Remove size limit of board

As discussed on our mailing list, we have a strong crop of new potential board members, and we may accordingly wish to increase the size of the board. This change to our bylaws removes the restriction to 14 members. Because it is a change to our bylaws, this requires the vote of 2/3 of our current membership, at least 10 of us.

To vote in favor, you must click the blue Approve button in this Merge Request.

board.md

@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ There are several goals of the design of this process:
 * Avoidance of too-frequent calls for applications
 * Accommodation for a scenario when more or fewer excellent candidates apply
   than the number of leaving Board members
-* A desire to keep the size of the Board at no more than 14 members
 
 While the sections below spell out the rules, we give a brief overview here.
 Every year, we put out a call for
@@ -249,14 +248,9 @@ and those who are choosing to resign at the end of the application process.
 
 We call a member who is applying to retain their seat on the board a *rerunning* member.
 
-An application process is triggered on February 1 every year. There
-is one exception to this rule: if the number of non-departing members
-is already 14, then we have no more room and will not run an application
-process.
-
+An application process is triggered on February 1 every year.
 The result of the application process is an appointment of zero or more
-directors, such that the total number of members stays below or
-equal to 14.
+directors.
 
 When an application process is triggered, the Secretary orchestrates the
 application process, below.
@@ -311,14 +305,9 @@ update their votes. This is allowed up until April 1; only the final vote counts
 Once candidates are selected, they are contacted by the Chair in rank
 order and invited to
 join the Board, with the Chair working down the list if anyone declines.
-The Chair stops this process if either:
-* the Board reaches size 14
-* the Chair reaches "That's it" in the ranking
-If either of these conditions happens in the midst of a tie in the ranking,
-the Chair stops sending invitations. (That is, if there are 13 members of the
-Board and the next two candidates are tied, neither is invited. Similarly,
-if the next candidate is tied with "That's it" in the ranking, they are not
-invited.)
+The Chair stops this process when they reach "That's it" in the ranking.
+If "That's it" occurs in the midst of a tie in the ranking, all candidates
+tied with "That's it" get invited.
 
 For example, suppose Soomin Kim, Chris Young, and Jens Pedersen are applying.
 One ranking might be
@@ -335,10 +324,6 @@ This voting system has been used for several years by the GHC Steering
 Committee. While somewhat complex to describe, it is easy to understand and
 use as a voter and works well in practice.
 
-If the number of members voted in by this procedure would cause the total size
-of the board to exceed its maximum from the last 12 months, then the decision
-must be ratified by a 2/3 majority of the board.
-
 ## 7.6. Selection Criteria
 
 While we do not expect all applicants to meet all criteria, here are the
@@ -785,4 +770,4 @@ This section describes typical attributes for votes.
     1. Any two Board members may change an MR vote to another form of vote (likely: an operational
        vote or a two-third vote) simply by requesting to do so. In this way, if the automatic abstention
        mechanism appears harmful (because the contents of an MR look contentious, say), it can be
-       circumvented.
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+       circumvented.