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# Kubernetes Code of Conduct Committee Elections | ||
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This document outlines the process, for Code of Conduct Committee (CoCC) elections. | ||
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### Length of Terms | ||
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* 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 alternating years either 2 or 3 seats will be up for election as terms expire. | ||
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### Eligibility for voting | ||
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* Voting will be done by members of the steering committee. | ||
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### Eligibility for candidacy | ||
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* 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 | ||
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### Election process | ||
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The steering committee will announce a request for nominations some time in July from any member of the following: | ||
* steering committee | ||
* sig chair | ||
* sig lead | ||
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The committee will accept nominations for at least 3 weeks. 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. | ||
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### Maximal representation | ||
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Since we require commitment that all members of the committee put the interests | ||
of the community above the interest of their employer while performing all duties | ||
related to the CoCC we do not have a maximal corperate representation limit. | ||
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### Terms and Election Cycles | ||
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Code of Conduct Committee members are elected to serve two year terms. | ||
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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. | ||
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### Emeritus Term | ||
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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. | ||
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### Vacancies | ||
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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. | ||
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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. | ||
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In the event that the committee votes to disolve in it's 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. | ||
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[Condorcet]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condorcet_method | ||
[Schulze method]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method |