User:ElectionJune2016/Nominations
You can nominate members of the Citizendium project for positions on the Citizendium Council via this page during the June 2016 election. Nominations close at midnight UTC on May 28th, 2016.
Nominees may accept or decline until the Council or Managing Editor authorises the ballot (up to June 4th, 2016).
To propose 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:
- Be nominated by a Citizen in good standing, including him- or herself.
- 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.
- Formally accept the nomination.
To NOMINATE a Citizen as a candidate, please follow these steps:
- NOTE: A Citizen may nominate more than one candidate.
- 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. ~~~~
- Click on Save page.
- Gareth Leng John Stephenson (talk) 00:22, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
- Peter Schmitt John Stephenson (talk) 00:22, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
- Martin Wyatt Anthony.Sebastian (talk) 23:02, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
Russell D. JonesAnthony.Sebastian (talk) 23:02, 19 May 2016 (UTC) [ineligible - Council member]- Peter Jackson Anthony.Sebastian (talk) 23:02, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
- Meg Ireland John Stephenson (talk) 18:58, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
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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:
- NOTE: A Citizen may second more than one candidate.
- 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. ~~~~
- Click on Save page.
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 | Statement | |
| Meg Ireland | Statement | |
| Name of nominee (accept example) | accept ~~~~ | [[/Council/<first candidate>|Statement]] |
| Name of nominee (decline example) | decline ~~~~ | [[/Council/<second candidate>|Statement]] |
Managing Editor nominations
For a candidate to appear on the ballot for the Managing Editor position, he or she must:
- Be an Editor.
- Be nominated by a Citizen in good standing, including him- or herself.
- 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.
- Formally accept the nomination.
To NOMINATE a Citizen as a candidate, please follow these steps:
- NOTE: A Citizen may nominate more than one candidate.
- 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. ~~~~
- Click on Save page.
- Anthony Sebastian John Stephenson (talk) 00:22, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
- Russell D. Jones Anthony.Sebastian (talk) 03:04, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
- Roger A. Lohmann John Stephenson (talk) 12:46, 27 May 2016 (UTC)
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- BOB TEST-NAME Jane Doe <date/time>
- SECOND Joe Citizen <date/time>
Managing Editor candidates and link 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 | Statement | |
| Name of nominee (accept example) | accept ~~~~ | [[/Managing Editor/<first candidate>|Statement]] |
| Name of nominee (decline example) | decline ~~~~ | [[/Managing Editor/<second candidate>|Statement]] |
Voting
Voting in the elections and referenda runs from June 5th, 2016 to June 11th, 2016. See the election page.