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Deal with procedural disagreements within the Council
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Closes #843
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and of the status of the discussions.
The [=W3C Council Chair=] <em class=rfc2119>may</em> additionally make this report <a href="#confidentiality-levels">public</a>.

<h5 id=procedural-disagreements>
Procedural Disagreement Within the Council</h5>

<dfn for="W3C Council">Procedural disagreement</dfn> occurs
when there is [=dissent=] between members of a [=Council=]
about the meaning of those sections of the Process
that govern the [=Council=] itself,
the handling of [=Formal Objections=],
or the interaction with [=AC Reviews=],
in a way that it interfers with the [=Council=]'s ability to deliberate.

In such cases,
the [=W3C Council Chair|Chair=] <em class=rfc2119>may</em> conduct a vote
to resolve the matter.
The vote passes if there are more ballots for than against.

The nature of the disagreement,
vote totals,
and resulting decision
<em class=rfc2119>must</em> be included in the [=Council report=].

<h5 id=council-decision>
Council Decision Report</h5>

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* <em class=rfc2119>must</em> report the names of the individuals who participated in the final decision.
* <em class=rfc2119>must</em> report the number of votes for/against dismissing each participant.
* <em class=rfc2119>may</em> report vote totals for the Council’s decision, if a formal vote was held.
* <em class=rfc2119>must</em> report on any [=procedural disagreement=] resolved by a vote.
* <em class=rfc2119>must not</em> attribute any position to any individual on the Council.

The [=Team=] <em class=rfc2119>must</em> maintain a [[COUNCIL-REPORT-INDEX inline|public page on the W3C website]]
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