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1.4 MAB is elected from arXiv’s membership and serves as a consultative body.
2. MAB Membership
2.1 Board Composition
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b) Other Officers. Other officers elected by the Board shall have the authority prescribed to them by the Board.
3. MAB Operation
3.1 MAB represents participating institutions’ interests and advises CUL on issues related to repository management and development, standards implementation, interoperability, development priorities, business planning, and outreach and advocacy. MAB also reviews and comments on arXiv budgets proposed by CUL. For agenda items that require decisions, MAB will review and comment on proposals submitted by CUL and may request additional information in support of their deliberations. MAB members can propose agenda items for discussion on topics within the scope of the group’s role. Some topics will require open discussion, and some matters with action items will necessitate decision-making. When the Chair determines that all Voting Board Members present are generally united in their judgment, he or she shall attempt to state clearly the “sense of the Board.”
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If an MAB member is unable to attend a meeting, he or she may designate an alternate to act as a Board member. The alternate must be an employee or officer of a Contributing or High-Contributing Organization. An alternate may attend Board meetings and will be deemed a member of the Board for all purposes for the duration of the designation.
5. Committees
5.1 Elections Committee
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The Board Chair may fill vacancies on committees. Each committee and task force may adopt rules for its meetings that are consistent with these Bylaws or with any rules adopted by the Board.
6. MAB Member Election
6.1 Board members representing Contributing Organizations and High-Contributing Organizations will be selected through an election by a majority vote of the member organizations.
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- They may delegate their representation to a consortium or other proxy, with the voting representation of such proxies being equal to the number of members represented.
- A High-Contributing Organization may opt to ask each member cast a vote during an election. This process needs to be coordinated by the consortia liaison and each member organization will have one vote.
7. Resignation, Removal, or Replacement of a Board Member
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