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<h1>Rules &amp; Timeline for the GNOME Foundation 2011 Elections</h1>
<h2>Elections Rules</h2>
<ol>
<li>
See the <a href="../../about/charter/">GNOME Foundation charter</a> for
general rules.
</li>
<li>
There are 7 board slots that are to be filled during these elections.
</li>
<li>
Members of the GNOME Foundation as of
2011-05-25
are eligible to 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>.
Also, your membership needs to be valid at least until the end of the
elections
(2011-06-21).
</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&#64;gnome&#46;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
2011-05-22, 23:59 UTC.
</li>
<li>
All candidates should mail a summary of their candicacy announcement
(see previous rule) to <a
href="mailto:elections&#64;gnome&#46;org">elections&#64;gnome&#46;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&#64;gnome&#46;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
2011-05-29,
and votes must be returned by 2011-06-13, 23:59 UTC.
</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 GNOME Foundation Membership and Elections Committee is
responsible for counting the votes.
</li>
<li>
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
vote system</a> will be elected, except that no more than two
individuals affiliated with any one corporation may be elected. Should
more than two of the top seven vote-getters be affiliated with the
same company, only the two 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>.
</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&#64;gnome&#46;org">elections&#64;gnome&#46;org</a>
prior to 2011-06-21.
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&#64;gnome&#46;org">elections&#64;gnome&#46;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>
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<h2>Timeline</h2>
<p><small>(all deadlines are 23:59 UTC)</small></p>
<ul>
<li>
2011-05-09: Announcements and list of candidates opens.
</li>
<li>
2011-05-22: Last day to announce candidacies, submit summary statements.
</li>
<li>
2011-05-25: Final list of candidates.
</li>
<li>
2011-05-29: Instructions mailed to eligible voters, voting begins.
</li>
<li>
2011-06-12: Voting closes.
</li>
<li>
2011-06-14: Preliminary results are announced.
</li>
<li>
2011-06-21: Last day to challenge preliminary results.
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