code of conduct: Add election document

Co-authored-by: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
Co-authored-by: Carolyn Van Slyck <carolyn.vanslyck@microsoft.com>

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+# Kubernetes Code of Conduct Committee Elections
+
+This document outlines the process, for Code of Conduct Committee (CoCC) elections.
+
+### Length of Terms
+
+* The CoCC consists of 5 members. In the first election, the top 3 voted people will be appointed for 2 year terms and the other 2 members will be appointed for a 1 year term.
+* In all subsequent elections the term will be for 2 years.
+* In alternating years either 2 or 3 seats will be up for election as terms expire.
+
+### Eligibility for voting
+
+* Voting will be done by members of the steering committee.
+* A member of the steering committee who is also a nominee for the code of conduct committee is not eligible to vote.
+
+### Eligibility for candidacy
+
+* Candidate commits to putting the interests of the community above the interests of their employer for all Code of Conduct Committee activities.
+* Is generally a responsible human
+* Does not have to be part of the Kubernetes or CNCF community
+* Characteristics which would be nice in any nominations:
+  * Previous experience on an Ethics Committee or Code of Conduct Committee is appreciated
+  * Has demonstrated integrity, professionalism, and positive influence within the community is appreciated
+  * Experience with the tools which we use to communicate (Zoom, Slack, GitHub, etc.) within the Kubernetes community is appreciated
+
+### Election process
+
+The steering committee will announce a request for nominations some time in July from any member of the following:
+* steering committee
+* members of the code of conduct committee
+* sig chair
+* sig tech lead
+
+The steering committee will accept nominations for at least 1 week. Though the steering
+committee may choose to accept nominations for longer.  After the announced nomination
+period the steering committee will hold a private ballot election using time-limited
+[Condorcet] ranking use the [Schulze method] to break ties. The steering committee
+will publicly announce the results of the election.
+
+### Maximal representation
+
+Maximal representation of a single employer is `QUORUM - 1`. With a five person committee,
+that limits the number of members employed by the same company to two.
+
+### Election Cycles
+
+Election cycles are scheduled such that roughly half of the seats come up for
+re-election each year for purposes of continuity.  The exact number of seats
+alternates between 2 and 3. The elections by the steering committee should be
+held and announced before the previous appointments expire (typically in Aug).
+
+### Emeritus Term
+
+There is no concept of an "Emeritus Term" with the CoCC. When a member vacates
+their seat for any reason they will be removed from all conversations, e-mail
+lists, historical data, and any other activities related to the CoCC.
+
+### Vacancies
+
+In the event of a resignation or other loss of an elected committee
+member, the candidate with the next most votes from the previous election will
+be offered the seat.  This process will continue until the seat is filled.
+
+In case this fails to fill the seat, a special election for that position will
+be held as soon as possible. Eligible voters from the most recent election
+will vote in the special election (ie: eligibility will not be redetermined
+at the time of the special election). A committee member elected in a special
+election will serve out the remainder of the term for the person they are
+replacing, regardless of the length of that remainder.
+
+In the event that the committee votes to dissolve in its entirety an entirely
+new special election will he held by the steering committee instead of filling
+with names from the previous election. Those elected will complete the remaining
+terms of the previous, dissolved, committee. With those receiving the highest
+votes receiving the longest term.
+
+[Condorcet]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condorcet_method
+[Schulze method]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method