User:ElectionJune2012

Notice to all Citizens

The Management Council has called an Election. It has appointed [[User:<election committee member name>|<election committee member name>]], [[User:<election committee member name>|<election committee member name>]] and [[User:<election committee member name>|<election committee member name>]] to act as the Election Committee. They can be contacted by email from their User pages or by leaving a note on their Discussion pages.

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Managing Editor Nominees (in alphabetical order) and links to their statements

Name of nominee	Acceptance of nomination	Statement
[[User:<first candidate>|<first candidate]]	Accept - [[User:<first candidate>|<first candidate>]] (UTC)	[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Managing Editor/<first candidate>|Statement]].
[[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate]]	Accept - [[User:<second candidate>|<second candidate>]] (UTC)	[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Managing Editor/<second candidate>|Statement]].
[[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate]]	Accept - [[User:<third candidate>|<third candidate>]] (UTC)	[[CZ:Election<date>/Nominations/Managing Editor/<third candidate>|Statement]].

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Referenda

The election will include voting on the following referenda.

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Citizen initiated referenda

Referendum 1: <name>

Proposed by [[User:<proposer name>]]

<text of the referenda>

The above referendum is further discussed at [[CZ:Election<date>/Referenda/<referendum number>]].

<select one of the following and add after the last sentence.>
As this referendum modifies the Charter, it shall be ratified if accepted by a qualified majority of two thirds of the votes validly cast.
As this referendum does not modify the Charter, it shall be ratified if accepted by a qualified majority of the votes validly cast.

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Council initiated referenda

Referendum 2: <name>

Proposed by <the council that proposed it>

<text of the referenda>

The above referendum is further discussed at [[CZ:Election<date>/Referenda/<referendum number>]].

<select one of the following and add after the last sentence.>
As this referendum modifies the Charter, it shall be ratified if accepted by a qualified majority of two thirds of the votes validly cast.
As this referendum does not modify the Charter, it shall be ratified if accepted by a qualified majority of the votes validly cast.

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Voting

Voting in the Elections and Referendum runs from midnight UTC, June 6, 2012, to midnight UTC June 17, 2012.

Voting instructions

First, make sure you are logged in to Citizendium, then:

1. Copy the text of the "Ballot paper" from the next section.
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.
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.
5. Under the heading Managing Editor, type the name of your preferred candidate. (You may vote for only one candidate. You may also abstain by not filling in anything in this section).
6. 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).
7. 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).
8. 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).
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

Managing Editor

Referendum 1

Referendum 2

Referendum 3