User:ElectionJune2016/Nominations

The nominations period has now closed. Nominees may still accept or decline and draft statements. Voting runs from June 5th to June 11th, 2016.

Nominees may accept or decline and draft their statements until the Council or Managing Editor authorises the ballot (up to June 4th, 2016).

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

All candidates who accept their nominations should write a statement about themselves, their beliefs, their background at Citizendium, their activities, etc. To do so, simply click on the word 'Statement' at the far right of the nomination boxes below, fill in the blank space with a statement, and click 'Save page'.

Citizendium Council nominations

For a candidate to appear on the ballot for a 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.

The nominations period has now closed. Nominees may still accept or decline and draft statements. Please do not add any further nominees.

Council candidates and links to their statements

Gareth Leng	accept Gareth Leng (talk) 11:50, 16 May 2016 (UTC)	Statement
Peter Schmitt		Statement
Martin Wyatt	decline --Martin Wyatt (talk) 20:10, 20 May 2016 (UTC)	Statement
Peter Jackson	decline Peter Jackson (talk) 09:14, 28 May 2016 (UTC)	Statement
Meg Ireland		Statement
Ro Thorpe		Statement
Pat Palmer		Statement
Brian P. Long		Statement
Anthony Sebastian	accept Anthony.Sebastian (talk) 19:45, 27 May 2016 (UTC)	Statement
Hayford Peirce	Decline Hayford Peirce (talk) 00:22, 29 May 2016 (UTC)	Statement

Managing Editor nominations

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

1. Be an Editor.
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.

The nominations period has now closed. Nominees may still accept or decline and draft statements. Please do not add any further nominees.

Managing Editor candidates and links to their statements

Anthony Sebastian	Decline Anthony.Sebastian (talk) 22:55, 26 May 2016 (UTC)	I have served two terms as ME. I would now like to focus on contributing content.
Russell D. Jones	Decline Russell D. Jones (talk) 21:27, 24 May 2016 (UTC)	I'm a sitting member of the Council and prefer to serve out my term. Thanks.
Roger A. Lohmann	Decline Roger A. Lohmann (talk) 14:43, 27 May 2016 (UTC)	I'm flattered to be nominated, but I am retired and unable to take on a major obligation like this.
Sandy Harris	Decline Sandy Harris (talk) 12:10, 31 May 2016 (UTC)	I'm not convinced the horse is alive so I'm reluctant to beat it. Still watching, though.
Pat Palmer		Statement
Aleta Curry		Statement
Chris Day		Statement

Voting

Voting in the elections and referenda runs from June 5th, 2016 to June 11th, 2016. See the election page.