User:ElectionJuly-August2013

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VOTING INSTRUCTIONS appear in the last section (section 9).

Notice to all Citizens

The Management Council has called a Special Election. Citizens have nominated candidates and proposed referenda. Voting begins at 00:01 UTC on 30th July 2013.

Eligibility to vote in the election

You are eligible to vote in this election if you maintain an unblocked account on this main wiki, as long as it is in your own real name and was created at least 30 days before the election commences (i.e. on or before June 30th, 2013; see the elections procedure).

Management Council election

Any Citizen in good standing is eligible to fill a Management Council seat. The elected officer will complete a term of office which began on July 1st, 2013, as specified by the Management Council, and ends on June 30th, 2015. In the event that a single 'Citizendium Council' is created by referendum, the term shall expire on June 30th, 2014.

There is one candidate for one seat on the Management Council. This candidate will be subject to an approval vote, in which voters specify yes or no to approve or not approve that candidate. To see the candidate list, click here.

Editorial Council election

Any Citizen in good standing is eligible to fill an Editorial Council Author seat. Only Editors may fill an Editorial Council Editor seat. The elected officers will complete the terms of office of the members who vacate their particular seat as specified by the Management Council.

The Editorial Council seats to be filled by this election are those of:

Editor: Nick Gardner (term expires December 31st, 2014)

Author: John Stephenson (term expires December 31st, 2013)

There are two candidates for the Author seat and two candidates for the Editor seat. Each voter has one vote for each seat. Votes are cast by specifying a single name for each seat on the ballot. To see the candidate list, click here.

In the event that a single 'Citizendium Council' is created by referendum, all terms shall expire on June 30th, 2014.

Referenda

Citizens have proposed referenda on how various aspects of this project are run.

To view the referenda that have been proposed, see the referenda proposal text.

Timetable

The timetable for the elections is as follows:

Have the ballot prepared by midnight UTC on July 29th, 2013;
Begin accepting ballots from eligible voters from 00:01 UTC on July 30th, 2013;
Stop accepting ballots at midnight UTC on August 5th, 2013;
Release the results by midnight UTC on August 7th, 2013.

Management Council Candidate and link to election statement

Name of nominee	Acceptance of nomination	Statement
Pat Palmer	Accept - Pat Palmer 01:13, 27 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement

Editorial Council Candidates (in alphabetical order) and links to election statements

Author positions

Name of nominee	Acceptance of nomination	Statement
John R. Brews	Accept - John R. Brews 16:58, 23 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Martin Wyatt	Accept - Martin Wyatt 11:52, 23 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement

Editor positions

Name of nominee	Acceptance of nomination	Statement
David MacQuigg	Accept - David MacQuigg 22:56, 23 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Pat Palmer	Accept - Pat Palmer 01:45, 27 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement

Referenda

The election will include voting on the following referenda. Citizens can support or oppose the question by indicating 'Yes' or 'No'. For referenda that propose to modify the Citizendium Charter, a two-thirds majority of valid votes is required under Article 37. Non-Charter referenda require a simple majority of valid votes to pass.