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<title>GNOME Foundation 2003 Elections Rules</title>
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<h1>Rules & Timeline for the GNOME Foundation 2003 Elections</h1>
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<h2>Elections Rules</h2>
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See the <a href="../../about/charter/">GNOME Foundation charter</a> for
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general rules.
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<li>
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There are 11 board slots that are to be filled during these elections.
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<li>
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Members of the GNOME Foundation as of November 1, 2003 are eligible to
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vote in the elections. Anyone who has made a contribution to GNOME can
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apply for membership by completing the <a
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href="../../membership/application.php">application</a>.
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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 November 7, 2003, 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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Ballots will be sent via e-mail to all eligible voters on November 21,
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2003, and must be returned by December 5, 2003, 23:59 UTC (18:59 EST).
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Full instructions will be included in the ballot.
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Ballots will be held confidential during the elections, but an archive
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of all submitted ballots will be made publicly accessible at its
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conclusion.
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The Elections Committee is responsible for counting the ballots, after
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taking appropriate action to fix misformatted ballots.
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The 11 candidates who receive the most votes will be elected, except
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that no more than four individuals affiliated with any one corporation
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may be elected. Should more than four of the top eleven vote-getters be
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affiliated with the same company, only the four with the most votes
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will be considered elected. For a full definition of corporate
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affiliation, see the <a href="../../about/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 ballot 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 December 19, 2003. 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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</ol>
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<h2>Timeline</h2>
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<p><small>(all deadlines are 23:59 UTC/18:59 EST)</small></p>
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October 31 (Friday): Last day to apply for membership (to be eligible
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for these elections).
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November 7 (Friday): Last day to announce candidacies, submit summary
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statements.
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November 10 (Monday): Final list of candidates, platform summaries
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mailed to <a
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href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/">foundation-list@gnome.org</a>.
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November 21 (Friday): Ballots mailed to eligible voters, voting begins.
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December 5 (Friday): Voting closes.
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December 8 (Monday): Preliminary results mailed to
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<a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/">foundation-list@gnome.org</a>.
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December 19 (Friday): Last day to challenge preliminary results.
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</ul>
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