Kubuntu Council Elections 2022 - Call for nominations

Tue Aug 23 05:22:36 UTC 2022

Yay Darin! I support your candidacy enthusiastically.

Valorie

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 6:30 AM Darin Miller <darinsmiller at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I would like to throw my name in the hat for consideration in the Kubuntu
> Council membership election.
>
> Thanks!
>
>  o__
>   >/
> ( )\( ) Darin | 208-283-1574
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 2:36 PM Valorie Zimmerman <
> valorie.zimmerman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all, my time to volunteer has been short, lately. I am willing to
>> stand for election if we do not have others step up. However, I think that
>> those who are more involved in running the project week to week should have
>> the vote when issues arise. What I do have to offer is a long time with the
>> team, which I guess I could call "institutional memory."
>>
>> Thanks for running the election, Rik, and add my name only if needed to
>> fill out the slate.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Valorie
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 12:44 AM Rik Mills <rikmills at kde.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Kubuntu community!
>>>
>>> The terms for the following Council members are due to expire on the 2nd
>>> September 2022:
>>>
>>> Myriam Schweingruber
>>> Simon Quigley
>>> Valorie Zimmerman
>>>
>>> I hereby call for nominations for the Kubuntu Council to elect three (3)
>>> members and hope that  current members  will continue to serve until we
>>> have the names of the new Council members.
>>>
>>> The term is for two years, spanning 2nd September 2022 to 2nd September
>>> 2024.
>>>
>>> As in the past, the election will be conducted using CIVS (Condorcet
>>> Internet Voting Service) - http://www.cs.cornell.edu/andru/civs.html and
>>> the top three ranking vote recipients will be elected.
>>>
>>> Schedule:
>>>
>>> Nomination period: Now to the 23rd Augustr 2022
>>> Ballot Preparation: 23rd August to the next day
>>> Voting Period: 24th August to 31s August
>>> End Poll/Results Announced: 1st September
>>> New Term Begins: 2ndSeptember 2022
>>>
>>> The above deadlines may be subject to minor revision, and a follow up
>>> email will give details if this is so. However, nominations open NOW so
>>> please be as prompt as possible.
>>>
>>> Please mention what you would like to accomplish within the Kubuntu
>>> project (Why people should vote for you)
>>>
>>> Eligibility:
>>>
>>> All Kubuntu Members ( https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-members/+members )
>>> are eligible to be nominated and to vote. If you have a public email
>>> address in Launchpad, you need take no further action to receive your
>>> voting ballot. If you do not have a public email address, please contact
>>> me off-list with the address you'd like your ballot sent to, otherwise
>>> you will be unable to vote.
>>>
>>> Nominations:
>>>
>>> All Kubuntu members are eligible. The Kubuntu Council is intended to
>>> represent all of the Kubuntu community. Applications from involved
>>> non-developers are encouraged. If you are nominating someone else,
>>> please confirm their willingness to serve before nominating them.
>>> Nominations should be done in public via either kubuntu-users or
>>> kubuntu-devel mailing lists. If there is some extraordinary reason that
>>> precludes that, contact me directly.
>>>
>>> Commitment:
>>>
>>> The Kubuntu Council is the leadership body of Kubuntu.  Members of the
>>> council are expected to be active in the Kubuntu community/project. It
>>> has three primary roles:
>>>
>>>  - Approve development plans for future Kubuntu releases
>>>  - Approve Kubuntu membership applications
>>>  - Resolve disputes within the Kubuntu project
>>>
>>> The time commitment is not large. Meetings are generally only once every
>>> several months and conducted via IRC. However, we do need the Kubuntu
>>> Council to lead the community, not sit back and only attend meetings.
>>>
>>> Questions:
>>>
>>> If there are questions, you can contact us via this mailing list or (if
>>> really necessary) via direct mail.  We can also be found on Freenode IRC
>>> in #kubuntu, #kubuntu-council or #kubuntu-devel
>>>
>>> Many thanks to all and please remember "time is of the essence".
>>>
>>> Happy nominating and voting,
>>>
>>> Rik Mills
>>> Kubuntu Council
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