The Constitution is amended as follows: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- constitution.txt.orig 2014-11-17 18:02:53.314945907 +0100 +++ constitution.2-R.txt 2014-11-24 10:24:42.109426386 +0100 @@ -299,8 +299,22 @@ Project Leader may appoint new member(s) until the number of members reaches 6, at intervals of at least one week per appointment. - 5. If the Technical Committee and the Project Leader agree they may + 5. A Developer is not eligible to be (re)appointed to the Technical + Committee if they have been a member within the previous 12 months. + 6. If the Technical Committee and the Project Leader agree they may remove or replace an existing member of the Technical Committee. + 7. Term limit: + 1. On January 1st of each year the term of any Committee member + who has served more than 54 months (4.5 years) and who is one + of the N most senior members automatically expires. N is + defined as 2-R (if R < 2) or 0 (if R >= 2). R is the number of + former members of the Technical Committee who have resigned, + or been removed or replaced within the previous 12 months. + 2. A member of the Technical Committee is said to be more senior + than another if they were appointed earlier, or were appointed + at the same time and have been a member of the Debian Project + longer. In the event that a member has been appointed more + than once, only the most recent appointment is relevant. 6.3. Procedure ---------------------------------------------------------------------------