Automate the majority of the ownership transfer process (retain human approval)

I like this idea!

How big of a quarum do we need to get approval for this initiative?

I do not think this makes sense to work on before ✨ Move issues from www.drupal.org to git.drupalcode.org Postponed so we do not need to do this work twice.

Linking two issues where a Project Ownership Queue Admin transferred projects that were opted in to Security Coverage to a user who did not appear to have the opt in permission required per policy.

The proposed automated gates in this issue would reduce the risk of such incidents.

the opt in permission required per policy

Apply for permission to opt into security advisory coverage → is not a policy. Please stop making false claims.

Please stop making false claims.

I am referring to the following statements where users have been refused project transfer for not having the security opt in permission.

The project is covered by the security advisory policy; project moderators will not add as maintainer/co-maintainer, or project owner, somebody who cannot opt projects into security advisory coverage, as in this case.
I sometimes contact the maintainers, hoping they will reply back accepting the offer. They are the only ones who can decide to add as maintainers/co-maintainers people who cannot opt projects into security advisory coverage, though.

— avpaderno
https://www.drupal.org/project/marvelous/issues/3492162#comment-16028940 💬 Offering to maintain Marvelous Theme Active

Project moderators will not add as co-maintainers/maintainers people who cannot opt projects into security advisory coverage

— avpaderno
https://www.drupal.org/project/simple_cron/issues/3453929#comment-15651081 →

@cmlara You are right. I thought I already checked that before, but I obviously got confused.

@Chandreshgiri Gauswami I have to remove you from the maintainers list, for the moment.

— avpaderno
https://www.drupal.org/project/adminer/issues/3441835#comment-15594906 💬 Offering to maintain Adminer Active

In English, will does not mean certainty.
That part means people who cannot opt projects into security advisory policy cannot expect to be added as maintainer, co-maintainer, or project owners. It does not mean a project moderator will not add them as maintainers, co-maintainers, or project owners.