User:ElectionJuly-August2013

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 candidate 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 candidate list, click here.

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

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.

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.

Referendum 1: Merger of the Management and Editorial Councils
Proposed by the Management Council in this motion

This referendum proposes to rewrite the Charter.

The details of this referendum appear here; comments appear on the Talk page and the forum discussion.

Referendum 2: Nomination and Election of the Managing Editor
Proposed by the Management Council in this motion

This referendum proposes to rewrite the Charter.

The details of this referendum appear here; comments appear on the Talk page and the forum discussion.

Referendum 3: Nomination and Election of the Ombudsman
Proposed by the Management Council in this motion

This referendum proposes to rewrite the Charter.

The details of this referendum appear here; comments appear on the Talk page and the forum discussion.

There is no 'Referendum 4' because its versions were rejected by the Managing Editor - see here and here.

Referendum 5: Managing Editor non-voting membership of any governing Council
Proposed by John Stephenson

This referendum does not propose to modify the Charter.

The details of this referendum appear here; comments appear on the Talk page and the forum discussion.

Referendum 6: Permit Approval Managers to Approve Articles Under Specified Circumstances
Proposed by Anthony Sebastian

This referendum does not propose to modify the Charter.

The details of this referendum appear here; comments appear on the Talk page and the forum discussion.

Referendum 7: Editable 'Main Articles' and Approved-Locked 'Citable Articles'
Proposed by Anthony Sebastian

This referendum does not propose to modify the Charter.

The details of this referendum appear here; comments appear on the Talk page and the forum discussion.

Referendum 8: Reform and Simplification of the Account Creation Process
Proposed by Anthony Sebastian

This referendum does not propose to modify the Charter.

The details of this referendum appear here; comments appear on the Talk page and the forum discussion.

Referendum 9: Modification of Council Amalgamation Referendum
Proposed by Peter Jackson

This referendum proposes to rewrite the Charter if it is modified by Referendum 1.

The details of this referendum appear here; comments appear on the Talk page and the forum discussion.

Voting
Voting in the Elections and Referenda runs from July 30th, 2013 to August 5th, 2013.

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 MC candidate - Pat Palmer, 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).
 * 6) Under the heading EC Author, type the name of your preferred candidate(s).  (You may vote for up to  candidates.  You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
 * 7) Under the heading EC Editor, type the name of your preferred candidate(s).  (You may vote for up to  candidates.  You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).


 * 1) 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).
 * 2) 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).
 * 3) 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).
 * 4) 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).
 * 5) 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).
 * 6) 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).
 * 7) 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).
 * 8) 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).
 * 9) Check what you've entered to make sure it accurately reflects your preferences.
 * 10) Click on the Send button.

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

Ballot paper
MC candidate - Pat Palmer

EC Author

EC Editor

Referendum 1

Referendum 2

Referendum 3

Referendum 5

Referendum 6

Referendum 7

Referendum 8

Referendum 9