From 78ec1b76c1a9c80621b2fcf2602f0417b5c0b1bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sreeram-venkitesh Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:38:10 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Added election.yaml and election_desc.md for 2025 steering elections --- elections/steering/2025/election.yaml | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ elections/steering/2025/election_desc.md | 11 +++++++++++ elections/steering/2025/voters.yaml | 15 +++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 46 insertions(+) create mode 100644 elections/steering/2025/election.yaml create mode 100644 elections/steering/2025/election_desc.md create mode 100644 elections/steering/2025/voters.yaml diff --git a/elections/steering/2025/election.yaml b/elections/steering/2025/election.yaml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e86446fa6ff --- /dev/null +++ b/elections/steering/2025/election.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +name: 2025 Steering Committee Election +organization: Kubernetes +# Start of day in UTC for opening: 2023-08-29 00:00:01 +start_datetime: 2025-09-11 00:00:01 +# End of day Anywhere on Earth for closing. Write 2023-09-26 as: 2023-09-27 11:59:59 +end_datetime: 2025-10-25 11:59:59 +no_winners: 4 +allow_no_opinion: True +delete_after: True +show_candidate_fields: + - employer + - slack +election_officers: + - cblecker + - npolshakova + - sreeram-venkitesh +eligibility: Kubernetes Org members with 50 or more contributions in the last year can vote. See [the election guide](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/elections/steering/2025) +exception_description: Not all contributions are measured by DevStats. If you have contributions that are not so measured, then please request an exception to allow you to vote via the Elekto application. +# End of day Anywhere on Earth for closing. Write 2023-09-23 as: 2023-09-24 11:59:59 +exception_due: 2025-10-25 11:59:59 diff --git a/elections/steering/2025/election_desc.md b/elections/steering/2025/election_desc.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0b51cd43bbc --- /dev/null +++ b/elections/steering/2025/election_desc.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +# Vote for the 2025 Steering Committee + +As is now customary, the third calendar quarter is [Steering Committee](https://github.com/kubernetes/steering) election season for Kubernetes. Three (3) elected members (@bentheelder, @aojea, @saschagrunert) will stay on for the remaining year of their terms, and there will be four (4) positions open for election. Every election term will be 2 years. More complete information on the election may be found [in the voter's guide](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/elections/steering/2025). + +Instructions on using Elekto can be found [in its docs site](https://elekto.dev/docs/voting/). + +If you’d like to vote or run for a seat, all details and next steps are outlined in the [election process doc](https://git.k8s.io/steering/elections.md) and this application. The application will be the single source of truth of information for this cycle. It will be updated live as new bios of candidates get committed. + +Please pay attention to the [scheduled dates](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/elections/steering/2025#schedule). + +Eligibility for voting will be determined by 50 contributions to a Kubernetes project over the past year and [Kubernetes Org membership](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/community-membership.md). Eligible voters will be shown as such by this site when logged in. If you should be eligible, but are not, you may also [file for an exception](https://elections.k8s.io/app/elections/steering---2025/exception). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/elections/steering/2025/voters.yaml b/elections/steering/2025/voters.yaml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0f1944207bf --- /dev/null +++ b/elections/steering/2025/voters.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# 2025 Steering Committee Election +################################## +# +# The process for determining eligible voters can be found in +# https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/elections/steering/2025 +# +# If you feel you meet the eligibility criteria but do not see your GitHub username +# below, please fill out an exception request and the elections team will get back to +# you as quickly as possible: https://elections.k8s.io/app/elections/steering---2025/exception +# +# History: +# Log of changes to the file +# +eligible_voters: +- \ No newline at end of file From 833a1c95c2183eea69faca7a415b40bc365766ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sreeram-venkitesh Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:30:18 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fixed dates --- elections/steering/2025/election.yaml | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/elections/steering/2025/election.yaml b/elections/steering/2025/election.yaml index e86446fa6ff..98e3de69a64 100644 --- a/elections/steering/2025/election.yaml +++ b/elections/steering/2025/election.yaml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ name: 2025 Steering Committee Election organization: Kubernetes # Start of day in UTC for opening: 2023-08-29 00:00:01 -start_datetime: 2025-09-11 00:00:01 +start_datetime: 2025-09-10 00:00:01 # End of day Anywhere on Earth for closing. Write 2023-09-26 as: 2023-09-27 11:59:59 end_datetime: 2025-10-25 11:59:59 no_winners: 4 @@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ election_officers: eligibility: Kubernetes Org members with 50 or more contributions in the last year can vote. See [the election guide](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/elections/steering/2025) exception_description: Not all contributions are measured by DevStats. If you have contributions that are not so measured, then please request an exception to allow you to vote via the Elekto application. # End of day Anywhere on Earth for closing. Write 2023-09-23 as: 2023-09-24 11:59:59 -exception_due: 2025-10-25 11:59:59 +exception_due: 2025-10-23 11:59:59