2005-10-18 15:46:00 +00:00
|
|
|
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
|
|
|
|
|
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
|
|
|
|
|
<html>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<head>
|
|
|
|
|
<title>GNOME Foundation 2005 Elections Rules</title>
|
|
|
|
|
<meta name="cvsdate" content="$Date$" />
|
|
|
|
|
</head>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<body>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<h1>Rules & Timeline for the GNOME Foundation 2005 Elections</h1>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<h2>Elections Rules</h2>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<ol>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
See the <a href="../../about/charter/">GNOME Foundation charter</a> for
|
|
|
|
|
general rules.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
2005-11-04 10:27:27 +00:00
|
|
|
There are 7 or 11 board slots that are to be filled during these
|
|
|
|
|
elections, depending on the result of the <a href="../../referenda/2005-10/">Reducing Board Size Referendum</a>.
|
2005-10-18 15:46:00 +00:00
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
2005-11-04 10:27:27 +00:00
|
|
|
Members of the GNOME Foundation as of November 6, 2005 are eligible to
|
2005-10-18 15:46:00 +00:00
|
|
|
vote in the elections. Anyone who has made a contribution to GNOME can
|
|
|
|
|
apply for membership by completing the <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="../../membership/application.php">application</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
Any eligible voter is eligible to be elected to the Board of Directors.
|
|
|
|
|
To announce your candidacy, send a message to
|
|
|
|
|
<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-announce/">foundation-announce@gnome.org</a>
|
|
|
|
|
with your full name, e-mail, corporate affiliation (if any), and a
|
|
|
|
|
description of your reasons for wanting to serve as a director.
|
|
|
|
|
Candidacies must be announced prior to November 14, 2005, 23:59 UTC.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
All candidates should mail a summary of their candicacy announcement
|
|
|
|
|
(see previous rule) to <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
Summaries should be no more than 75 words of continuous text (i.e. no
|
|
|
|
|
bullet lists or multiple paragraphs) and must be received by the
|
|
|
|
|
nomination deadline given above. A compilation of the summaries will
|
|
|
|
|
be mailed to all registered voters several days prior to the elections.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
All discussion related to the elections should be held on
|
|
|
|
|
<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/">foundation-list@gnome.org</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
Members are invited to ask questions to one or all candidates on that
|
|
|
|
|
list.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
Instructions explaining how to vote will be sent via e-mail to all
|
|
|
|
|
eligible voters on November 25, 2005, and votes must be returned by
|
|
|
|
|
December 9, 2005, 23:59 UTC (18:59 EST).
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
Votes will be held confidential during the elections, but an anonymized
|
|
|
|
|
archive of all submitted votes will be made publicly accessible at its
|
|
|
|
|
conclusion.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
The Elections Committee is responsible for counting the votes.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
2005-11-04 10:27:27 +00:00
|
|
|
The 7 or 11 candidates (depending on the result of the <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="../../referenda/2005-10/">Reducing Board Size Referendum</a>) who
|
|
|
|
|
receive the most votes will be elected, except that no more than
|
|
|
|
|
two/four individuals affiliated with any one corporation may be
|
|
|
|
|
elected. Should more than four of the top eleven vote-getters be
|
|
|
|
|
affiliated with the same company, only the four with the most votes
|
|
|
|
|
will be considered elected. For a full definition of corporate
|
|
|
|
|
affiliation, see the <a href="../../about/charter/">GNOME Foundation
|
|
|
|
|
charter</a>.
|
2005-10-18 15:46:00 +00:00
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
In the event of a tie for the final slot on the board, the Elections
|
|
|
|
|
Committee will schedule run-off elections as soon as possible.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
The Elections Committee will announce preliminary results as soon as
|
|
|
|
|
possible after the elections close, along with instructions on how to
|
|
|
|
|
access the votes archive and how to independently verify the vote
|
|
|
|
|
count.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
Any eligible voter may challenge the preliminary results by e-mailing
|
|
|
|
|
<a
|
|
|
|
|
href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a>
|
|
|
|
|
prior to December 23, 2005. The decision of the Elections Committee as
|
|
|
|
|
to any challenge shall be final. Once any challenges have been
|
|
|
|
|
resolved, the Elections Committee shall announce the final results.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
Any questions regarding these procedures should be directed to the
|
|
|
|
|
Elections Committee by e-mail to <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="mailto:elections@gnome.org">elections@gnome.org</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
The committee shall have the power to make any necessary changes or
|
|
|
|
|
clarifications to these rules at any point during the elections.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
</ol>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<h2>Timeline</h2>
|
|
|
|
|
<p><small>(all deadlines are 23:59 UTC/18:59 EST)</small></p>
|
|
|
|
|
<ul>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
2005-11-04 10:27:27 +00:00
|
|
|
November 6 (Sunday): Last day to apply for membership (to be eligible
|
2005-10-18 15:46:00 +00:00
|
|
|
for these elections).
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
November 14 (Monday): Last day to announce candidacies, submit summary
|
|
|
|
|
statements.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
November 16 (Wednesday): Final list of candidates, platform summaries
|
|
|
|
|
mailed to <a
|
|
|
|
|
href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/">foundation-list@gnome.org</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
November 25 (Friday): Instructions mailed to eligible voters, voting begins.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
December 9 (Monday): Voting closes.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
December 10 (Saturday): Preliminary results are announced.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
<li>
|
|
|
|
|
December 23 (Friday): Last day to challenge preliminary results.
|
|
|
|
|
</li>
|
|
|
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
</body>
|
|
|
|
|
</html>
|
