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The following elections will take place in May/June 2013:
The following [[Elections|elections]] take place in January 2018:


* [[Board/Elections/Nominations|Fedora Project Board]] (three seats: E3,E4,E5)
* [[Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations|FESCo (Engineering)]] (5 seats)
* [[Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations|FESCo (Engineering)]] (five seats)
* [[Council/Nominations|Fedora Council]] (2 seats)
* [[FAmSCo_nominations|FAmSCo (Ambassadors)]] (four seats)
* [[Mindshare/Nominations|Mindshare]] (2 seats)
* [[Name suggestions for Fedora 20|Fedora 20 Name]] (separate schedule from the committee elections)


= Elections Schedule =
''All the periods below start at 00:00:00UTC and end at 23:59:59UTC)''


All dates and times noted are UTC time.
* '''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


= Committee Elections Schedule =
= Selection of questions from Questionnaire =
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.


* '''May 16''': Announce elections
Questions are selected for the following teams:
* '''May 16''' : Open questionnaire form.
* [https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/1805 FESCo (Engineering) - ticket #1805]
* '''Before end of nomination period''': FPL announces 1st appointment to the Fedora Project Board.
* [https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/tickets/issue/160 Fedora Council - ticket #160]
* '''May 16 - May 23'' : Questionnaire form open for the community to submit questions for the candidates.
* [https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/tickets/issue/161 Mindshare - ticket #161]
* '''May 18 - May 25''': Nomination Period (closes promptly at 23:59:59 UTC on the May 25)
 
* '''May 31 - June 10''': Schedule Townhalls for .
The top 3 selected questions for each team are published in [https://pagure.io/fedora-project-schedule/blob/master/f/elections/2018-January Pagure].  
* '''May 29''': Questionnaire responses due back.
* '''May 30''': Questionnaire responses posted to the wiki prior to the first townhall.
* '''June 10 - June 17''': Townhalls (One each for the Fedora Project Board, FESCo, FAmSCo).
* '''June 17 - June 24''': Voting Period (closes promptly at 23:59:59 UTC on the June 24).
* '''June 24 - July 01''': Announce Results.
* '''June 24 - July 02''': FPL announces 2nd appointment to the Fedora Project Board.
* '''July 02''': Fedora 19 release


= Nominations for Elected Positions =
= 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.


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.
Currently opened nominations:
 
* [[Development/SteeringCommittee/Nominations|FESCo (Engineering)]] (5 seats)
= Candidate Questionnaire =
* [[Council/Nominations|Fedora Council]] (2 seats)
We are collecting a list of questions, which will be given to each candidate to answer before the IRC townhall meetings. Please see the [[F19 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.
* [[Mindshare/Nominations|Mindshare]] (2 seats)
 
= IRC Town Halls =
 
Each group participating in the election will attempt to host one Town Hall forum on IRC.  Each will last one hour, or less if there are no further questions.
 
== How to Join ==
 
* 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.
* 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.
 
== Townhall Schedule ==
 
=== [[Board/Elections/Nominations|Fedora Project Board]] ===
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=== [[FAmSCo_election_2012_F18_nominations|FAmSCo (Ambassadors)]] ===
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== Zodbot announcement ==
= Interviews =
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.
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.


Election Coordinator: [[User:Ankursinha|Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD"]]
= Voting Setup & Validation & Publishing of interviews =
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.


Questionnaire Coordinator: [[User:Ankursinha|Ankur Sinha "FranciscoD"]]
[[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.


= Voting Information =
= Voting Information =
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Voting eligibility is determined by a community member's Fedora Account System ([https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/ FAS]) memberships.
Voting eligibility is determined by a community member's Fedora Account System ([https://admin.fedoraproject.org/accounts/ FAS]) memberships.


=== Fedora Project Board ===
=== Council ===


To vote for the [[Board|Fedora Project Board]] you must have cla_done in FAS.
To vote for the [[Council]] you must have cla_done in FAS.


=== FESCo (Engineering) ===
=== FESCo (Engineering) ===
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To vote for [[Fedora_Engineering_Steering_Committee|FESCo]] you must have cla_done + one other "non-cla" group in FAS.
To vote for [[Fedora_Engineering_Steering_Committee|FESCo]] you must have cla_done + one other "non-cla" group in FAS.


=== FAmSCo (Ambassadors) ===
=== Mindshare ===
 
To vote for [[Mindshare|Mindshare]] you must have cla_done group in FAS.
 
= Post Election Tasks =
 
== 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].


To vote for [[Fedora_Ambassadors_Steering_Committee|FAmSCo]] you must have cla_done + one other "non-cla" group in FAS.
== 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=313245 Elections in Nov/Dec 2012]
*[https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=292081 Elections in May/June 2012]
*[https://fedoraproject.org/w/index.php?title=Elections&oldid=292081 Elections in May/June 2012]

Revision as of 00:34, 25 January 2018

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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