Committee not having a Leader.

documents/motions/06.2021.1 - Regional Organizations.md → documents/motions/06.2022.1 - Regional Organizations.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED MOTION
 
-**Motion number:** 6.2021.1  
+**Motion number:** 6.2022.1  
 **Subject:** Regional Organizations  
 **Intent:** Procedure of acknowledgement of Regional Organizations and description of their rights and duties  
 **Submitted by:** WCA Board  
-**Date:** February 28, 2021  
+**Date:** May 1, 2022  
 
 # Motion
 
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ The WCA shall acknowledge Regional Organizations as Members to support the Objec
 6. Withdrawal of Acknowledgement of Regional Organizations
    1. Any Regional Organization may withdraw its acknowledgement any time by having its leadership submit a message to the WCA Board. The WCA Board shall have the right to accept the withdrawal, if there are no pending issues that need to be resolved before the removal of the acknowledgement of the Regional Organization.
    2. The WCA Board shall have the right to withdraw the acknowledgement of a Regional Organization, if the Regional Organization does not comply with the rights and duties of Regional Organizations.
-   3. Associate Regional Organizations shall lose acknowledgement as a Regional Organization after two year from the date of acknowledgement
+   3. Associate Regional Organizations shall lose acknowledgement as a Regional Organization after two years from the date of acknowledgement

documents/motions/07.2021.1 - Registered Speedcubers.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Persons who are Registered Speedcubers have the role of Non-voting Member of the
 4. Statuses of Registered Speedcubers <br> All Registered Speedcubers have one or more of the following statuses of Registration:
    1. Active. Any Registered Speedcuber who has competed in any WCA Competition in the last 24 months.
    2. Passive. Any Registered Speedcuber who is not considered an active Registered Speedcuber.
-   3. Suspended. Any Registered Speedcuber who is not eligible as a competitor in any WCA Competition for a defined period because of a disciplinary ruling by the WCA in accordance with [WCA Motion : Suspensions and other Sanctions](wca{documents/motions/15.2019.1 - Suspensions and other Sanctions.pdf}).
+   3. Suspended. Any Registered Speedcuber who is not eligible as a competitor in any WCA Competition for a defined period because of a disciplinary ruling by the WCA in accordance with [WCA Motion : Suspensions and other Sanctions](wca{documents/motions/15.2022.1 - Suspensions and other Sanctions.pdf}).
 5. Rights of Registered Speedcubers
    1. The rights of Registered Speedcubers regarding their Registration in the WCA are defined by the role of Non-voting Member in the Bylaws and in the Motions.
    2. The rights of Registered Speedcubers in WCA Competitions are defined by the role of Competitor in the WCA Regulations.

documents/motions/08.2021.1 - Delegates.md → documents/motions/08.2022.1 - Delegates.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED MOTION
 
-**Motion number:** 8.2021.1  
+**Motion number:** 8.2022.1  
 **Subject:** WCA Delegates  
 **Intent:** Procedure of acknowledgement of WCA Delegates and description of their rights and duties  
 **Submitted by:** WCA Board  
-**Date:** February 28, 2021 
+**Date:** May 1, 2022 
 
 # Motion
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ WCA Delegate is a role defined in the WCA Regulations to oversee official WCA Co
 3. WCA Competitions and WCA Competition results can only be officially acknowledged by the WCA if a WCA Delegate is present and overseeing the competition.
    1. Exception: in case the WCA Delegate cannot attend the competition, the WCA Board may appoint a trusted person to act as a temporary WCA Delegate for the competition.
 4. Rights of WCA Delegates
-   1. WCA Delegates have the right to make a WCA Competition official after the approval of the WCA Competition Announcement Team.
+   1. WCA Delegates have the right to officiate a WCA Competition after it has been announced by the WCA Competition Announcement Team.
    2. For WCA Competitions that they are overseeing, WCA Delegates have the rights as described in the WCA Regulations.
 5. Duties of WCA Delegates
    1. WCA Delegates shall behave as a representative of the WCA in accordance with the Mission, Spirit, Regulations, Policies, and Code of Ethics of the WCA.
@@ -26,25 +26,23 @@ WCA Delegate is a role defined in the WCA Regulations to oversee official WCA Co
    6. WCA Delegates shall develop capabilities of Trainee Delegates, Regional Organizations, Competition Organizers, and Competition Staff.
    7. WCA Delegates shall accept and comply with decisions of the WCA Board, WCA Officers, and WCA Teams/Committees.
    8. For every WCA Competition that they are overseeing, WCA Delegates:
-      1. represent the WCA
-      2. make sure Competition Organizers and Competition Staff are fully capable, equipped, and prepared to make the competition successful
-      3. make sure the competition is run according to the Mission, Spirit, Policies, and Regulations of the WCA
-      4. timely submit a report about the competition to the community of WCA Delegates
-      5. timely send in the results for the competition to the WCA Results Team
-      6. inform the WCA Results Team about any late corrections and changes in the results
-      7. ensure timely payment of WCA Dues
+      1. Represent the WCA.
+      2. Make sure Competition Organizers and Competition Staff are fully capable, equipped, and prepared to make the competition successful.
+      3. Make sure the competition is run according to the Mission, Spirit, Policies, and Regulations of the WCA.
+      4. Timely submit a report about the competition to the community of WCA Delegates.
+      5. Timely send in the results for the competition to the WCA Results Team.
+      6. Inform the WCA Results Team about any late corrections and changes in the results.
+      7. Ensure timely payment of WCA Dues.
 6. Appointment of WCA Delegates
    1. Senior Delegates decide how many WCA Delegates are needed in their attributed area. WCA Delegates are typically nominated per country, but have the rights to cover all countries.
    2. If a new WCA Delegate is needed for an area, Senior Delegates will actively look for suitable persons who meet the following requirements:
-      1. Full trustworthiness
-      2. Excellent living knowledge of the Mission, Spirit, Policies, and Regulations of the WCA
-      3. Strong, independent, communicative, positive personality
-      4. Leadership with strong feeling of responsibility
-      5. Organizational skills, ability to perform core organizational tasks if necessary
-      6. Representativeness for the WCA
-   3. Senior Delegates decide at any time which persons are proposed as WCA Delegates, then send in an application for these persons to the WCA Board.
-      1. The WCA Board rejects or approves the application.
-      2. After approval, the Senior Delegate appoints the persons as Junior Delegates.
+      1. Full trustworthiness.
+      2. Excellent living knowledge of the Mission, Spirit, Policies, and Regulations of the WCA.
+      3. Strong, independent, communicative, positive personality.
+      4. Leadership with strong feeling of responsibility.
+      5. Organizational skills, ability to perform core organizational tasks if necessary.
+      6. Representativeness for the WCA.
+   3. Senior Delegates decide at any time which persons are proposed as WCA Delegates, and follow the appointment/nomination process per the Senior Delegate motion.
 7. Withdrawal of WCA Delegate Appointment
    1. WCA Delegates may withdraw their appointment any time by submitting a resignation letter to their Senior Delegate with a carbon copy (CC) to the WCA Board.
    2. WCA Delegates will automatically lose their appointment after not overseeing a WCA Competition over a period of 24 months, unless their Senior Delegate extends the appointment.

documents/motions/08.2021.2 - Trainee Delegates.md → documents/motions/08.2022.2 - Trainee Delegates.md

@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 # SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED MOTION
 
-**Motion number:** 8.2021.2  
+**Motion number:** 8.2022.2  
 **Subject:** WCA Trainee Delegates  
 **Intent:** Procedure of acknowledgement of WCA Trainee Delegates and description of their rights and duties  
 **Submitted by:** WCA Board  
-**Date:** February 28, 2021  
+**Date:** May 1, 2022  
 
 # Motion
 
 Trainee Delegates are Community Members who have been appointed by the WCA to train for the role of WCA Delegate.
 
-1. Trainee Delegates will require a time period of extra mentoring and assistance by Senior Delegates and/or Regional Delegates, to support their development to Junior Delegates and Staff of the WCA.
-   1. A Senior Delegate may nominate a Trainee Delegate for a promotion to Junior Delegate, if the Senior Delegate judges that the Trainee Delegate has shown their fitness for the position.
+1. Trainee Delegates will require a time period of extra mentoring and assistance by Senior Delegates and/or Regional Delegates, to support their development to Junior Delegates and Staff of the WCA. Trainee Delegate should be the default appointment by a Senior Delegate, unless there is need from the Community to have the appointment be directly to Junior Delegate.
+   1. A Senior Delegate may promote a Trainee Delegate to Junior Delegate, if the Senior Delegate judges that the Trainee Delegate has shown their fitness for the position and the Delegate has Delegated at least one competition.
    2. To promote a Trainee Delegate to Junior Delegate, the Senior Delegate must submit the corresponding application to the WCA Board.
    3. The WCA Board rejects or approves the application.
    4. After approval, the Senior Delegate appoints the person as Junior Delegate.
 2. Rights of Trainee Delegates
    1. Trainee Delegates have the right to be listed as a Delegate at WCA Competitions in which there is at least one other WCA Delegate listed.
       1. At least one listed Delegate must possess the position of Junior Delegate, Full Delegate, Regional Delegate, or Senior Delegate.
       2. Trainee Delegates have the right to make decisions at competitions in which they are listed as a Delegate.
-      3. Trainee Delegates have the right to read and participate in conversations in the Delegates and Reports groups.
+      3. Trainee Delegates have the right to read and participate in conversations in the Reports group.
       4. Trainee Delegates have the right to contribute to Delegate Reports about competitions that they helped oversee.
       5. Trainee Delegates have the right to review and compile results for competitions they helped oversee.
       6. Trainee Delegates have the right to submit corrections and changes to results of competitions they helped oversee.

documents/motions/09.2021.1 - Senior Delegates.md → documents/motions/09.2022.1 - Senior Delegates.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED MOTION
 
-**Motion number:** 9.2021.1  
+**Motion number:** 9.2022.1  
 **Subject:** Senior Delegates  
 **Intent:** Procedure of acknowledgement of WCA Senior Delegates and description of their rights and duties  
 **Submitted by:** WCA Board  
-**Date:** February 28, 2021  
+**Date:** May 1, 2022  
 
 # Motion
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Senior Delegates are WCA Staff and Full Delegates, with an additional role to ma
 1. Senior Delegates have all the rights and duties of Full Delegates and extra rights and duties as described in this Motion.
 2. Rights of Senior Delegates
    1. Senior Delegates can appoint Registered Speedcubers as Trainee Delegates or Junior Delegates in their attributed area with approval from the WCA Board.
-   2. Senior Delegates can promote Trainee Delegates to Junior Delegates in their attributed area with approval from the WCA Board.
+   2. Senior Delegates can promote Trainee Delegates to Junior Delegates in their attributed area, provided they have attended at least one competition in the Trainee Delegate capacity.
    3. Senior Delegates can promote Junior Delegates to Full Delegates in their attributed area with approval from the WCA Board.
    4. Senior Delegates can appoint Delegates as Regional Delegates in their attributed area with approval from the WCA Board.
    5. Senior Delegates can remove the role of WCA Delegate from Junior Delegates and Full Delegates in their attributed area with approval from the WCA Board.
@@ -43,5 +43,7 @@ Senior Delegates are WCA Staff and Full Delegates, with an additional role to ma
    4. The WCA Board will decide by Majority vote which of the candidates will be appointed as new Senior Delegate(s) and for which attributed area(s) they will fulfil their role.
 5. Withdrawal of Appointment of Senior Delegates
    1. Senior Delegates may withdraw their appointment any time by submitting a message to the WCA Board.
-   2. Senior Delegates will automatically lose their appointment after being a Senior Delegate for 24 months, unless the WCA Board extends the appointment, one or more times, for an additional time frame of at most 24 months.
+   2. A Senior Delegate automatically loses their appointment after being a Senior Delegate for 24 months. The WCA Board may choose to extend the appointment, one or more times, given the following:
+      1. The maximum extension is 24 months.
+      2. The maximum appointment length is 48 months.
    3. The WCA Board shall have the right to withdraw the appointment of a Senior Delegate, if the Senior Delegate does not comply with the rights and duties of Senior Delegates, after advisory consultation with the WCA Ethics Committee.