COMMENT RESOLUTION
When the ballot period closes, the sposnor or chair
should begin the Comment Resolution process.
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/or on any
unresolved negative comments.
When the comment resolution process is complete, the
Sponsor or Chair must determine if a Recirculation Ballot
is in order.
Sponsor Ballot Recirculation
RECIRCULATION BALLOT
A recirculation ballot is necessary when there are unresolved
negative comments on the initial ballot, or if any technical
or substantive changes have been made to the draft.
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. Durning this
time, 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 e-mail to the Sponsor advising
that his/her vote has changed. The Sponsor will then
submit a copy of the e-mail to RevCom as part of the
submittal package.
If new negatives with comments are received during
the recirculation, or if technical changes were made
to the draft as a result of the previous recirculation,
the Sponsor must initiate an additional recirculation
