CZ:Election July-August 2013/Nominations

The nominations period has now closed. Voting runs from July 30th, 2013 to August 5th, 2013.

You can nominate members of the Citizendium project for positions on the Management and Editorial Councils via this page during the July-August 2013 special election. Nominations close at midnight UTC on July 27th, 2013.

To propose changes to the way the project is run, see the referenda page.

Management Council Nominations

For a candidate to appear on the ballot for a Management Council position, he or she must:

1. Be nominated by a Citizen in good standing, including him- or herself.
2. Be Seconded by another Citizen in good standing only if he or she is nominating him- or herself. Otherwise, a Citizen's nomination does not need to be Seconded.
3. Formally accept the nomination.

To NOMINATE a Citizen as a candidate, please follow these steps:

1. NOTE: A Citizen may nominate more than one candidate.
2. In the space just below these instructions and below the two lines, and in Edit mode, type * in the far left margin and then the name of the Citizen you are nominating. Then add your signature and timestamp by typing four tildes, i.e. ~~~~
3. Click on Save page.

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• BOB TEST-NAME Jane Doe <date/time>
  • SECOND Joe Citizen <date/time>

• John Stephenson Anthony.Sebastian 19:04, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND John R. Brews 14:36, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
• John R. Brews John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 01:43, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Aleta Curry John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:38, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Chris Day John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:38, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Jerome Delacroix John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:38, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Darren Duncan John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:38, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Derek Hodges John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 01:43, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• D. Matt Innis John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 01:43, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Russell D. Jones John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:38, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Gareth Leng John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 01:43, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Roger A. Lohmann John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:38, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Pat Palmer John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
• Larry Sanger John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 01:43, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Aleksander Stos John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:38, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Anton Sweeney John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:38, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Louise Valmoria John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:38, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

To SECOND a Citizen as a candidate, please follow these steps:

1. NOTE: A Citizen may second more than one candidate.
2. Go to Edit mode and scroll down to the name of the candidate that you wish to second. In the space below that name type ** in the far left margin and then the word SECOND. Then add your signature and timestamp by typing four tildes, i.e. ~~~~
3. Click on Save page.

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Management Council candidates and links to their Statements

John Stephenson	decline John Stephenson 11:07, 15 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Ro Thorpe	decline Ro Thorpe 14:04, 16 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
John R. Brews	decline John R. Brews 16:53, 23 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Aleta Curry	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Chris Day	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Jerome Delacroix	decline Jérôme Delacroix 14:56, 22 July 2013 (CEST)	Statement
Darren Duncan	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Derek Hodges	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
D. Matt Innis	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Russell D. Jones	decline Russell D. Jones 23:23, 25 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Gareth Leng	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Roger A. Lohmann	decline Roger A. Lohmann 14:49, 23 July 2013 (UTC) ~~~~	Statement
Pat Palmer	accept Pat Palmer 01:13, 27 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Larry Sanger	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Aleksander Stos	decline Aleksander Stos 08:02, 24 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Anton Sweeney	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Louise Valmoria	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement

All candidates who accept their nominations should write a Statement about themselves, their beliefs, their background at Citizendium, their programs, etc. To do so, simply click on the word "Statement" at the far right of their user line, fill in the blank space with their Statement, and click "Save page".

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Editorial Council Nominations

Editorial Council Author position

For a candidate to appear on the ballot for the Editorial Council Author position, he or she must:

1. Be nominated by a Citizen in good standing, including him- or herself.
2. Be Seconded by another Citizen in good standing only if he or she is nominating him- or herself. Otherwise, a Citizen's nomination does not need to be Seconded.
3. Formally accept the nomination.

To NOMINATE a Citizen as a candidate, please follow these steps:

1. NOTE: A Citizen may nominate more than one candidate.
2. In the space just below these instructions and below the two lines, and in Edit mode, type * in the far left margin and then the name of the Citizen you are nominating. Then add your signature and timestamp by typing four tildes, i.e. ~~~~
3. Click on Save page.

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• BOB TEST-NAME Jane Doe <date/time>
  • SECOND Joe Citizen <date/time>

• John R. Brews John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:35, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Robert A. Estremo John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:35, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Derek Hodges John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:35, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Richard Nevell John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:35, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Chunbum Park John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:35, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Larry Sanger John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:35, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Domergue Sumien John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:35, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Anton Sweeney John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:35, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Martin Wyatt John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:35, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

To SECOND a Citizen as a candidate, please follow these steps:

1. NOTE: A Citizen may second more than one candidate.
2. Go to Edit mode and scroll down to the name of the candidate that you wish to second. In the space below that name type ** in the far left margin and then the word SECOND. Then add your signature and timestamp by typing four tildes, i.e. ~~~~
3. Click on Save page.

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Editorial Council Editor position

For a candidate to appear on the ballot for the Editorial Council Editor position, he or she must:

1. Already be an Editor, since the Charter requires this qualification.
2. Be nominated by a Citizen in good standing, including him- or herself.
3. Be Seconded by another Citizen in good standing only if he or she is nominating him- or herself. Otherwise, a Citizen's nomination does not need to be Seconded.
4. Formally accept the nomination.

To NOMINATE a Citizen as a candidate, please follow these steps:

1. NOTE: A Citizen may nominate more than one candidate.
2. In the space just below these instructions and below the two lines, and in Edit mode, type * in the far left margin and then the name of the Citizen you are nominating. Then add your signature and timestamp by typing four tildes, i.e. ~~~~
3. Click on Save page.

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• BOB TEST-NAME Joe Citizen 21:14, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
  • SECOND Jane Doe 21:14, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

• Aleta Curry John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND John R. Brews 14:52, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
• Jerome Delacroix John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:36, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Russell D. Jones John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:36, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Gareth Leng John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND John R. Brews 14:52, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
• Roger A. Lohmann John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:36, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• David MacQuigg John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND Pat Palmer 13:36, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
• Pat Palmer John Stephenson 16:54, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
• Robert Badgett Anthony.Sebastian 19:24, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
  • SECOND John R. Brews 14:52, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

To SECOND a Citizen as a candidate, please follow these steps:

1. NOTE: A Citizen may second more than one candidate.
2. Go to Edit mode and scroll down to the name of the candidate that you wish to second. In the space below that name type ** in the far left margin and then the word SECOND. Then add your signature and timestamp by typing four tildes ~~~~
3. Click on Save page

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Editorial Council Author candidates and links to their Statements

John R. Brews	accept John R. Brews 16:58, 23 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Robert A. Estremo	decline Robert A. Estremo 04:04, 27 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Derek Hodges	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Richard Nevell	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Chunbum Park	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Larry Sanger	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Domergue Sumien	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Anton Sweeney	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Martin Wyatt	accept--Martin Wyatt 11:52, 23 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement

All candidates who accept their nominations should write a Statement about themselves, their beliefs, their background at Citizendium, their programs, etc. To do so, simply click on the word "Statement" at the far right of their user line, fill in the blank space with their Statement, and click "Save page".

Editorial Council Editor candidates and links to their Statements

Aleta Curry	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Jerome Delacroix	decline Jérôme Delacroix 14:59, 23 July 2013 (CEST)	Statement
Russell D. Jones	decline Russell D. Jones 23:23, 25 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Gareth Leng	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement
Roger A. Lohmann	decline Roger A. Lohmann 14:51, 23 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
David MacQuigg	accept David MacQuigg 22:56, 23 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Pat Palmer	accept Pat Palmer 01:45, 27 July 2013 (UTC)	Statement
Robert Badgett	accept/decline ~~~~	Statement

All candidates who accept their nominations should write a Statement about themselves, their beliefs, their background at Citizendium, their programs, etc. To do so, simply click on the word "Statement" at the far right of their user line, fill in the blank space with their Statement, and click "Save page".

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Ombudsman Nominations

For a candidate to appear on the ballot for the Ombudsman position, he or she must:

1. Be nominated by the Combined Councils.
2. Formally accept the nomination.

To NOMINATE a Citizen as a candidate, please follow these steps:

1. In the space just below these instructions and below the two lines, and in Edit mode, type * in the far left margin and then the name of the Citizen you are nominating. Then add your signature and timestamp by typing four tildes ~~~~
2. Click on Save page

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• BOB TEST-NAME Jane Doe <date/time>
  • SECOND Joe Citizen <date/time>

To SECOND a Citizen as a candidate, please follow these steps:

1. Go to Edit mode and scroll down to the name of the candidate that you wish to second. In the space below that name type ** in the far left margin and then the word SECOND. Then add your signature and timestamp by typing four tildes ~~~~
2. Click on Save page

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Ombudsman candidate and link to their Statement

Example of accepted nomination	accept ~~~~	[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Ombudsman/<first candidate>|Statement]]
Example of declined nomination	decline ~~~~	[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Ombudsman/<second candidate>|Statement]]

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Voting

Voting in the Elections and Referenda runs from July 30th, 2013 to August 5th, 2013. Voting will use the election voting page.