Purpose of the Governance Committee

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When a proposal is a feature or change to the existing product that should be done in the current new feature release, the proposal should be accompanied by a technical scheme to solve it.
While the decision-making process is democratic, both BMGF and USAID representatives will have a deciding vote in any decision as the primary funders of the OpenLMIS software and initiative. Voting should always occur in writing on the OpenLMIS Governance Committee Google Group mailing list. The Secretary will start a topic in the Google Group with the details and relevant links, and members should vote by replying to that topic.

The voting process is as follows:

Proposals or issues requiring a vote must be made publicly available for discussion on the Governance Committee Google Group forum prior to the next Governance Committee meeting instance. It is the submitter's responsibility to start a vote after this discussion during the next instance of a Governance Committee meeting. Voting should always occur in writing on the OpenLMIS Governance Committee Google Group forum. The Secretary will start a topic in the Google Group with the details and relevant links, and members should vote by replying to that topic. The vote must be open for a minimum of one business week. 

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