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| According to its [[Board/SuccessionPlanning| succession planning]] document, the Fedora Board currently appoints 4 of its 9 seats, and elects 5 of the 9, on a rotating basis.
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| [[Board/History|This page]] should help to explain when different seats are filled, etc.
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| {{Anchor|Summary}}
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| == Summary ==
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| * Voting is open to all Fedora contributors who have a valid account in the Fedora Account System and have completed the [[Legal:Fedora_Project_Contributor_Agreement|Fedora Project Contributor Agreement]].
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| * Voting uses the [[#Range_Voting|range voting]] style of voting.
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| * The two or three top vote receivers (depending on the number of open seats) will become members of the Fedora Project Board for a full two-release term.
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| * Future elections are held in accordance with our [[Board/SuccessionPlanning|succession planning policy]].
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| * We are using the Fedora [[#Voting_System | standard voting software]], used recently in other Fedora elections.
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| Learn about getting your account at [[Infrastructure/AccountSystem|Infrastructure/AccountSystem]].
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| == Schedule ==
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| See the [[Elections|main Elections page]] for the official schedule.
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| {{Anchor|Candidates}}
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| == Candidates ==
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| Candidates may be anyone who is in the Fedora Account System, has completed the [[Legal:Fedora_Project_Contributor_Agreement|Fedora Project Contributor Agreement]], and is not a citizen of an export-restricted country (see [[Legal/Export#Embargoed_Destinations|Legal/Export#Embargoed_Destinations]] for the list of export restricted countries). 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.
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| == Voters ==
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| Voters may be anyone who is in the Fedora Accounts System and has completed the [[Legal:Fedora_Project_Contributor_Agreement|Fedora Project Contributor Agreement]].
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| {{Anchor|ApprovalVoting}}
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| == Range Voting ==
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| 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.
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| 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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| {{Anchor|Voting-System}}
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| == Voting System ==
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| {{ Template:message/notice | '''Voting takes place at: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting/'''. }}
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| [[Category:Board]]
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