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|style="background-color:lime"|Please note that the election page may only be edited by members of the Election Committee.
|style="background-color:lightblue"|Please note that this page may only be edited by members of the Election Committee.<br>
:'''[[#Voting|VOTING INSTRUCTIONS]]''' appear in the last section.
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==Notice to all Citizens==
==Notice to all Citizens==
The Management Council has called an Election.  It has appointed<!--[[User:<election committee member name>|<election committee member name>]]-->, [[User:Derek Hodges|Derek Hodges]] (Chair) and [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony.Sebastian]] to act as the Election Committee. They can be contacted by email from their User pages or by leaving a note on their Discussion pages.
The [[CZ:Council|Citizendium Council]] has [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/FORUMPOSTURL called an Election] to fill its seats, the positions of [[CZ:Managing Editor|Managing Editor]] and [[CZ:Ombudsman|Ombudsman]], and to allow [[CZ:Referenda|referenda]] on how the project is run.
Anthony.Sebastian can also be reached at anthony_sebastian[at]msn.com.
 
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Nominations for vacant seats and proposals for referenda shall open at midnight [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on MONTH DAY, 201x and close at midnight UTC on MONTH DAY, 201x.<!--Nominations and referenda proposals are now open.--><!-- Citizens have [[/Nominations|nominated candidates]] and proposed [[/Referenda|referenda]]. [[#Voting|Voting]] begins at 00:01 UTC on MONTH DAY, 201x.--><!-- [[#Voting|Voting]] is now under way and runs until midnight UTC on  MONTH DAY, 201x.-->
 
===Eligibility to nominate candidates, propose referenda and 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 MONTH DAY, 201x; see the [[CZ:Management Council Motions Passed#2012-001, 18 January_2012|elections procedure]]). You may nominate candidates and propose referenda if you maintain an unblocked account on this main wiki in your own real name.


==Management Council election==
==Citizendium Council election==
Any Citizen in good standing is eligible for nomination to fill a Management Council seat. The elected officers will '''complete the terms of office''' of the members who vacate their particular seat as specified by the [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/CZ:Management_Council_Motions_Passed#2011-043.2C_02_November_2011 Management Council].  
Any Citizen in good standing is eligible to fill a Citizendium Council seat. The elected officers will '''commence terms of office''' which begin on July 1st, 201x, as [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/FORUMPOSTURL specified by the Citizendium Council].


The Mangement Council seats to be filled by this election are those of:
All XX Citizendium Council seats are open for election. X seats have terms ending on June 30th, 201x and Y seats have a term ending on June 30th, 201y. The successful candidates with the fewest votes shall take the seats with the shorter term.<!--; in the event of a tie, whatever governing body is in place shall determine who takes this seat.-->


* [[User:<first Council member>|<first Council member>]]
<!--There were/are '''X candidates for the Author seats''' and '''Y candidates for the Editor seats'''. Each voter has/had one vote for each seat. Votes are/were cast by specifying a single name for each seat on the ballot. To see the candidate list, click [[#Council candidates and links to their statements|here]].-->
* [[User:<second Council member>|<second Council member>]]
* [[User:<third Council member>|<third Council member>]]
* etc.
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==Editorial Council election==
<!--There was/is '''one candidate for one seat''' on the Citizendium Council. This candidate was/will be subject to an approval vote, in which voters specified/specify ''yes'' or ''no'' to approve or not approve that candidate. To see the candidate list, click [[#Council candidates and links to their statements|here]].-->
Any Citizen in good standing is eligible for nomination to fill a Editorial Council seat, except that only editors may fill an editor seat. The elected officers will '''complete the terms of office''' of the members who vacate their particular seat as specified by the [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/CZ:Management_Council_Motions_Passed#2011-043.2C_02_November_2011 Management Council].  


The Editorial Council seats to be filled by this election are those of:
'''To nominate candidates, enter their names [[/Nominations#Citizendium Council nominations|here]].'''


* Editor: [[User:Nick Gardner|Nick Gardner]]
==Managing Editor election==
<!--* Editor: [[User:<second Editor Council member>|<second Editor Council member>]]
Any [[CZ:Editor|Editor]] in good standing is eligible to fill the Managing Editor seat. Citizens may nominate others or themselves to the post. The term ends on June 30, 201x.
* etc.-->
* Author: [[User:John Stephenson|John Stephenson]]
<!--* Author: [[User:<second Author Council member>|<second Author Council member>]]
* etc.-->
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<!--==Managing Editor election==
'''To nominate candidates, enter their names [[/Nominations#Managing Editor nominations|here]].'''
Only Editors in good standing are eligible for nomination to fill the Managing Editor seat. The current Managing Editor is: [[User:<Managing Editor>|<Managing Editor>]]
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==Ombudsman election==
==Ombudsman election==
Any citizen in good standing is eligible for nomination to fill the Ombudsman seat. The current Ombudsman is: [[User:Gareth Leng|Gareth Leng]]
Any Citizen in good standing is eligible to fill the Ombudsman seat. Citizens may nominate others or themselves to the post. The term ends on June 30, 201x.
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'''To nominate candidates, enter their names [[/Nominations#Ombudsman nominations|here]].'''
 
==Referenda==
<!--Citizens have proposed referenda on how various aspects of this project are run.-->Citizens may propose referenda for voting in the election. According to the Charter, referenda are proposed in one of two ways:
 
:1. ''Any Citizen may petition the Citizendium Council that contested rules or guidelines be submitted to a referendum. The Council must have jurisdiction over the contested matter. The Council may, by simple majority vote, submit the referendum to a vote of the citizenry at the next regular election.''
 
:2. ''A referendum may be initiated by a group of Citizens corresponding in size to 20 percent of the number of voters in the previous election. The Citizendium Council must include a valid citizen-initiated referendum in the next regular election. Failure to do so will automatically pass the referendum which shall then become official policy and enforceable. This charter may not be amended by a failure of the Citizendium Council to submit a referendum to a vote.''
 
'''To view the referenda being proposed, see the [[/Referenda|referenda proposal text]]. To propose a referendum, follow the [[/Referenda#Instructions|referenda proposal instructions]].'''
 
As XX voters participated in the last election, YY supporters are required for each referendum proposal.


==Timetable==
==Timetable==
The timetable for the elections is as follows:
The timetable for the elections is as follows:


* Begin accepting nominations and referenda on '''29-Nov-2012''';<br/>
*Begin accepting nominations and referenda at midnight [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] on MONTH DAY 201x;
* Stop accepting nominations and referenda at the end of '''04-Dec-2012''';<br/>
*Close the period for new nominations and for candidates to accept their nominations and draft their statements at midnight UTC on MONTH DAY 201x;
* Have the ballot prepared by '''11-Dec-2012''';<br/>
*Close the period for Citizen-initiated referenda to be proposed and supported at midnight UTC on MONTH DAY 201x;
* Begin accepting ballots from eligible voters on '''12-Dec-2012''';<br/>
*Have the ballot prepared by midnight UTC on MONTH DAY 201x;
* Stop accepting ballots at the end of '''19-Dec-2012''';<br/>
*Begin accepting ballots from eligible voters from 00:01 UTC on MONTH DAY 201x;
* MC begins auditing ballots on '''20-Dec-2012'''.<br/>
*Stop accepting ballots at midnight UTC on MONTH DAY 201x;
*Release the results by midnight UTC on MONTH DAY 201x.


'''NB:''' All dates referred to above will be counted as starting at midnight [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]].
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==Management Council Nominees (in alphabetical order) and links to their statements==
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|style="background-color:lightblue"|Accept - [[User:<first candidate>|<first candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election< date>/Nominations/Management Council/<first candidate>|Statement]].
|style="background-color:lightblue"|[[/Nominations/Council/<first candidate>|Statement]].
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|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate]]
 
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Management Council/<second candidate>|Statement]].
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|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate]]
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Management Council/<third candidate>|Statement]].
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==Editorial Council Nominees (in alphabetical order) and links to their statements: Author positions==
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|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<first candidate>|<first candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lightblue"|Accept - [[User:<first candidate>|<first candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Editorial Council authors/<first candidate>|Statement]].
|style="background-color:lightblue"|[[/Nominations/Managing Editor/<first candidate>|Statement]].
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|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate]]
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Editorial Council authors/<second candidate>|Statement]].
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|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate]]
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Editorial Council authors/<third candidate>|Statement]].
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==Editorial Council Nominees (in alphabetical order) and links to their statements: Editor positions==
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!Acceptance of nomination
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|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<first candidate>|<first candidate]]
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<first candidate>|<first candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Editorial Council editors/<first candidate>|Statement]].
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|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate]]
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Editorial Council editors/<second candidate>|Statement]].
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|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate]]
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Editorial Council editors/<third candidate>|Statement]].
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<!--==Managing Editor Nominees (in alphabetical order) and links to their statements==
<!--==Ombudsman candidates and links to their statements==
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|style="background-color:lightblue"|Accept - [[User:<first candidate>|<first candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Managing Editor/<first candidate>|Statement]].
|style="background-color:lightblue"|[[/Nominations/Ombudsman/<first candidate>|Statement]].
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|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate]]
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Managing Editor/<second candidate>|Statement]].
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|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate]]
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Managing Editor/<third candidate>|Statement]].
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==Ombudsman Nominees (in alphabetical order) and links to their statements==
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|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<first candidate>|<first candidate]]
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<first candidate>|<first candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Ombudsman/<first candidate>|Statement]].
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|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate]]
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Ombudsman/<second candidate>|Statement]].
|-
|style="background-color:lime"|[[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate]]
|style="background-color:lime"|Accept - [[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate>]] <Time/Date of acceptance> (UTC)
|style="background-color:lime"|[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Ombudsman/<third candidate>|Statement]].
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==Referenda==
==Referenda==
The election will include voting on the following 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 [[CZ:Charter|Citizendium Charter]], a two-thirds majority of valid votes is required under [[CZ:Charter#Article 37|Article 37]]. Non-Charter referenda require a simple majority of valid votes to pass.
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===Citizen initiated referenda===
 
====Referendum 1: <name>====
Proposed by [[User:<proposer name>]]


<text of the referenda>
<!--===Referendum 1: NAME===
''Proposed by the [[CZ:Council|Citizendium Council]] in [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/FORUMURL this motion]''
''Proposed by [[User:NAME|NAME]]''


''The above referendum is further discussed at [[CZ:Election<date>/Referenda/<referendum number>]].  
This referendum proposes to modify the Charter.
This referendum does '''not''' propose to modify the Charter.


<select one of the following and add after the last sentence.><br>
''The details of this referendum appear [[/Referenda/1|here]]; comments appear on the [[CZ Talk:Election MONTH 201x/Referenda/1|Talk page]] and the [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/FORUMURL forum discussion].''-->
As this referendum modifies the [[CZ:Charter|Charter]], it shall be ratified if accepted by a qualified majority of two thirds of the votes validly cast.''<br>
As this referendum does not modify the [[CZ:Charter|Charter]], it shall be ratified if accepted by a qualified majority of the votes validly cast.''
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===Council initiated referenda===


====Referendum 2: <name>====
<!--===Referendum 2: NAME===
Proposed by <the council that proposed it>
''Proposed by the [[CZ:Council|Citizendium Council]] in [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/FORUMURL this motion]''
''Proposed by [[User:NAME|NAME]]''


<text of the referenda>
This referendum proposes to modify the Charter.
This referendum does '''not''' propose to modify the Charter.


''The above referendum is further discussed at [[CZ:Election<date>/Referenda/<referendum number>]].
''The details of this referendum appear [[CZ:Election MONTH 201x/Referenda/1|here]]; comments appear on the [[CZ Talk:Election MONTH 201x/Referenda/1|Talk page]] and the [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/FORUMURL forum discussion].''-->


<select one of the following and add after the last sentence.><br>
As this referendum modifies the [[CZ:Charter|Charter]], it shall be ratified if accepted by a qualified majority of two thirds of the votes validly cast.''<br>
As this referendum does not modify the [[CZ:Charter|Charter]], it shall be ratified if accepted by a qualified majority of the votes validly cast.'''
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==Voting==
==Voting==
Voting in the Elections and Referendum runs from midnight [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]],'''12-Dec-2012''' to midnight [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], '''19-Dec-2012'''.<br />
Voting in the Elections and Referenda runs from '''MONTH DAY, 201x to midnight UTC on MONTH DAY, 201x'''.
 
===Notes===
#You have as many votes as there are seats or proposals for each section. Voting for more will invalidate that section of your ballot paper.
<!--#Where there is '''only a single candidate for a seat''', the name of that candidate is given on the ballot paper and you should write ''yes'' or ''no'' underneath to approve or not approve that candidate.
#Where there is '''more than one candidate for a seat''', you should type the full name of '''one''' candidate in the appropriate place on the ballot paper.-->
#For each seat, you should type the full name of '''one''' candidate in the appropriate place on the ballot paper. This means that you may write more than one name in a section if there is more than one seat being contested.
#For '''referenda''', write ''yes'' or ''no'' underneath each one to approve or not approve the proposals.
#You may '''abstain''' on any or all seats and referenda by leaving the appropriate spaces blank. Writing anything else will invalidate that section of your ballot paper.
#You may only vote for candidates and referenda that appear on the ballot paper. Any others will invalidate that section of your ballot paper.
#You may only vote by typing the names of candidates or writing ''yes'' or ''no'' as appropriate. Writing anything else will invalidate that section of your ballot paper.


===Voting instructions===
===Voting instructions===
First, make sure you are logged in to ''Citizendium'', then:
First, make sure you are logged in to ''Citizendium'', then:
# Copy the text of the "Ballot paper" from the next section.
# Copy the text of the 'Ballot paper' from the next section. Just scroll down from here (don't copy the original source code of this page).
# On the menu on the far left of this page, under '''Toolbox''', you will see a menu item, '''[[Special:EmailUser/<election user name>|E-mail this user]]'''.  Click on that link.
# On the menu on the far left of this page, under '''Toolbox''', you will see a menu item, '''E-mail this user'''.  Click on that link or the link here.
# This will take you to a page where you can enter the text of your email.
# This will take you to a page where you can enter the text of your email.
# Paste in the text of the "Ballot paper" that you previously copied.
# Paste in the text of the "Ballot paper" that you previously copied. You may leave the 'Subject' field alone.
# Under the heading '''MC member''', type the name of your preferred candidate(s). (You may vote for up to '''<number of open MC seats>''' candidates.  You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
<!--# Under the heading '''Council candidate - NAME''', type "Yes" if you approve this candidate and "No" if you do not approve this candidate. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).-->
# Under the heading '''EC Authors''', type the name of your preferred candidate(s). (You may vote for up to '''<number of open EC author seats>''' candidates.  You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Council Editor candidates''', type the names of your preferred candidates. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''EC Editors''', type the name of your preferred candidate(s). (You may vote for up to '''<number of open EC editor seats>''' candidates.  You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Council Author candidates''', type the names of your preferred candidates. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Managing Editor''', type the name of your preferred candidate. (You may vote for only '''one''' candidate.  You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Managing Editor''', type the name of your preferred candidate. (You may vote for only '''one''' candidate.  You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Ombudsman''', type the name of your preferred candidate. (You may vote for only '''one''' candidate.  You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Ombudsman''', type the name of your preferred candidate. (You may vote for only '''one''' candidate.  You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Referendum 1''', type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum.  (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Referendum 1''', type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum.  (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# <duplicate the previous line for all referenda, changing '''Referendum 1''' to the appropriate referendum number>
# Under the heading '''Referendum 2''', type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum.  (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
<!--# Under the heading '''Referendum 3''', type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum.  (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Referendum 5''', type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum.  (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Referendum 6''', type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum.  (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Referendum 7''', type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum.  (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Referendum 8''', type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum.  (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
# Under the heading '''Referendum 9''', type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum.  (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).-->
# Check what you've entered to make sure it accurately reflects your preferences.
# Check what you've entered to make sure it accurately reflects your preferences.
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# Click on the '''Send''' button.
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===Ballot paper===
===Ballot paper===


MC member
<!--Council candidate - NAME-->
 
 




EC Authors
Council Editor candidates
 
 
 
 
Council Author candidates




EC Editors




Managing Editor
Managing Editor




Ombudsman
Ombudsman




Referendum 1
Referendum 1




Referendum 2
Referendum 2


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Referendum <n>


==Results==
 
'''The results of the election for the Management Council are as follows:'''
<!--Referendum 3
 
 
 
 
Referendum 5
 
 
 
 
Referendum 6
 
 
 
 
Referendum 7
 
 
 
 
Referendum 8
 
 
 
 
Referendum 9-->
 
 
 
<!--==Results==
'''The results of the election for the Citizendium Council Editor seats are as follows:'''


# <author candidate with the most votes> - x votes
# <author candidate with the most votes> - x votes
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<candidate a>, <candidate b> and <candidate c> are therefore elected.
<candidate a>, <candidate b> and <candidate c> are therefore elected.


'''The results of the election for the Editorial Council Author seats are as follows:'''
'''The results of the election for the Citizendium Council Author seats are as follows:'''


# <author candidate with the most votes> - x votes
# <author candidate with the most votes> - x votes
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<candidate a>, <candidate b> and <candidate c> are therefore elected.
<candidate a>, <candidate b> and <candidate c> are therefore elected.
'''The results of the election for the Editorial Council Editor seats are as follows:'''
# <editor candidate with the most votes> - x votes
# <editor candidate with the second most votes> - y votes
# <editor candidate with the third most votes>- z votes
# etc.
<candidate d>, <candidate e> and <candidate f> are therefore elected.


'''The results of the election for the Managing Editor are as follows:'''
'''The results of the election for the Managing Editor are as follows:'''
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<etc.>
<etc.>


The above results were submitted for audit and were approved by the Management Council.
The above results were submitted for audit and were approved by the Managing Editor.-->


[[Category:Citizen-initiated referenda]]
[[Category:Council-initiated referenda]]
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[[Category:Elections]]
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Revision as of 19:17, 15 February 2014

Please note that this page may only be edited by members of the Election Committee.
VOTING INSTRUCTIONS appear in the last section.
Election results will be published on this page by midnight UTC on MONTH DAY.

Notice to all Citizens

The Citizendium Council has called an Election to fill its seats, the positions of Managing Editor and Ombudsman, and to allow referenda on how the project is run.

Nominations for vacant seats and proposals for referenda shall open at midnight UTC on MONTH DAY, 201x and close at midnight UTC on MONTH DAY, 201x.

Eligibility to nominate candidates, propose referenda and 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 MONTH DAY, 201x; see the elections procedure). You may nominate candidates and propose referenda if you maintain an unblocked account on this main wiki in your own real name.

Citizendium Council election

Any Citizen in good standing is eligible to fill a Citizendium Council seat. The elected officers will commence terms of office which begin on July 1st, 201x, as specified by the Citizendium Council.

All XX Citizendium Council seats are open for election. X seats have terms ending on June 30th, 201x and Y seats have a term ending on June 30th, 201y. The successful candidates with the fewest votes shall take the seats with the shorter term.


To nominate candidates, enter their names here.

Managing Editor election

Any Editor in good standing is eligible to fill the Managing Editor seat. Citizens may nominate others or themselves to the post. The term ends on June 30, 201x.

To nominate candidates, enter their names here.

Ombudsman election

Any Citizen in good standing is eligible to fill the Ombudsman seat. Citizens may nominate others or themselves to the post. The term ends on June 30, 201x.

To nominate candidates, enter their names here.

Referenda

Citizens may propose referenda for voting in the election. According to the Charter, referenda are proposed in one of two ways:

1. Any Citizen may petition the Citizendium Council that contested rules or guidelines be submitted to a referendum. The Council must have jurisdiction over the contested matter. The Council may, by simple majority vote, submit the referendum to a vote of the citizenry at the next regular election.
2. A referendum may be initiated by a group of Citizens corresponding in size to 20 percent of the number of voters in the previous election. The Citizendium Council must include a valid citizen-initiated referendum in the next regular election. Failure to do so will automatically pass the referendum which shall then become official policy and enforceable. This charter may not be amended by a failure of the Citizendium Council to submit a referendum to a vote.

To view the referenda being proposed, see the referenda proposal text. To propose a referendum, follow the referenda proposal instructions.

As XX voters participated in the last election, YY supporters are required for each referendum proposal.

Timetable

The timetable for the elections is as follows:

  • Begin accepting nominations and referenda at midnight UTC on MONTH DAY 201x;
  • Close the period for new nominations and for candidates to accept their nominations and draft their statements at midnight UTC on MONTH DAY 201x;
  • Close the period for Citizen-initiated referenda to be proposed and supported at midnight UTC on MONTH DAY 201x;
  • Have the ballot prepared by midnight UTC on MONTH DAY 201x;
  • Begin accepting ballots from eligible voters from 00:01 UTC on MONTH DAY 201x;
  • Stop accepting ballots at midnight UTC on MONTH DAY 201x;
  • Release the results by midnight UTC on MONTH DAY 201x.




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.



Voting

Voting in the Elections and Referenda runs from MONTH DAY, 201x to midnight UTC on MONTH DAY, 201x.

Notes

  1. You have as many votes as there are seats or proposals for each section. Voting for more will invalidate that section of your ballot paper.
  2. For each seat, you should type the full name of one candidate in the appropriate place on the ballot paper. This means that you may write more than one name in a section if there is more than one seat being contested.
  3. For referenda, write yes or no underneath each one to approve or not approve the proposals.
  4. You may abstain on any or all seats and referenda by leaving the appropriate spaces blank. Writing anything else will invalidate that section of your ballot paper.
  5. You may only vote for candidates and referenda that appear on the ballot paper. Any others will invalidate that section of your ballot paper.
  6. You may only vote by typing the names of candidates or writing yes or no as appropriate. Writing anything else will invalidate that section of your ballot paper.

Voting instructions

First, make sure you are logged in to Citizendium, then:

  1. Copy the text of the 'Ballot paper' from the next section. Just scroll down from here (don't copy the original source code of this page).
  2. On the menu on the far left of this page, under Toolbox, you will see a menu item, E-mail this user. Click on that link or the link here.
  3. This will take you to a page where you can enter the text of your email.
  4. Paste in the text of the "Ballot paper" that you previously copied. You may leave the 'Subject' field alone.
  5. Under the heading Council Editor candidates, type the names of your preferred candidates. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
  6. Under the heading Council Author candidates, type the names of your preferred candidates. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
  7. Under the heading Managing Editor, type the name of your preferred candidate. (You may vote for only one candidate. You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
  8. Under the heading Ombudsman, type the name of your preferred candidate. (You may vote for only one candidate. You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
  9. Under the heading Referendum 1, type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
  10. Under the heading Referendum 2, type "Yes" if you wish to vote in favour of the referendum, or type "No" if you wish to vote against the referendum. (You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
  11. Check what you've entered to make sure it accurately reflects your preferences.
  12. Click on the Send button.

That's it - you've just cast your ballot. Thank you for participating!

Ballot paper

Council Editor candidates



Council Author candidates



Managing Editor



Ombudsman



Referendum 1



Referendum 2

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