CZ:Election July-August 2013

The voting period of this Special Election runs from July 30th, 2013 to August 5th, 2013. See also the voting instructions (to appear).

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 nominee 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 nominee list, click here.

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

Ombudsman

As the Combined Councils did not nominate a candidate on this occasion, no election for Ombudsman will take place at this time.

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.