Guys, I have a feeling that "too much" voting is going on... Typically we run "consensus" in Apache projects, i.e. someone makes a suggestion for changes or actions, and if people object they yell, otherwise proceed. For code changes, typically that means that the 'proposer' go ahead and make the changes, and if objections shows up and resolved to not make the change, then that is reversed. This has been coined CTR (Commit-Then-Review). Httpd project and others, run a RTC format for stable branches, but the vast majority uses the CTR model (incl httpd during 'new heavy development').
So, the only 'requirement' for proper voting is Releases (well, some community issues as well, but...), which is a legal act and must be done properly. Cheers Niclas -- http://www.qi4j.org - New Energy for Java
