diff --git a/elections/steering/2022/README.md b/elections/steering/2022/README.md index e2094a3e8e5..41dbc1714af 100644 --- a/elections/steering/2022/README.md +++ b/elections/steering/2022/README.md @@ -131,19 +131,22 @@ Examples of contributions that would NOT be considered: public announcement is a weekend. --> -| Date | Event | -|:--------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------| -| July 22 | Steering Committee selects Election Committee | -| | Announcement of Election and publication of voters.md | -| | Steering Committee Meeting with Q+A with the candidates and community | -| | All candidate bios due by 0000 UTC (5pm PST) | -| | Election Begins via email ballots | -| | Deadline to submit voter exception requests | -| | Election Closes by 0000 UTC (5pm PST) | -| | Private announcement of Results to SC members not up for election | -| | Private announcement of Results to all candidates | -| | Public announcement of Results at Public Steering Committee Meeting | -| | Election Retro | +| Date | Event | +|:------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------| +| Friday, July 22 | Steering Committee selects Election Committee | +| Monday, August 15 | Announcement of Election and publication of voters.md | +| ???, August ?? | Steering Committee Q+A for the candidates | +| Tuesday, August 30 | Candidate nominations due at the end of the day in AoE time | +| Friday, September 2 | All candidate bios due at the end of the day in AoE time | +| Tuesday, September 6 | Election Begins via email ballots | +| Friday, September 16 | Deadline to submit voter exception requests | +| Thursday, September 29 | Election Closes at the end of the day in AoE time | +| Friday, September 30 | Private announcement of Results to SC members not up for election | +| Sunday, October 2 | Private announcement of Results to all candidates | +| Monday, October 3 | Public announcement of Results at Public Steering Committee Meeting | +| Tuesday, October 4 ??? | Election Retro | + +Candidate nomination, bio, and election close deadlines will be done using Anywhere on Earth timing, meaning it is still valid to submit new nominations/bios/votes as long as it is still the last day anywhere on the planet (i.e. at the end of that day in UTC-12). ## Candidacy Process @@ -169,11 +172,11 @@ nomination on GitHub, as +1s via email will not count. Here's an example email: **issue** saying something like "I accept the nomination". 4. Finally, the candidate closes the **issue** (`#NNN`) by opening a Pull Request -to add their bio (see below). The PR body must contain the text `Fixes #NNN` to +to add their bio (see below). The PR body must contain the text `Fixes #NNN` to automatically close the issue once the PR is merged. 5. Create the PR for your bio by copying the `nomination-template.md` file in -this directory, and creating a new file titled `candidate-githubid.md`. Fill +this directory, and creating a new file titled `candidate-githubid.md`. Fill out all the fields in the template, but avoid making and format changes. **Endorsement** @@ -202,8 +205,8 @@ directory with their platform and intent to run. This PR will copy `nomination-t to a file named `candidate-YourName.md`. It will fill out the fields in that template. -All biographical statements should be brief and to the point, with a guideline of around -**300 words** total for all text. If your statement is excessively long, you +All biographical statements should be brief and to the point, with a guideline of around +**300 words** total for all text. If your statement is excessively long, you will be asked to abbreviate it before it is merged. Please refer to the [2021 candidate bios] for examples of content. @@ -230,11 +233,11 @@ process starts, by going to the [election app], logging in, navigating to the 2022 election, and seeing if the screen there says that they are eligible. That screen takes its data from the [voters.yaml] file. -If the app does not say that you are eligible, because you have worked on -Kubernetes in a way that is NOT reflected in GitHub contributions, you can use +If the app does not say that you are eligible, because you have worked on +Kubernetes in a way that is NOT reflected in GitHub contributions, you can use the exception form built into the same app to ask to participate in the election. -Elections will be held using time-limited [Condorcet] ranking on [Elekto]. +Elections will be held using time-limited [Condorcet] ranking on [Elekto]. The most preferred candidates will be elected to the open seats. Employer diversity is encouraged, and thus maximal representation will be