I vote b.
Changes:
1. Post to both inkscape-announce and inkscape-devel.
2. Better explanation of "Enfranchised Account".
3. I don't think SFC requires legal names, that should be checked.
4. Candidacy sign-up increased by one week (as Johan requested).
On Fri, 2015-02-20 at 02:57 -0800, Bryce Harrington wrote:
> A majority vote of the current board members is required for the
> following matter.
>
> Proposal:
> ---------
> Adopt the Election Procedure shown in Addendum as the Inkscape Board's
> official procedure for holding Board Elections. Diverging from this
> procedure is not allowed without board approval.
>
> [ ] a. Accept Election Procedure v.2 as official election procedure
> [ ] b. Accept Election Procedure, if the following changes are done:
> __________________________________________
> __________________________________________
> [ ] c. Do not accept Election Procedure
>
> Votes:
> ------
> Bryce Harrington
> Tavmjong Bah
> Josh Andler
> Jon Cruz
> Ted Gould
> Johan Engelen
> MentalGuy
>
> Resolution:
> -----------
>
>
> Background:
> -----------
> The procedure detailed in the addendum derives from directions given in
> past elections, and incorporates ideas from X.org's recent board
> elections. Notably, in the past we've elected single individuals, but
> this procedure covers electing several members at the same time.
>
>
>
> Addendum: election_procedure.txt
> ---------
> Inkscape is holding elections for ${NUM_SEATS} new Board Members.
>
> ${Introduction_Text}
>
> Typically the board votes on things such as project fund expenditures
> (travel, conferences, marketing materials for events, etc), trademark
> related issue, other legal issues that arise, etc. The board does not
> have responsibility currently for technical decisions for the project,
> and does not handle social/community issues where there are no financial
> or legal aspects to the problem.
>
> Board membership requires a commitment of time: At a minimum you will be
> expected to participate in votes on the mailing list, which typically
> occur with a frequency of about 0 to 3 per month. You are required to
> be on the board mailing list, which has a volume of about 30-50 emails
> per month; you're not required to participate in the discussions, but it
> is very strongly encouraged. We also solicit volunteers from the board
> to serve as as event managers, team leaders, fundraising coordinators,
> etc. - Again, not a requirement, but we value board members who can
> shoulder such duties for the project.
>
> As specified in Section 6 or our charter we maintain a committee of
> seven project members. Section 6 reads as follows:
>
> "6. Representation of the Project in the Conservancy. The Developers,
> each a signatory hereto, shall represent the Project in its official
> communication with the Conservancy. There shall be seven Developers
> (together, the "Committee"), elected by the community members of the
> Project listed in the Project's AUTHORS file (the "Community
> Members"). Each Developer shall continue to serve until he or she
> resigns from the position. The Developers may be removed from the
> position at any time by a majority vote of the Community Members. Upon
> the resignation or removal of a Developer, the Community Members shall
> elect a replacement Developer to serve on the Committee. The Committee
> will elect a single individual to communicate with the Conservancy
> (the "Representative") and shall notify the Conservancy promptly
> following the election of a new Representative. The Representative
> will have the authority to instruct the Conservancy on the Project's
> behalf on all matters. This section may be modified by a vote of at
> least 3/4 of the Community Members, with the consent of the
> Conservancy, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld."
>
> Election Schedule
> =================
> * Kickoff Announcement: ${date}
> + Post to inkscape-announce@
> + Publish news item to website
> * Candidacy period Start: ${date}
> * Candidacy period End: ${date + 1 week} (Midnight Pacific time)
> * Publication of Candidates
> & start of Candidate Q&A: ${date + 1 week}
> * Election Start: ${date + 1 week}
> * Election End: ${date + 1 week + 2 weeks} (Midnight
> Pacific time)
> * Results Posted: ${date + 1 week + 2 weeks + 2 days}
>
>
> Membership
> ==========
> Inkscape developers listed in the AUTHORS file as of ${AUTHORS_DATE} are
> considered Official Members for purposes of this election, as per our
> Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement with the Software Freedom Conservancy.
> Only Official Members may run for the board positions, and only Official
> Members may vote for them.
>
> In this election we will be using an online system to conduct the
> voting. To vote, you will need to register for an Enfranchised
> Account.
>
>
> Election Proctor
> ================
> The Inkscape Board elects by majority vote an Election Proctor who will
> run a given election and ensure it's successful completion. The
> Election Proctor has the responsibility for ensuring the voting is done
> according to procedure, assuring that the Vote is accurately tallied,
> and announcing the finalized result of the Vote.
>
> Once the vote has been finalized, the selected individual(s) immediately
> become Board Members.
>
> The Community may challenge the Election Proctor's tally within 30 days
> of the vote finalization, by gathering a number of signatures from
> Official Members exceeding 2/3rds of the total number of Votes cast
> declaring the vote to be inaccurate. Should this happen, the Vote is
> nullified, a new election must be arranged by the Board, with the
> Election Proctor barred from proctoring future Inkscape votes.
>
>
> Board Election
> ==============
> The following Board Members have resigned from their positions and need
> to be filled by new members:
>
> TBD
>
> The election process starts with a Candidacy Period during which any
> Official Member may indicate interest in running for the positions.
> To register, please email ${ELECTIONS_ADDRESS}, giving your
>
> - Name [1]
> - Current professional affiliation
> - Statement of contribution to Inkscape or related technologies
> - A personal statement
>
> Alternatively, any Official Member may nominate another Official
> Member.
>
> At the end of the Candidacy Period, the applicants will be reviewed to
> verify eligibility. The list of candidates will then by published, and
> the community will have a chance to ask questions on the development
> discussion list, [email protected].
>
> Finally, the election will be held using the Single Transferrable Vote
> (STV) voting system[2]. This is similar in mechanism to the Instant
> Runoff Vote (IRV) system we've used in the past[3], but for multi-seat
> results rather than the single-winner result of IRV. From a voter's
> perspective it's the same voting procedure: Rank candidates in order of
> choice with #1 being first choice, and so on.
>
>
>
> References
> ==========
> 1: Pseudonyms are acceptable for registration purposes, but please note
> that your legal name will need to be provided when officially joining
> the board as a member, and may be needed on various legal documents
> which will be publically disclosed for transparency purposes.
>
> 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_transferable_vote
>
> 3: Past elections:
> 2006 Election
> +
> http://inkscape.13.x6.nabble.com/Election-process-for-Inkscape-Board-tt2805584.html
> 2008 Election
> +
> http://t48889.graphics-inkscape-development.graphictalk.us/opening-inkscape-committee-nominations-t48889.html
> 2012 Election
> +
> http://inkscape.13.x6.nabble.com/Inkscape-Board-Election-voting-time-tt4965288.html#a4965302
> +
> http://inkscape.13.x6.nabble.com/Inkscape-Board-Committee-Nominations-tc4965274.html
>
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