July 13, 2025
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We are excited to announce that we have voted to adopt a new constitution for OFTC! This new version comes after more than a year of discussion and drafting, and as this update is substantially more than a simple amendment, SPI was consulted about the change. The goals of this rewrite include calibrating our governance document with how the network’s process have adapted over the past two decades, and reducing the administrative overhead in our annual elections. The old version is still available for comparison.
We initiated an amendment vote on June 7, ending July 7, with the outcome announced to staff and the SPI board on July 12. The previous constitution required 3/4ths of NOC and 3/4ths of NetOps to vote yes for the amendment to pass. The final results were:
- NOC: 7 yes, 0 no, 1 didn’t vote
- NetOp: 6 yes, 0 no, 1 didn’t vote