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@@ -36,10 +36,17 @@ Collaborators. All pull requests must be reviewed and accepted by a
 Collaborator with sufficient expertise who is able to take full
 responsibility for the change. In the case of pull requests proposed
 by an existing Collaborator, an additional Collaborator is required
-for sign-off. Consensus should be sought if additional Collaborators
-participate and there is disagreement around a particular
-modification. See [Consensus Seeking Process](#consensus-seeking-process) below
-for further detail on the consensus model used for governance.
+for sign-off.
+
+If one or more Collaborators oppose a proposed change, then the change can not
+be accepted unless:
+
+* Discussions and/or additional changes result in no Collaborators objecting to
+  the change. Previously-objecting Collaborators do not necessarily have to
+  sign-off on the change, but they should not be opposed to it.
+* The change is escalated to the CTC and the CTC votes to approve the change.
+  This should be used only after other options (especially discussion among
+  the disagreeing Collaborators) have been exhausted.
 
 Collaborators may opt to elevate significant or controversial modifications to
 the CTC by assigning the `ctc-review` label to a pull request or issue. The