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The following elections will take place in in November 2011:
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* [[Board/Elections/Nominations|Fedora Project Board]] (two seats)
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* [[Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations|FESCo (Engineering)]] (four seats)
* [[FAmSCo_election_2011_nominations|FAmSCo (Ambassadors)]] (seven seats)
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All dates and times noted are UTC time.
The following [[Elections|elections]] take place in January 2018:


=== Committee Elections Schedule ===
* [[Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations|FESCo (Engineering)]] (5 seats)
* [[Council/Nominations|Fedora Council]] (2 seats)
* [[Mindshare/Nominations|Mindshare]] (2 seats)


* October 24: Announce election schedule, call for Town Hall volunteers
= Elections Schedule =
* October 25-November 5th: Nominations open (nomination period closes promptly at 23:59:59 UTC on the 5th)
''All the periods below start at 00:00:00UTC and end at 23:59:59UTC)''
* October 25-November 5th: Questions for candidates accepted at [[F17_elections_questionnaire|Fedora 17 elections questionnaire]]
* November 6-12: Organize town hall schedule
* November 6-12: Candidates answer questions, send responses to Wrangler
* November 12: Deadline for questionnaire responses from candidates
* November 13-14: Wrangler presents questionnaire answers, posts to wiki
* November 15-22: Town Hall meetings
* November 21-22: Finalize online voting application
* November 23-December 5: Voting Period (voting period closes promptly at 23:59:59 on the 5th)
* December 6: Announce results


=== Nominations for Elected Positions ===
* '''Dec 15 - Jan 02''': Selection of questions from Questionnaire
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.
* '''Jan 03 - Jan 10''': Nomination period
* '''Jan 11 - Jan 15''': Interviews
* '''Jan 16 - Jan 16''': Voting Setup & Validation & Publishing of interviews
* '''Jan 17 - Jan 24''': Voting period
* '''Jan 25''': Result Announcement


=== Candidate Questionnaire ===
= Selection of questions from 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.  
During the cancelled Autumn 2017 election period was collected set of questions for nominees to [[Development/SteeringCommittee|FESCo (Engineering)]], [[Council|Fedora Council]] and [[Mindshare|Mindshare]] teams. Based on [https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/tickets/issue/156 Council decision] top 3 questions are going to be selected, where these selected questions will be given to each candidate to answer before voting period begins as part of campaign.


[[F17 elections questionnaire|Link to the elections questionnaire]]
Questions are selected for the following teams:
* [https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/1805 FESCo (Engineering) - ticket #1805]
* [https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/tickets/issue/160 Fedora Council - ticket #160]
* [https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/tickets/issue/161 Mindshare - ticket #161]


The top 3 selected questions for each team are published in [https://pagure.io/fedora-project-schedule/blob/master/f/elections/2018-January Pagure].


=== IRC Town Halls ===
= Nominations for Elected Positions =
During this period you may self-nominate to open seats.  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.


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.
Currently opened nominations:
* [[Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations|FESCo (Engineering)]] (5 seats)
* [[Council/Nominations|Fedora Council]] (2 seats)
* [[Mindshare/Nominations|Mindshare]] (2 seats)


==== How to Join ====
= Interviews =
Nominees are requested to answer [https://pagure.io/fedora-project-schedule/blob/master/f/elections/2018-January selected questions] using '''[https://pagure.io/fedora-project-schedule/issues private issue in Pagure]'''. In this way only [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Jkurik Election Wrangler] and [https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Bex Fedora Action and Impact Coordinator] (as election wrangler substitute) are allowed to see these answers.


* Everyone should join [irc://irc.freenode.net/fedora-townhall #fedora-townhall] on FreeNode (irc.freenode.net).  Only candidates and a moderator may speak in this channel.
= Voting Setup & Validation & Publishing of interviews =
* 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.
It is responsibility of [[User:jkurik|Election wrangler]] to validate eligibility of nominees for elections. In compliance with Fedora Council [https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/tickets/issue/135 decision #135] nominees not having completed their interviews (as a [https://pagure.io/fedora-project-schedule/issues private issue in Pagure]) are excluded from the list of nominees.


==== Schedule ====
[[User:jkurik|Election wrangler]] is responsible for publishing these interviews on [http://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/  Fedora Community Blog] as well as setup of [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting/ voting machine] for the elections.


===== FESCo =====
= Voting Information =
{|
! Date & Time !! Group !! Moderator !! IRC Logs
|-
| Monday, November 21 at 18:00 UTC || FESCo || [[User:Jsmith]] || http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-townhall/2011-11-21/fedora_townhall.2011-11-21-18.01.html
|-
|}


===== Fedora Project Board =====
The [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora_Contributor_Documentation/1/html/Fedora_Elections_Guide/index.html Fedora Elections Guide] has information on the voting method used in the Fedora elections and detailed instructions on how to cast your vote.
{|
 
! Date & Time !! Group !! Moderator !! IRC Logs
== Voting Details ==
|-
 
| 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]]
If you are familiar with the voting process, you may go straight to the [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting voting] site to cast your votes.
|-
| Tuesday, November 22 at 21:00 UTC || Fedora Project Board || TBD ||
|-
|}


===== FAmSCo =====
== Eligible Voters ==


{|
Voting eligibility is determined by a community member's Fedora Account System ([https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/ FAS]) memberships.
! Date & Time !! Group !! Moderator !! IRC Logs
|-
| Saturday, November 19 at 11:00 UTC || FAmSCo || [[User:Jsmith|Jared Smith]] || [[http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-townhall/2011-11-19/fedora_townhall.2011-11-19-11.00.log.html]]
|-
| Tuesday, November 22 at 01:00 UTC || FAmSCo || TBD ||
|-
|}


=== Council ===


To vote for the [[Council]] you must have cla_done in FAS.


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===== Thursday December 3, 2009 =====
{|
!Time !!Group !! Moderator !! US Timezones !! IRC Logs
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|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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To vote for [[Fedora_Engineering_Steering_Committee|FESCo]] you must have cla_done + one other "non-cla" group in FAS.


==== Zodbot announcement ====
=== Mindshare ===
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: ???
To vote for [[Mindshare|Mindshare]] you must have cla_done group in FAS.


=== Voting Information ===
= Post Election Tasks =


The [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora_Contributor_Documentation/1/html/Fedora_Elections_Guide/index.html Fedora Elections Guide] has information on the voting method used in the Fedora elections and detailed instructions on how to cast your vote.
== Council ==
* Adjust the Council mailing list subscriptions.
* Update the [[Council|Council wiki page]].
* Update permissions on [https://pagure.io/group/Fedora-Council Council Pagure instance]
 
== FESCo (Engineering) ==
* Update rights on the [https://pagure.io/group/fesco FESCo Pagure instance].
* Update the [[Fedora_Engineering_Steering_Committee|FESCo wiki page]].
* Update the [[Extras/SteeringCommitteeHistory|FESCo history page]].
* Award new members the [https://pagure.io/Fedora-Badges/issue/36 fesco badge].


If you are familiar with the voting process, you may go straight to the [https://admin.fedoraproject.org/voting voting] site to cast your votes.
== Mindshare ==
* Adjust the Mindshare mailing list subscriptions ?
* Update permissions on [https://pagure.io/mindshare Mindshare Pagure instance] ?
* Update the [[Mindshare|Mindshare wiki page]].


== Historical ==
= Historical =
*[https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=500157 Elections in August 2017]
*[https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=484148 Elections in December 2016]
*[https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=474564 Elections in July 2016]
*[https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=430303 Elections in Nov/Dec 2015]
*[https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=416869 Elections in June 2015]
*[https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=400684 Elections in January 2015]
*[https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=313245 Elections in Nov/Dec 2012]
*[https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=292081 Elections in May/June 2012]
*[http://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=261855 Elections in November 2011]
*[http://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=239714 Elections in June 2011]
*[http://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=208250 Elections in November 2010]
*[[Elections in May 2010]]
*[[Elections in May 2010]]
*[[Elections in December 2009]]
*[[Elections in December 2009]]

Revision as of 00:34, 25 January 2018

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The January 2018 elections are now over.
Please wait for the next elections to start.
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The following elections take place in January 2018:

Elections Schedule

All the periods below start at 00:00:00UTC and end at 23:59:59UTC)

  • Dec 15 - Jan 02: Selection of questions from Questionnaire
  • Jan 03 - Jan 10: Nomination period
  • Jan 11 - Jan 15: Interviews
  • Jan 16 - Jan 16: Voting Setup & Validation & Publishing of interviews
  • Jan 17 - Jan 24: Voting period
  • Jan 25: Result Announcement

Selection of questions from Questionnaire

During the cancelled Autumn 2017 election period was collected set of questions for nominees to FESCo (Engineering), Fedora Council and Mindshare teams. Based on Council decision top 3 questions are going to be selected, where these selected questions will be given to each candidate to answer before voting period begins as part of campaign.

Questions are selected for the following teams:

The top 3 selected questions for each team are published in Pagure.

Nominations for Elected Positions

During this period you may self-nominate to open seats. 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.

Currently opened nominations:

Interviews

Nominees are requested to answer selected questions using private issue in Pagure. In this way only Election Wrangler and Fedora Action and Impact Coordinator (as election wrangler substitute) are allowed to see these answers.

Voting Setup & Validation & Publishing of interviews

It is responsibility of Election wrangler to validate eligibility of nominees for elections. In compliance with Fedora Council decision #135 nominees not having completed their interviews (as a private issue in Pagure) are excluded from the list of nominees.

Election wrangler is responsible for publishing these interviews on Fedora Community Blog as well as setup of voting machine for the elections.

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.

Voting Details

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

Eligible Voters

Voting eligibility is determined by a community member's Fedora Account System (FAS) memberships.

Council

To vote for the Council you must have cla_done in FAS.

FESCo (Engineering)

To vote for FESCo you must have cla_done + one other "non-cla" group in FAS.

Mindshare

To vote for Mindshare you must have cla_done group in FAS.

Post Election Tasks

Council

FESCo (Engineering)

Mindshare

Historical

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