Topology Elections complete in a predictable amount of time and in a reliable fashion

[dmccown]

Description

Topology Elections should occur when a leader is remove from a leader/follow configuration. This epic is around implementing any missing features and fixing bugs regarding how topology elections occur today.

Acceptance Criteria

• Election Documentation is complete and publicly available. (Election documentation is insufficient/incorrect #5891)
• If no quorum then an election will not take place (Election: Don't send election messages without quorum #5893)
• suspect members shall be considered part of the electorate. (Election: include Suspect members in electorate #5894)
• Only target rumors to relevant service groups members (Target dissemination of rumors to relevant service group members #5896)
• Target specific members of an electorate to solicit their vote (Election: direct election messages to specific members #5897)
• The election is completed when any member declares it's over. (Election: allow any member to mark election finished #5899)
• Topology leader is ineligible to become an update leader (Election: Topology leaders should be ineligible to become update leaders #5979)

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