User:ElectionJune2015

Notice to all Citizens
The Managing Editor, on behalf of the Citizendium Council, has called an election to fill one Council seat and to allow referenda on how this project is run.

Nominations for the vacant seat and proposals for referenda shall open at midnight UTC on Sunday, May 24th, 2015, and close at midnight UTC on Saturday, June 6th, 2015.

Eligibility to participate
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 May 15th, 2015; 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. One seat is open for election, with a term ending on June 30th, 2017.

The elected candidate will commence a term of office which begins on July 1st, 2015.

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 nine voters participated in the last election, two supporters are required for each referendum proposal.

Timetable
The timetable for the election is as follows:


 * Begin accepting nominations and referenda at 00:01 UTC on Sunday, May 24th 2015;
 * Close the period for nominations and referenda and for candidates to accept their nominations and draft their statements at midnight UTC on Saturday, June 6th 2015;
 * Have the ballot prepared and begin accepting ballots from eligible voters from 00:01 UTC on Sunday, June 14th 2015;
 * Stop accepting ballots at midnight UTC on Saturday, June 20th 2015;
 * Release and ratify the results by midnight UTC on Saturday, June 27th 2015.