For Drupal:
Samantha Quiñones
Amanda Folson
Jonathan Reinink
Matthew 'Matt' Trask
--Larry Garfield
On 08/12/2016 05:23 PM, Michael Cullum wrote:
Hi all,
So for those unaware, it's that time again. Every 8 months a
secretary's term ends and on this occasion, we have both a term ending
(Previously filled by Samantha) and a vacancy to fill (after Joe's
resignation), so two secretaries will be elected. Whoever comes first
will be in post until August 2018 and the term of whoever is second
will end in 8 months.
Samantha is standing for re-election, but she is just as any
candidate, and therefore may be elected into either term, or neither.
No matter the outcome, I am sure you will all join me in offering a
word of thanks on behalf of the FIG to both Samantha and Joe for their
work these past 6-8 months.
Full information about the Secretary vote and role is visible in the
bylaws here:
https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/bylaws/003-membership.md#fig-secretary
I suggest you check out their nomination topics for information about
themselves and to ask questions. All candidates except Paul (as his
nomination was quite late in the process) have spoken with Samantha or
myself about what the role entails and I'd add that they all appear to
be aware of both the commitment required and the role/responsibilities
defined in the bylaws.
*_Nominations List_*
* Jonathan Reinink - Topic
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/php-fig/vrx5V3WW0sk>
* Samantha Quiñones - Topic
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/php-fig/auUw4GPvFbU/os3OhBHoBQAJ>
* Matthew 'Matt' Trask - Topic
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/php-fig/4QyKaHK_-6Y/m6jfwYh_BwAJ>
* Phil Sturgeon - Topic
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/php-fig/d9gQkH9OZxQ/aWLJxrepBwAJ>
* Paul 'PMJ' Jones - Topic
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/php-fig/zodl4m33NzU/BFvRd158BwAJ>
* Amanda Folson - Topic
<https://groups.google.com/d/msg/php-fig/uhQHDTEiYBY/R0ZDDqaaBwAJ>
*_How to vote_*
The voting system used is STV[1][2], so basically, *there is no
tactical voting possible* (like with FPTP); *vote for who you want*,
even if they are a less popular candidates as your vote will move down
to a different candidate if you back an unpopular candidate who
doesn't have enough votes; if a candidate is elected, their surplus
votes are also re-allocated so you are not punished for backing
popular candidates either. There is no quorum, you are of course
entitled to not vote and it will not count as a missed vote on the
voting sheet. *Rank the candidates in order of preference *for example*:*
1. Luke
2. Leia
3. Anakin
4. Rey
5. Padmé
6. Finn
*You may, if you wish, not rank all six candidates* (however this is
relatively pointless in STV, only do this if your bottom candidates
are of equal preference to you). For example:
1. Luke
2. Anakin
3. Padmé
4. Leia
*The vote ends at 23:59 UTC on the 26th August,* and I will close the
vote and *announce the result at some point on the 27th*. At any time,
any candidate or voting member may privately ask me to do a count and
tell them who would be elected to which term if the vote ended at that
point. Please be wary of 'STV calculators' on the internet as there
are many different ways of calculating the vote reallocation for STV
and many are inaccurate, our methods are dictated in the bylaws.
*_Finally_*, I will repeat something I have reiterated privately to
candidates and in a nomination topic:
I'd ask everyone keep this election fair and clean. Secretaries
are in the role they are in to be neutral and I'd ask people
consider the impact that bringing (for lack of a better term)
politics into a Secretary election could have on that Secretary's
ability to do their job and in the same way, candidates may very
well be expected to soon represent a neutral position so I would
recommend they keep this in mind throughout the election. In the
same fashion, I'd ask that once a Secretary is elected, whoever
they may be, they are given the chance to execute their duties
properly and are given a chance *by all*; nobody wants to see the
FIG split due to who has been elected, or who hasn't been elected,
as Secretary.
Good luck to all the candidates!
--
Many thanks,
Michael Cullum
FIG Secretary & August 2016 Secretary Election Returning Officer
[1]: STV User-friendly Explanation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_transferable_vote
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