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@@ -393,6 +393,11 @@ 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.
+
 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 +432,9 @@ 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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