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<h1>Rules & Timeline for the GNOME Foundation 2012 Elections</h1>
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<h2>Elections Rules</h2>
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2012-02-21 00:05:02 +00:00
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See the <a href="https://live.gnome.org/Foundation/Charter">GNOME Foundation charter</a> for
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general rules.
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There are 7 board slots that are to be filled during these elections.
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Members of the GNOME Foundation as of
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<!-- CANDIDATES_ANNOUNCED_DATE -->2012-05-23
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are eligible to vote in the elections. Anyone who has made a
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contribution to GNOME can apply for membership by completing the
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<a href="http://www.gnome.org/foundation/membership/apply/">application</a>.
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Also, your membership needs to be valid at least until the end of the
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elections
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(<!-- CHALLENGE_CLOSED_DATE -->2012-06-19).
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Any eligible voter is eligible to be elected to the Board of Directors.
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To announce your candidacy, send a message to
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<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/">foundation-announce@gnome.org</a>
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with your full name, e-mail, corporate affiliation (if any), and a
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description of your reasons for wanting to serve as a director.
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Candidacies must be announced prior to
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<!-- CANDIDATES_CLOSED_DATE -->2012-05-20, 23:59 UTC.
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All candidates should mail a summary of their candicacy announcement
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(see previous rule) to <a
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href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a>.
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Summaries should be no more than 75 words of continuous text (i.e. no
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bullet lists or multiple paragraphs) and must be received by the
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nomination deadline given above. A compilation of the summaries will
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be mailed to all registered voters several days prior to the elections.
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All discussion related to the elections should be held on
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<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/">foundation-list@gnome.org</a>.
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Members are invited to ask questions to one or all candidates on that
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list.
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Instructions explaining how to vote will be sent via e-mail to all
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eligible voters on
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<!-- VOTING_OPENED_DATE -->2012-05-27,
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and votes must be returned by
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<!-- VOTING_CLOSED_DATE -->2012-06-11, 23:59 UTC.
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Votes will be held confidential during the elections, but an
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anonymized archive of all submitted votes will be made publicly
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accessible at its conclusion.
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The GNOME Foundation Membership and Elections Committee is
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responsible for counting the votes.
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The 7 candidates voted for most as counted by a <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2009-March/msg00012.html">single transferable
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vote system</a> will be elected, except that no more than two
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individuals affiliated with any one corporation may be elected. Should
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more than two of the top seven vote-getters be affiliated with the
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same company, only the two with the most votes will be considered
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elected. For a full definition of corporate affiliation, see the
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<a href="https://live.gnome.org/Foundation/Charter">GNOME Foundation charter</a>.
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In the event of a tie for the final slot on the board, the Elections
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Committee will schedule run-off elections as soon as possible.
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The Elections Committee will announce preliminary results as soon as
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possible after the elections close, along with instructions on how to
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access the votes archive and how to independently verify the vote
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count.
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Any eligible voter may challenge the preliminary results by e-mailing
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<a
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href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a>
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prior to
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<!-- PRELIMINARY_RESULTS_DATE -->2012-06-19.
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The decision of the Elections Committee as
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to any challenge shall be final. Once any challenges have been
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resolved, the Elections Committee shall announce the final results.
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Any questions regarding these procedures should be directed to the
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Elections Committee by e-mail to <a
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href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a>.
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The committee shall have the power to make any necessary changes or
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clarifications to these rules at any point during the elections.
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<h2>Timeline</h2>
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<p><small>(all deadlines are 23:59 UTC)</small></p>
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<!-- CANDIDATES_OPENED_DATE -->2012-05-07: Announcements and list of candidates opens.
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<!-- CANDIDATES_CLOSED_DATE -->2012-05-20: Last day to announce candidacies, submit summary statements.
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</li>
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<!-- CANDIDATES_ANNOUNCED_DATE -->2012-05-23: Final list of candidates.
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<!-- VOTING_OPENED_DATE -->2012-05-27: Instructions mailed to eligible voters, voting begins.
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<!-- VOTING_CLOSED_DATE -->2012-06-10: Voting closes.
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<!-- PRELIMINARY_RESULTS_DATE -->2012-06-12: Preliminary results are announced.
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<!-- CHALLENGE_CLOSED_DATE -->2012-06-19: Last day to challenge preliminary results.
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