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@@ -379,11 +379,11 @@ Governance".
 
 =head3 Term
 
-A new Steering Council will be chosen by a Term Election within two weeks after
-each stable feature release (that is, change to C<PERL_REVISION> or
-C<PERL_VERSION>) or after two years, whichever comes first. The council members
-will serve until the completion of the next Term Election unless they are
-removed.
+A new Steering Council will be chosen by a Term Election after each stable
+feature release (that is, change to C<PERL_REVISION> or C<PERL_VERSION>) or
+after two years, whichever comes first. The Term Election will be organized
+within two weeks of the triggering event. The council members will serve until
+the completion of the next Term Election unless they are removed.
 
 =head3 Removal
 
@@ -393,6 +393,12 @@ Whenever there are vacancies on the Steering Council, the council will
 organize a Special Election within one week after the vacancy occurs.  If the
 entire Steering Council is ever vacant, a Term Election will be held instead.
 
+The Steering Council may defer the Special Election for up to twelve weeks.
+Their intent to do so must be publicly stated to the Core Team.  If any active
+Core Team member objects within one week, the Special Election must be
+organized within one week.  At any time, the Steering Council may choose to
+cancel the deferment and immediately commence organizing a Special Election.
+
 If a Steering Council member is deceased, or drops out of touch and cannot be
 contacted for a month or longer, then the rest of the council may vote to
 declare their seat vacant.  If an absent member returns after such a
@@ -427,7 +433,9 @@ anonymously.  After voting is complete, candidates are ranked using the
 Condorcet Internet Voting Service's proportional representation mode.  If a tie
 occurs, it may be resolved by mutual agreement among the tied candidates, or
 else the tie will be resolved through random selection by the Vote
-Administrator.
+Administrator.  Unless there are more candidates than open seats, no vote is
+required, and those candidates will be declared the winner when the nomination
+period ends.
 
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