Letters used during elections.
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Election Announcement
Subject: Announcement of <year> Board of Directors Election
Who can vote?
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To be able to vote, you need to be a member of the GNOME Foundation and
your membership needs to be valid at least until the end of the
elections. For example, a member whose membership ends on <date>
won't be able to vote for the elections. A notification e-mail for
those member hip had been expired will be sent before renewal deadline.
If you're not a member of the GNOME Foundation or if you need to renew
your membership, you have to apply at
http://foundation.gnome.org/membership/application.php before <date>.
If you have applied before this date and if you are accepted, then you
will be able to vote for this election.
Being a candidate
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If you are a member of the GNOME Foundation and are interested in
running for election, you may nominate yourself by sending an e-mail to
foundation-announce@gnome.org with your name, e-mail address, corporate
affiliation (if any), and a description of why you'd like to serve
before <date> (23:59 UTC).
You should also send a summary of your candidacy announcement (75 words
or less) to elections@gnome.org. If you are not yet a GNOME Foundation
member and would like to stand for election, you must first apply for
membership and be accepted to be eligible to run. (You may, however,
announce your candidacy prior to formal acceptance of your application;
should your application not be accepted, you will not be included in the
list of candidates.)
Number of directors to be elected
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The number of directors to be elected will be seven.
You can vote for seven candidates, or less at your option.
Timeline
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(all deadlines are 23:59 UTC/18:59 EST)
November <year>
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 list of candidates open
applications/renewals closed
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 list of candidates closed
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 list of candidates announced
25 26 27 28 29 30 instructions to vote are sent
December <year>
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 votes must be returned
preliminary results announced
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 challenges to the results closed
30 31
In the case of a tie, another round of votes will happen after the
preliminary results are announced.
GNOME Foundation Membership Committee
Election Announcement
Subject: Final List of Candidates Running for the <year> Election
The GNOME Foundation Membership & Elections Committee is pleased to
announce the final list of candidates running for the <year> elections.
You will find the list of candidates, the invalid nominations and the
calendar of the elections below.
Official list of candidates
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<Names and surnames of candidates sorted by surname>
This list, a summary of each candidate's statement and a link to each
candidate's candidacy can be found at:
http://foundation.gnome.org/elections/<year>/candidates.html
Questions to the candidates to launch a debate on foundation-list will
be sent soon. Feel free to participate to the debate.
Timeline
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(all deadlines are 23:59 UTC/18:59 EST)
November <year>
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 list of candidates open
applications/renewals closed
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 list of candidates closed
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 list of candidates announced
25 26 27 28 29 30 instructions to vote are sent
December <year>
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 votes must be returned
preliminary results announced
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 challenges to the results closed
30 31
In the case of a tie, another round of votes will happen after the
preliminary results are announced.
Questions
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For more information, please look at the elections procedures at
http://foundation.gnome.org/elections/<year>/rules.html. If you have any
questions, feel free to send them to elections@gnome.org or to
foundation-list@gnome.org
GNOME Foundation Membership Committee
Election Ballot
Subject: Official Ballot for <year> Fall Board of Directors Election Dear <member>, It is with great pleasure that the GNOME Foundation Membership & Elections Committee is announcing the start of the voting period for the <year> Fall Board of Directors Election. Your vote should be received by <date>, 23:59 UTC. This is your ballot for voting in the election for the GNOME Foundation Board of Directors. About the election ================== As a reminder, more information about the candidates can be found at this URL: http://foundation.gnome.org/elections/<year>/candidates.html Information about the GNOME Foundation is here: http://foundation.gnome.org/ Also, general discussion of the candidates can be found in the 2007 November (and possibly December) archives for foundation-list at: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/ Please take the time to learn about the candidates and their expected tasks and aspirations as members of the GNOME Foundation Board. Voting instructions =================== Please read all the instructions before proceeding to the vote. You may vote for up to 7 different candidates. The 7 candidates with the most votes will become the new board, subject to a maximum of two board members with the same company affiliation. Please note that you will not be able to change your vote, and you will not receive a confirmation for your vote by e-mail. Please keep the anonymous token given to you in step 4 because you will not be able to retrieve it later. At the end of the voting period, anonymized votes will be posted publicly for verification. At that time, please verify that your vote was received and counted and alert elections@gnome.org if it was not. Concerns or questions about the voting process should be sent to elections@gnome.org. Preliminary results will be announced as soon as possible after voting closes (most probably on <date>). Challenges to these preliminary results should be sent prior to <date>. In order to vote, please go to: http://foundation.gnome.org/vote/ You will need to use these informations to authenticate yourself: E-mail: Vote token: Deadline ======== Votes will not be accepted after <date>, 23:59 UTC, so make sure you vote before this time. The GNOME Foundation Election & Membership Committee
Election Preliminary Results
Subject: GNOME Foundation Elections - Preliminary results The GNOME Foundation Membership & Elections Committee is pleased to announce the preliminary results for the Board of Directors. We strongly encourage everyone to check content of his/her vote via this address using the token you have taken: http://foundation.gnome.org/vote/votes.php?election_id=<id> These results can be challenged by sending an e-mail to elections gnome org The challenges have to be sent before <date>, 23:59 UTC. Please note that these results should not be considered final until any such challenges have been resolved. Out of <# of total members> members <# of voted members> voted for this election. Candidates in order of votes received, with affiliations: <Candidate name> (<# of votes> votes) - <affiliation> .. .. If the results are not challenged, then the elected directors will be: <first ranked candidate name> ... <seventh ranked candidate name> The results can be found at http://foundation.gnome.org/vote/results.php?election_id=<id> The Committee would like to thank all the voters and all the candidates. The GNOME Foundation Membership & Elections Committee
Election Results
Subject: Results for the <year> Fall Board of Directors Election
Hi,
The challenge period has ended. And it is time to officially declare the
*Results for the <year> Fall Board of Directors Election*
Here goes:
<names of top seven vote takers>
The results can be found at
http://foundation.gnome.org/vote/results.php?election_id=<id>
The Committee would like to thank all the voters and all the candidates.
And to the elected members - congratulations.
The GNOME Foundation Membership & Elections Committee