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Extracted from message: [tsc-devel] VOTE ANNOUNCEMENT: Voting Rules Change

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diff --git a/votingrules/votingrules-2015-08-15.tex b/votingrules/votingrules-2015-08-15.tex
index ba6a2a3..cd8ef4b 100644
--- a/votingrules/votingrules-2015-08-15.tex
+++ b/votingrules/votingrules-2015-08-15.tex
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ whole.
   \item have been nominated by an existing team member.
   \end{enumerate}
 
-  The vote requires that two thirds of the existing team members vote
-  in favour of adding the new person to the team.
+  The vote requires that two thirds of the team members voting are in
+  favour of adding the new person to the team.
 
   In case of Nr. 1 above, as an exception to \ref{cl:voting}, the
   person with this amount of commits included is also allowed to place
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ whole.
     be removed from the team.
   \item The team reserves the right to remove any person at any time,
     for any reason, through a vote.  This requires a two thirds
-    majority, and the candidate for removal is not allowed to cast a
-    vote.  The team is expected to try to follow fair criteria for
-    such removals and consider changing the rules if repeated removals
-    occur.
+    majority of those voting, and the candidate for removal is not
+    allowed to participate in the vote.  The team is expected to try to
+    follow fair criteria for such removals and consider changing the
+    rules if repeated removals occur.
   \end{enumerate}
 
   Upon removal a person will be removed from the GitHub organization.
@@ -142,6 +142,24 @@ whole.
   If the project lead is unavailable, the assistant lead guides the
   process instead.
 
+  \SubClause{title=IRC Voting Announcement}
+
+  For votings held in \irc — as an exception to §\,5(2)(Nr.3) — it is
+  sufficient to announce all available voting options in \irc prior to
+  taking the votes.
+
+  If at least three team members are available in \irc and are not just
+  idling, it is possible to waive the two-week preparation interval
+  and vote immediately. The waiver requires all non-idling team
+  members in the chatroom to agree on it.
+
+
+  Any team member can challenge a voting made under the conditions of
+  (2) above until two weeks after the declaration of results have
+  passed by approaching the project lead accordingly. If the voting is
+  challenged, it is treated the same way as if it failed (\ref{failedvote}).
+
+
   \Clause{title=Open Vote}
 
   The default open vote happens openly on any of the project’s
@@ -263,7 +281,8 @@ whole.
   \Clause{title=Changes}
 
   Changes to this document require a vote whose winning option passes
-  with at least two thirds of the team members being in favour of it.
+  with at least two thirds of all existing team members being in
+  favour of it.
 
   \Clause{title=First Date of Force}