From 3646dcf45ea703f74be37ff8764ccfb38cb0cc4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Crickenberger Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:17:51 -0700 Subject: Tweak election officer responsibilities based on feedback --- events/elections/README.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/events/elections/README.md b/events/elections/README.md index 64969576..3398013f 100644 --- a/events/elections/README.md +++ b/events/elections/README.md @@ -67,37 +67,42 @@ eligibility for voting, eligibility for candidacy, maximal representation, etc. ### Steering Committee +- [Recuses themselves from public election activities][election-recusal] - Select Election Officers - Select criteria for who can vote in the upcoming election -- [Recuses themselves from public election activities][election-recusal] - Announces results of the election to the community - Commit the results of the election to the Kubernetes Community repository ### Election Officers -- Recommend election dates to be approved by the Steering Committee - Must be [eligible to vote] - Cannot be running for office in the current election - Cannot be a current member of the steering committee -- Generates the voter guide -- Tracks candidates -- Monitors kubernetes-dev for nominations and endorsements - - Keeps track of nominees in a spreadsheet - - Ensures that each nominee has the required endorsements from three different employers (as stated in the charter) +- [Recuse themselves from public election activities][election-recusal] except those required to run the election + - May vote + - May answer questions about general election specifics, ie: + - Where do I find the schedule? + - How do I vote? + - Will not answer questions about specific candidates, or anything that could be construed as endorsing, ie: + - How is $candidate doing so far? (PS - we don't know anyway) + - Who are your favorite candidates? +- Recommend election dates to be approved by the Steering Committee +- Generate the voter guide +- Track candidates +- Monitor kubernetes-dev for nominations and endorsements + - Keep track of nominees in a spreadsheet + - Ensure that each nominee has the required endorsements from three different employers (as stated in the charter) - All nominations and endorsements are conducted in the public, so sharing this sheet during the nomination process is encouraged -- Accepts/Reviews pull requests for the candidate platforms +- Accept/Review pull requests for the candidate platforms - The community generally assists in helping with PRs to give the candidates a quick response time - Update the community regularly via the community meeting - Post on behalf of the steering committee if necessary -- Posting deadlines and reminders to the kubernetes blog, kubernetes-dev, twitter, and slack. -- Reissues ballots from CIVS to voters who might have not received their ballot. +- Post deadlines and reminders to the kubernetes blog, kubernetes-dev, twitter, and slack. +- Reissue ballots from CIVS to voters who might have not received their ballot. - Miscellaneous election related tasks as decided by the steering committee. -- Must refrain from endorsing or otherwise advocating for any candidate. -- Must refrain from discussing the election specifics during the election period. - Guard the privacy of the email addresses of voters - It is impossible for the election officers to see the results of the election until the election ends; for purposes of transparency with the community it is encouraged to release some statistics during the election (ie. “65% of the community has voted so far!”) - Ensure that the election results are handed over to the steering committee. -- Is allowed to vote in the election [eligibile to vote]: https://github.com/kubernetes/steering/blob/master/elections.md#elegibility-for-voting [election-recusal]: https://github.com/kubernetes/steering/blob/master/elections.md#steering-committee-and-election-officer-recusal -- cgit v1.2.3