Elections: Difference between revisions

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The following elections will take place in May/June 2012:

Fedora Project Board (three seats)
FESCo (Engineering) (five seats)
Fedora 18 Name (separate schedule from the committee elections)

All dates and times noted are UTC time.

Committee Elections Schedule (DRAFT)

April 24: Announce election schedule and open questionnaire form.
April 24-May 8: Questionnaire form open for the community to submit questions for the candidates.
May 2-8: FPL announces 1st appointment to the Fedora Project Board.
May 9-15: Nomination Period (closes promptly at 23:59:59 UTC on the 15th)
May 16-22: Schedule Townhalls for May 25-31.
May 22: Questionnaire responses due back.
May 23-24: Questionnaire responses posted to the wiki prior to the first townhall.
May 25-31: Townhalls (Two for the Fedora Project Board and two for FESCo).
June 1-7: Voting Period (closes promptly at 23:59:59 UTC on the 7th).
June 8: Announce Results.
June 9-16: FPL announces 2nd appointment to the Fedora Project Board.

Nominations for Elected Positions

You may self-nominate. If you wish to nominate someone else, please consult with that person ahead of time. Wiki nomination pages carry additional details about the nominee which the nominee is expected to write.

Candidate Questionnaire

We are collecting a list of questions, which will be given to each candidate to answer before the IRC Town Halls. Please see the F18 elections questionnaire and add your own. Note: not all questions will be posed to the candidates. Questions may be edited. Candidates may choose to answer (or not) as they see fit. Questions will be collected from April 24 to May 8. Candidates will have until May 22 to return their responses which will be published no later than May 24.

IRC Town Halls

Each group participating in the election will attempt host two Town Hall forums on IRC. Each will last one hour, or less if there are no further questions.

How to Join

Everyone should join #fedora-townhall on FreeNode (irc.freenode.net). Only candidates and a moderator may speak in this channel.
Non-candidates should also join #fedora-townhall-public on FreeNode (irc.freenode.net). Direct your questions for the candidates to the moderator.

Townhall Schedule

Fedora Project Board

TBA

FESCo

TBA

Zodbot announcement

Fedora Town Hall at ____ UTC (_____am/pm US-Eastern) with the ______ candidates. Visit https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections#IRC_Town_Halls for information on how to participate and pose questions to the candidates.

Beefy Miracle Election Coordinator: inode0

Voting Information

The Fedora Elections Guide has information on the voting method used in the Fedora elections and detailed instructions on how to cast your vote.

If you are familiar with the voting process, you may go straight to the voting site to cast your votes.

Historical

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-The following elections has been taken place in November 2011:
+The following elections will take place in May/June 2012:
-* [[Board/Elections/Nominations|Fedora Project Board]] (two seats)
+* [[Board/Elections/Nominations|Fedora Project Board]] (three seats)
-* [[Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations|FESCo (Engineering)]] (four seats)
+* [[Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations|FESCo (Engineering)]] (five seats)
+<!--
 * [[FAmSCo_election_2011_nominations|FAmSCo (Ambassadors)]] (seven seats)
-<!--
-* [[Name suggestions for Fedora 16|Fedora 16 Name]] (separate schedule from the committee elections)
 -->
+* [[Name suggestions for Fedora 18|Fedora 18 Name]] (separate schedule from the committee elections)
 All dates and times noted are UTC time.
-=== Committee Elections Schedule ===
+=== Committee Elections Schedule (DRAFT) ===
-* October 24: Announce election schedule, call for Town Hall volunteers
+* April 24: Announce election schedule and open questionnaire form.
-* October 25-November 5th: Nominations open (nomination period closes promptly at 23:59:59 UTC on the 5th)
+* April 24-May 8: Questionnaire form open for the community to submit questions for the candidates.
-* October 25-November 5th: Questions for candidates accepted at [[F17_elections_questionnaire|Fedora 17 elections questionnaire]]
+* May 2-8: FPL announces 1st appointment to the Fedora Project Board.
-* November 6-12: Organize town hall schedule
+* May 9-15: Nomination Period (closes promptly at 23:59:59 UTC on the 15th)
-* November 6-12: Candidates answer questions, send responses to Wrangler
+* May 16-22: Schedule Townhalls for May 25-31.
-* November 12: Deadline for questionnaire responses from candidates
+* May 22: Questionnaire responses due back.
-* November 13-14: Wrangler presents questionnaire answers, posts to wiki
+* May 23-24: Questionnaire responses posted to the wiki prior to the first townhall.
-* November 15-22: Town Hall meetings
+* May 25-31: Townhalls (Two for the Fedora Project Board and two for FESCo).
-* November 21-22: Finalize online voting application
+* June 1-7: Voting Period (closes promptly at 23:59:59 UTC on the 7th).
-* November 23-December 5:  Voting Period (voting period closes promptly at 23:59:59 on the 5th)
+* June 8: Announce Results.
-* December 6: Announce results
+* June 9-16: FPL announces 2nd appointment to the Fedora Project Board.
 === Nominations for Elected Positions ===
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 === Candidate Questionnaire ===
-We are collecting a list of questions, which will be given to each candidate to answer before the IRC Town Halls.  Please see the [[F17 elections questionnaire]] and add your own.  Note: not all questions will be posed to the candidates.  Questions may be edited.  Candidates may choose to answer (or not) as they see fit. Questions will be collected from October 25 to November 5. Candidates will have until November 12 to return their responses which will be published no later than November 14th.
+We are collecting a list of questions, which will be given to each candidate to answer before the IRC Town Halls.  Please see the [[F18 elections questionnaire]] and add your own.  Note: not all questions will be posed to the candidates.  Questions may be edited.  Candidates may choose to answer (or not) as they see fit. Questions will be collected from April 24 to May 8. Candidates will have until May 22 to return their responses which will be published no later than May 24.
-[[F17 elections questionnaire|Link to the elections questionnaire]]
 === IRC Town Halls ===
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 * Non-candidates should also join [irc://irc.freenode.net/fedora-townhall-public #fedora-townhall-public] on FreeNode (irc.freenode.net).  Direct your questions for the candidates to the moderator.
-==== Schedule ====
+==== Townhall Schedule ====
-===== FESCo =====
+===== Fedora Project Board =====
+* TBA
+<!--   ** REPLACE THE LINES THAT FOLLOW WITH THE
+          ACTUAL SCHEDULE AND REMOVE THE COMMENT
+          TAGS AND "TBA" MARKING **
 {|
 ! Date & Time !! Group !! Moderator !! IRC Logs
 |-
-| Monday, November 21 at 18:00 UTC || FESCo || [[User:Jsmith|Jared Smith]] || [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-townhall/2011-11-21/fedora_townhall.2011-11-21-18.01.html Log]
+| Thursday, November 17 at 23:00 UTC || Fedora Project Board || [[User:Jsmith|Jared Smith]] || [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-townhall/2011-11-17/fedora_townhall.2011-11-17-23.13.html Log]
+|-
+| Tuesday, November 22 at 21:00 UTC || Fedora Project Board || [[User:Jsmith|Jared Smith]] || [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-townhall/2011-11-22/fedora_townhall.2011-11-22-21.01.html Log]
 |-
 |}
+-->
-===== Fedora Project Board =====
+===== FESCo =====
+* TBA
+<!--   ** REPLACE THE LINES THAT FOLLOW WITH THE
+          ACTUAL SCHEDULE AND REMOVE THE COMMENT
+          TAGS AND "TBA" MARKING **
 {|
 ! Date & Time !! Group !! Moderator !! IRC Logs
 |-
-| Thursday, November 17 at 23:00 UTC || Fedora Project Board || [[User:Jsmith|Jared Smith]] || [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-townhall/2011-11-17/fedora_townhall.2011-11-17-23.13.html Log]
+| Monday, November 21 at 18:00 UTC || FESCo || [[User:Jsmith|Jared Smith]] || [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-townhall/2011-11-21/fedora_townhall.2011-11-21-18.01.html Log]
 |-
-| Tuesday, November 22 at 21:00 UTC || Fedora Project Board || [[User:Jsmith|Jared Smith]] || [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-townhall/2011-11-22/fedora_townhall.2011-11-22-21.01.html Log]
+| Monday, November 21 at 18:00 UTC || FESCo || [[User:Jsmith|Jared Smith]] || [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-townhall/2011-11-21/fedora_townhall.2011-11-21-18.01.html Log]
 |-
 |}
+-->
+<!--
 ===== FAmSCo =====
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 |}
-<!--   ** REPLACE THE LINES THAT FOLLOW WITH THE
-          ACTUAL SCHEDULE AND REMOVE THE COMMENT
-          TAGS AND "TBA" MARKING **
-===== Thursday December 3, 2009 =====
-{|
-!Time !!Group !! Moderator !! US Timezones !! IRC Logs
-|-
-|18:00 UTC || FESCo || [[User:paulmellors|Paul Mellors]] || 01:00pm Eastern || [http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-townhall/2009-12-03/fesco-town-hall-2009-12-03.2009-12-03-18.07.log.html Log]
-|-
-|}
 -->
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   Fedora Town Hall at ____ UTC (_____am/pm US-Eastern) with the ______ candidates. Visit https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Elections#IRC_Town_Halls for information on how to participate and pose questions to the candidates.
-Coordinator: inode0 volunteers to coordinate the Beefy Miracle elections
+Beefy Miracle Election Coordinator: inode0
 === Voting Information ===

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