GNOME Foundation Membership & Elections Committee Announcement of Change to Bylaws Referendum --------------------------------------------
Relevant information regarding discussions on this referendum can be read at the following URLs: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2007-September/msg00017.html and http://mail.gnome.org/archives/foundation-list/2007-August/msg00025.html Who can vote? ------------- To be able to vote, you need to be a member of the GNOME Foundation and your membership needs to be valid at least until the end of the referandum. For example, a member whose membership ends on September 21th 2007 won't be able to vote for the referendum. If you're not a member of the GNOME Foundation or if you need to renew your membership, you have to apply at http://foundation.gnome.org/membership/application.php before September 21th 2007 (23:59 UTC). If you have applied before this date and if you are accepted, then you will be able to vote for these referendum. Timeline -------- (all deadlines are 23:59 UTC/18:59 EST) September 2007 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13(14)15 official proposal of bylaws amendment announced to members (14th) 16 17 18 19 20(21)22 membership renewals closed (21st) 23 24 25 26 27(28)29 amendment proposal period ends (28th) ballots are sent (28th) 30 October 2007 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11(12)13 ballots must be returned (12th) (14)15 16 17 18 19 20 preliminary results announced (15th) (21)22 23 24 25 26 27 challenges to the results closed (21st) 28 29 30 31 Announcement for the second round of votes, if required, would follow in due course. -- _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list