Flattened non-impact and regular voting members into community voting member tier

Author: bensternthal

CPC-CHARTER.md

@@ -49,13 +49,22 @@ In addition, a Regular CPC member can be removed by voluntary resignation, or by
 
 ### Voting members
 
+### Current Structure (Through Fall 2026)
+
 Voting members are selected as follows:
 
-* Each Impact project may appoint up to two members through a process of their choosing. Once appointed, ratification occurs by opening an issue in the CPC repository announcing the appointment and following the [guidlines for merging PRs](./governance/GOVERNANCE.md#merging-prs-into-this-repository). Impact project voting members serve until they voluntarily step down or until their project appoints a replacement.
+* Each Impact project may nominate up to two members through a process of their choosing. Once nominated the member must be ratified by the CPC Voting members before becoming a Voting member.
+* Up to two Voting members may be nominated by the non-Impact projects based on a process set by the CPC.
+* Up to two Voting members may be nominated by the Regular members. Once nominated these members must be ratified by the CPC Voting members before becoming a Voting member.
+
+### New Structure (Effective Fall 2026 Election Cycle)
+
+Beginning with the Fall 2026 election cycle, the CPC will transition from separate non-Impact project and Regular Member voting representatives to a unified class of Community Voting Members. Under this structure, voting members will be selected as follows:
 
-* Up to two Voting members may be nominated by the non Impact projects based on a [process set by the CPC](./governance/GOVERNANCE.md#non-impact--regular-voting-member-elections).
+* Each Impact project may nominate up to two members through a process of their choosing. Once appointed, ratification occurs by opening an issue in the CPC repository announcing the appointment and following the [guidelines for merging PRs](./governance/GOVERNANCE.md#merging-prs-into-this-repository). Impact project voting members serve until they voluntarily step down, until their project appoints a replacement, or if they are removed by a CPC vote.
+* Up to five Community Voting Members may be elected through a process defined in [Section 7. Elections](#section-7-elections). Community Voting Members must be Regular members of the CPC and must not currently be serving as a voting representative for an Impact project. 
 
-* Up to two Voting members may be nominated by the Regular members based on a [process set by the CPC](./governance/GOVERNANCE.md#non-impact--regular-voting-member-elections).
+### General Requirements and Expectations
 
 Voting members are expected to make a time commitment which allows them to be responsive to CPC business, participate regularly in meetings and to participate in all voting matters (either by voting or specifically abstaining).
 They are also expected to help to enable work of the regular CPC members by providing leadership, help with interactions with the board and Foundation staff and to generally help keep things moving.

Dates-and-Reminders.md

@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ This document captures important dates and reminders.
 Position  | Term Length | Nomination Period | Voting Period | Term Start/End
 -- | -- | -- | -- | --
 CPC Directors (3) | 1 Year | April: 1st & 2nd Week | April: 3rd week | May 1
-CPC Impact representative selection (2 per project) | By Appointment | N/A | N/A | N/A
-CPC At Large voting members (2)  | 1 Year | Oct: 1st & 2nd Week | Oct: 3rd week | Nov 1
-CPC Regular voting members (2) | 1 Year | Oct: 1st & 2nd Week | Oct: 3rd week | Nov 1
+CPC Impact Representative Selection (2 per project) | By Appointment | N/A | N/A | N/A
+CPC Community Voting Members (5)  | 1 Year | Oct: 1st & 2nd Week | Oct: 3rd week | Nov 1
 
 Position  | Term Length | Nomination Period | Voting Period | Term Start/End
 -- | -- | -- | -- | --

README.md

@@ -155,13 +155,25 @@ Each Impact Project may appoint 2 representatives to the CPC as outlined in the
   - Claudio Wunder ([@ovflowd](https://github.com/ovflowd))
   - Even Stensberg ([@evenstensberg](https://github.com/evenstensberg))
 
-#### At Large Project Representatives
+### Community Voting Members (Effective Fall 2026 Election Cycle)
+
+Beginning with the Fall 2026 election cycle, the CPC will transition from separate At Large and Regular Member voting 
+representatives to a unified class of Community Voting Members. These members will be elected annually according to 
+requirements defined in the [CPC Charter](./CPC-CHARTER.md#voting-members) and 
+the [election process outlined in the CPC Governance](./governance/GOVERNANCE.md#election-process-for-non-impact-voting-cpc-members).
+
+**Note:** Current At Large and Regular Member voting representatives elected under the previous structure will 
+continue to serve their terms through the Fall 2026 elections. The Community Voting Member structure will take effect
+once those terms conclude.
+
+
+#### At Large Project Representatives (Through Fall 2026)
 
 According to the [CPC Charter](./CPC-CHARTER.md#voting-members), each of the At Large and Incubating Projects may nominate a candidate to fill one of two voting seats on the CPC which represent this group of projects as a whole. From those nominees, two voting members are chosen via an [election process outlined in the CPC Governance](./governance/GOVERNANCE.md#election-process-for-non-impact-voting-cpc-members).
 
 - Jordan Harband ([@ljharb](https://github.com/ljharb), HeroDevs)
 
-#### Elected by Regular Members
+#### Elected by Regular Members (Through Fall 2026)
 According to the [CPC Charter](./CPC-CHARTER.md#voting-members), up to two regular
 members can be elected as voting members. The two regular members elected as voting members are currently:
 

governance/GOVERNANCE.md

@@ -61,15 +61,13 @@ The team follows the [decision-making][cpc charter decision making] and [voting]
 
 ## Elections
 
-Elections are organized by the OpenJSF Program Director, following the [election calendar][] and the policies defined in the [CPC charter][cpc charter elections].
+Elections are organized by the OpenJSF Staff according to the schedule published in the [Dates and Reminders](../Dates-and-Reminders.md) document and following the policies defined in the [CPC Charter](../CPC-CHARTER.md#section-7-elections).
 
+### Election Process
 
-## Non Impact & Regular Voting Member Elections
-
-- Elections are held according to the schedule published in [dates and reminders](../Dates-and-Reminders.md).
-- On the first day of the nomination period an issue is filed in the CPC repository linking to a self nomination form.
+- On the first day of the nomination period, an issue is filed in the CPC repository announcing the election and providing instructions to self-nominate
 - Elections follow the policies defined in the [CPC Charter](../CPC-CHARTER.md#section-7-elections)
-
+- After an election is concluded, a PR is created with the relevant updates to the README and a note with the results is posted to the cpc-private email list
 
 ## Approving and Onboarding Regular Members