When a recirculation ballot is opened, the entire
balloting group has the opportunity to review
the comments, responses and the changed portions
of the document.
While the ballot period is open, balloters
can change their votes from negative to affirmative
or vice versa through the myBallot
system.
For closed ballots, balloters can change their
votes from negative to affirmative or vice versa
during a recirculation by waiting until the
recirculation ballot opens. In the absence of
a recirculation ballot, the balloter can send
an email to the Sponsor advising that his/her
vote has changed. The Sponsor will then submit
a copy of the email to RevCom
as part of the submittal package.
It is up to the ballot resolution committee
of the working group to decide whether or not
a negative comment is new or an iteration of
a previous comment. Remember: during a recirculation
ballot, balloters can only vote on the changed
portion of the document and on any unresolved
negative comments.
If new negatives with comments are received
on changes to the draft being recirculated,
or if technical changes were made to the draft
as a result of the previous recirculation, the
Sponsor must initiate an additional recirculation
(see IEEE Standards Board Operations Manual,
part 5.4.3.2).
