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''Updated 2009-05-13''
 
According to its [[Board/SuccessionPlanning| succession planning]]  document, it is time the next round of Fedora Board elections to take place.  The Fedora Board currently appoints 4 of its 9 seats, and elects 5 of the 9, on a rotating basis.
 
This election, the Board will elect 3 seats for a full two-release term.
 
[[Board/History|This page]] should help to explain when different seats are filled, etc.
 
{{Anchor|Summary}}
== Summary ==
 
* Voting is open to all Fedora contributors who have a valid account in the Fedora Account System and have completed the [[Legal/Licenses/CLA|Fedora CLA]].
* Voting uses the [[#Range_Voting|range voting]] style of voting.
* The three top vote receivers will become members of the Fedora Project Board for a full two-release term.
* Future elections are held in accordance with our [[Board/SuccessionPlanning|succession planning policy]].
* We are using the Fedora [[#Voting_System | standard voting software]], used recently in other Fedora elections.
 
Learn about getting your account at [[Infrastructure/AccountSystem|Infrastructure/AccountSystem]].
 
== Schedule ==
See the [[Elections|main Elections page]] for the official schedule.
 
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== Candidates ==
 
Candidates may be anyone who is in the Fedora Account System and has completed the [[Legal/Licenses/CLA|Fedora CLA]].  To be nominated, you must have a page within the [[Board/Elections/Nominations| nominations section]]  of the Fedora wiki, and it should include a brief (500 words or less) statement of purpose, vision, goals, etc.
 
The [[Board]] should publish, at the time nominations open, a statement of those issues on which it has worked since the last elections, and some of the issues still at hand, subject to the normal restrictions of privacy, privilege, or other sensitivities.  Typically there are a number of issues that have no such restrictions.
 
== Voters ==
 
Voters may be anyone who is in the Fedora Accounts System and has completed the [[Legal/Licenses/CLA|Fedora CLA]].
 
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== Range Voting ==
The voting system being used for this election is known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_voting range voting].  Voters cast a number of votes for each candidate, from zero up to the number of candidates.  If there are seven candidates, voters may cast from zero to seven votes for each candidate.
 
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Range_voting Wikipedia article on range voting] has more information on how range voting works, and tactical methods to use your vote if you care more deeply for a certain set of candidates.
 
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== Voting System ==
 
{{ Template:message/notice | '''Voting takes place at: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting/'''. }}
 
 
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 12 March 2015

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Board Replaced by Council
This document is obsolete and preserved for historic reasons. As decided by the board on 2014-09-09 the new top-level governance (Fedora Project Council) is in effect since 2014-11-26.