CZ:Election July-August 2013/Referenda

You can propose changes to the way the Citizendium project is run via this page during the July-August 2013 special election. Referendum proposals close at midnight UTC on July 27th, 2013.

For this election, there are already three referenda that will appear on the ballot because these have been authorised in advance by the Management Council. If you wish to propose your own referendum, check that the issue that concerns you is not already covered by these referenda. You can also discuss proposed referenda on each referendum's Talk page.

To nominate candidates for various elected positions, see the nominations page.

Proposing referenda

This page describes how to submit a Citizen-initiated referenda, as specified in Article 37.2 of the Charter, for this election. As there were no candidates and no votes in the previous election, referendum proposals only require one supporter. The Managing Editor may reject proposals.

Instructions

How to create a referendum

To create a referendum, simply...

1. Create a subpage of this election's Referenda page corresponding to the number of the referendum, e.g. *[[CZ:Election July-August 2013/Referenda/6|referendum 6 proposal text]]. Choose a referendum number one higher than the last referendum added.
2. Add a link to that subpage to the list given in the following referenda section.
3. Add your name as the proposer by signing with four tildes, underneath and indented with two asterisks: **Proposed by ~~~~.

Discussion of a referendum should occur on the Talk page of the newly created subpage.

How to support a referendum

Add your name as a supporter by signing with four tildes, underneath the proposer's name and indented with two asterisks: **Supported by ~~~~

Citizen-initiated referenda

• Add your title and subpage link here
  • Add 'Proposed by ~~~~' here
  • Add 'Supported by ~~~~' here

• Modification of Council Amalgamation Referendum
  • Proposed by Peter Jackson 10:25, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
  • Supported by James Yolkowski 15:19, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

• Reform and Simplification of the Account Creation Process
  • Proposed by Anthony.Sebastian 22:01, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
  • Supported by John Stephenson 22:18, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

• Editable 'Main Articles' and Approved-Locked 'Citable Articles'
  • Proposed by Anthony.Sebastian 20:53, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
  • Supported by John R. Brews 22:10, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
  • Supported by John Stephenson 01:24, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

• Permit Approval Managers to Approve Articles Under Specified Circumstances
  • Proposed by Anthony.Sebastian 02:55, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
  • Supported by John Stephenson 11:03, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
  • Opposed by John R. Brews 13:32, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

• Managing Editor non-voting membership of any governing Council
  • Proposed by John Stephenson 20:46, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • Supported by Anthony.Sebastian 02:04, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

• Permit account creation without approval - rejected by the Managing Editor
  • Proposed by James Yolkowski 02:19, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
  • Add 'Supported by ~~~~' here
  • Add 'Supported by ~~~~' here
• Permit account creation without approval - rejected by the Managing Editor
  • Proposed by James Yolkowski 03:51, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
  • Supported by Ro Thorpe 13:58, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
  • Supported by Sandy Harris 14:22, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
• Opposed by John R. Brews 16:47, 21 July 2013 (UTC)

Council-initiated referenda

Management Council referenda

• Merger of the Management and Editorial Councils
• Nomination and Election of the Managing Editor
• Nomination and Election of the Ombudsman