User:ElectionJune2015/Nominations
You can nominate members of the Citizendium project for positions on the Citizendium Council via this page during the June 2015 election. Nominations close at midnight UTC on Saturday, June 6th, 2015.
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.
A member of the Election Committee will fill out any other sections of this page as necessary.
- Russell D. Jones John Stephenson (talk) 17:19, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
- SECOND Anthony.Sebastian (talk) 20:38, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
- Robert Badgett Peter Jackson (talk) 09:41, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
- SECOND Robert A. Estremo (talk) 14:38, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
- Pat Palmer John Stephenson (talk) 13:25, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
- SECOND Robert A. Estremo (talk) 14:38, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
- Peter Jackson Anthony.Sebastian (talk) 22:44, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
- Hayford Peirce Anthony.Sebastian (talk) 22:44, 2 June 2015 (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
| Robert Badgett | accept/decline ~~~~ | Statement |
| Russell D. Jones | accept Russell D. Jones (talk) 19:02, 1 June 2015 (UTC) | Statement |
| Pat Palmer | accept/decline ~~~~ | Statement |
Examples
| Example of accepted nomination | accept ~~~~ | [[/Council/<first candidate>|Statement]] |
| Example of declined nomination | decline ~~~~ | [[/Council/<second candidate>|Statement]] |
Voting
Voting in the election and for referenda runs from 00:01 UTC on Sunday, June 14th 2015 to midnight UTC on Saturday, June 20th 2015. Voting will use the election voting page.