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@@ -1783,8 +1783,11 @@ Charter Refinement</h3>
 	with the goal of achieving [=consensus=] on the proposal.
 	The <dfn>Chartering Facilitator</dfn>--
 	who is chosen (and <em class=rfc2119>may</em> be replaced) by the [=Team=]--
-	acts as [=Chair=] for the [=charter refinement=] process,
-	and is responsible for seeking community consensus among those participating in the refinement process.
+	is responsible for seeking community [=consensus=] among those participating in the refinement process
+	and making decisions reflecting that [=consensus=].
+	In cases where [=consensus=] cannot be found,
+	the [=Chartering Facilitator=] <em class=rfc2119>may</em> ask the [=Team=] to make a [=Team Decision=],
+	and <em class=rfc2119>must</em> document the rationale for the decision.
 
 	Note: The [=Chartering Facilitator=] is not necessarily the [=Chair=] of the [=chartered group|group=] being chartered.
 
@@ -1793,13 +1796,12 @@ Charter Refinement</h3>
 	* All issues filed against the [=charter draft=] must be [=formally addressed=],
 		and their resolutions tracked in a disposition of comments
 		highlighting any issues not resolved by consensus.
-	* Decisions are made as [=group decisions=], where the group is made up of all individuals participating in this process,
-		(though only W3C [=Members=] and the [=Team=] can participate in any formal [[#Votes|vote]]).
 
-	The [=charter refinement=] phase concludes when there is either of the following:
-	* A [=group decision=] or [=Team Decision=] to initiate [=AC Review=] of the [=charter draft=],
-		subject to [=Team=] verification that the expectations of [=charter refinement=] are fulfilled.
-	* A [=chair decision=] by the [=Chartering Facilitator=], confirmed by a [=Team Decision=], to abandon the proposal.
+	The [=charter refinement=] phase concludes
+	when there is a [=Team Decision=]
+	(informed by the work of the [=Chartering Facilitator=])
+	either to initiate [=AC Review=] of the [=charter draft=],
+	or to abandon the proposal.
 
 	[=Formal Objections=] filed during the [=charter refinement=] phase
 	are specially handled: