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@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ An election to fill a vacant role on the Steering Committee will occur in two st
 * Nominations: No less than three weeks before an election a public announcement of the election must be made and nominations solicited for no less than two weeks.
 Candidates who have accepted their nomination (self nominations are allowed) should write a short statement supporting their candidacy, which will be made public as soon as possible, but no later than before the election starts.
 * Election: All candidates that have written statement will be put to a vote of the Project Custodians, which must remain open for two weeks, and the candidate(s) with the most votes shall be elected to the position(s).
+* If there are the same number of candidates as seats then the vote will be held with a "Reopen Nominations" option. If this option gains the most votes then a two week nomination period will reopen, and the election will be held after this period ends.
 
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