From bd433fb50806a9d2dcd441b13b00e58b27d7d8ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Russell Steinthal Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 02:28:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Moved old election rules to separate file for archival purposes (link to 2000 rules) Updated links for 2001 elections --- electionrules-2000.html | 110 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ elections.html | 5 +- 2 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 electionrules-2000.html diff --git a/electionrules-2000.html b/electionrules-2000.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7541253 --- /dev/null +++ b/electionrules-2000.html @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

GNOME Foundation +Election Rules & Timeline

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Election Rules

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  1. See the GNOME + Foundation charter for general rules.

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  2. There are 11 board slots that are + to be filled during this election.

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  3. Elections are for registered + voters (future members of the GNOME Foundation) only. Anyone who has + made a contribution to GNOME can register. You may do so by sending + email to membership@gnome.org. + People with CVS accounts can add themselves to membership.txt in the + Gnome-Foundation module. People who register to vote will + automatically become members of the yet-to-be-incorporated GNOME + Foundation, although anyone can withdraw their membership at any + time. +

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  4. An election committee consisting + of Dan Mueth, Martin Baulig, Russell Steinthal, Chris DiBona and + Sergey Panov is in charge of reviewing registration/membership + requests and will monitor the membership list for abuse, in + accordance with the charter.

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  5. To be on the ballot, anyone who is + a member can announce their candidacy, in accordance with the + timeline below, by sending mail to foundation-announce@gnome.org, + including their name, e-mail address, contributions to GNOME, and + why they want to be on the board of directors. Candidacies will be + cross-posted on foundation-list@gnome.org, + where they can be discussed.

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  6. Ballots will be sent via e-mail to + all members. To vote, members return ballots, selecting up to 11 + candidates who will receive their vote. Members may not vote more + than once for the same candidate.

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  7. The 11 candidates who receive the + most votes will be elected.

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  8. Not more than 4 slots may be + occupied by individuals affiliated with any one company. See charter + for definition of affiliation and process for enforcing this rule.

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  9. If there is a tie for the 11th + slot, the candidates who are tied may choose to let the already + elected board members resolve the tie, or, at the request of any of + the tied candidates, run-off elections to resolve the tie may be + held.

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  10. Votes shall be e-mailed to a + publicly archived mailing list. The archive shall be made publicly + accessible at the conclusion of the elections.

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  11. The votes will be tallied + automatically, with the election committee stepping in to decide on + misformatted returns. +

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  12. Foundation-list is the mailing + list to discuss election-related issues. The election committee will + resolve election-related disputes that are not readily resolved on + the list.

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  13. The election committee will + announce the results of the elections.

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  14. Summary Statements: All candidates + should submit 75-word max summaries of their candidacy statement for + inclusion in the ballot information sheet that will be posted on + 10/25. The deadline for this is Tuesday 10/24, noon pacific time. + Candidates should also state their corporate affilitions. Statements + that are longer than 75 words will be edited down by the elections + committee. Summary statements should be continuous text: bullet + lists etc. will be converted to continuous text. For candidates who + do not submit a summary statement, the elections committee will use + a snippet from their full candidacy statement instead. If we do not + receive a sufficient number of these summary statements, the + elections committee reserves the right to post these summaries + elsewhere.

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Timeline

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Procedures for the November, 2001 +Election.

+ Election Materials from 2000 Election: