Re: 2009 Xaraya PMC Election

Dear Dracos

Thank you for extending the time period and posting on the website about
this election as was mine and other's suggestion.

However one of the main concerns i had is still not addressed - perhaps
you have no intention of addressing it but without it, the election is
imho still not fair.


The requirement that people be subscribed to the xaraya_devel list at
the time of the election commencing (21 dec) restricts those that can
nominate and vote. Even long term contributors such as Baraboom, and new
comers doing some module commits such as Chris Powis cannot nominate, or
vote according to these rules.

Please consider my proposal to include all persons that have contributed
to Xaraya - translators, documentors, themers, users creating websites
with Xaraya, support persons answering support questions in irc or on
the webstie and so on.

We need new blood and any of these persons should be allowed to nominate
or vote.

Their qualifications can be judged by the voters from their election
platform post.

If we need a new, simple, and open process, that is fair and legitimate,
then Ryan has also volunteered to put together a process and monitor it
- see the other posts.

Jo

Marty Vance wrote:
> Dear Xaraya Community members,
> 
> It is time to elect a new Xaraya PMC. In my position as somewhat "de
> facto in charge", I am calling for an election.
> 
> In an effort to continue the spirit of openness in Xaraya, this election
> will take place on the xaraya_devel list, except for the actual voting
> (see below).
> 
> 
> Rules
> =====
> 
> The following rules will hold:
> 
> 1. The PMC is elected by the development community, that is by those
> people who are subscribed to this list as of the time the election
> process begins.
> 
> 2. The election begins 3 weeks before the leadership posts become
> vacant, or (if it is too late already) immediately. The start date for
> this election is December 21, 2008.
> 
> 3. For the following one week any xaraya_devel subscriber may nominate
> themselves or others as a candidate PMC member.  The nomination week
> starts on December 21, 2008.
> 
> 4. For one week after that no more candidates may be nominated;
> candidates should use this time for campaigning (to make their
> identities and positions known). If there are no candidates at the end
> of the nomination period then the nomination period is extended for one
> further week, repeatedly if necessary. The campaigning week starts on
> December 28, 2008.
> 
> 5. At the end of the campaigning week, the PMC will prepare the ballot
> with the names of all candidates. The campaigning week will end on
> January 3, 2009.
> 
> 6. The next week is the polling period during which subscribers may
> cast their votes by sending their ballot to the PMC newsgroup
> (xaraya_pmc [at] xaraya [dot] com) with the subject "2009 PMC Election
> Ballot". Votes in PMC elections are kept secret, even after the election
> is finished. The voting period will begin January 4, 2009 and run until
> January 10, 2009.
> 
> 7. The options on the ballot will be those candidates who have
> nominated themselves and have not yet withdrawn, plus None Of The
> Above.
> 
> 8. If less than three candidates receive votes or None Of The Above
> receives more votes than any candidate, then the election procedure will
> be repeated, as many times as necessary.
> 
> 9. The newly elected PMC member(s) serve(s) for one year from their
> election.
> 
> Explanations
> ============
> There is a one week period when interested parties make nominations,
> followed by a one week period with no nominations (intended for
> campaigning), followed by one week for the election itself.
> 
> It is expected that candidates will develop platform statements and
> publish them on the devel mailing list during the campaign period.
> 
> The format of the mail is up to each candidate, but should contain at
> least two sections:
> 
>    a) Introduction/Biography
>    b) Major Goal/Meat of the platform.
> 
> Nominations and platform statements are to be sent to this list
> (xaraya_devel [at] xaraya [dot] com).
> 
> Subscribers cast their vote by sending their ballot to the PMC
> newsgroup. The acting PMC will summarize the vote and announce the
> results at the end of the election period. A DDF director will audit
> the results.
> 
> Dates
> =====
> Nomination Period: Sun, 21/12/08 00:00 GMT - Sat, 27/12/08 23:59:00 GMT
> Campaigning Period: Sun, 28/12/08 00:00 GMT - Sat, 03/01/09 23:59:00 GMT
> Election Period: Sun, 04/01/09 00:00 GMT - Sat, 10/01/09 23:59:00 GMT
> 
> Revisions
> =========
> Due to issues raised concering the election process the following
> revisions have been made:
> 
> The nomination period has been extended until January 10 2009 23:59:00
> GMT, with the campaign and voting periods delayed accordingly.  The
> following dates supercede those listed above:</p>
> 
> Nomination Period: Sun, 21/12/08 00:00 GMT - Sat, 10/01/09 23:59:00 GMT
> Campaigning Period: Sun, 11/01/09/12/08 00:00 GMT - Sat, 17/01/09
> 23:59:00 GMT
> Election Period: Sun, 18/01/09 00:00 GMT - Sat, 24/01/09 23:59:00 GMT


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