We are happy to announce that the nominations for Group 2 Officers and Department Coordinators have been finalised. The following individuals have proposed their nominations, according to the new Nomination process. Included are their Manifestos and the timeline for the election for their role.

Note: This is election follows the new methodology that provides different timelines based on number and type of candidates.

President

Recommend candidates

Being the current Officer the sole candidate, there will not be the recommendation phase and the Election Ballots will be sent out right after the announcement.

Election’s timeline and methodology

This election falls under the “Same DC/Officer Uncontested” scenario in which there is only one candidate and is already holding the office for which is a candidate. This is the expedite method.

• February 1, 2024 - Existing DC/Officer declared as sole candidate. Manifesto published.
• February 2, 2024 - Ballots sent out.
• February 9, 2024 - Ballots close at 23.59 UTC
• February 10, 2024 - Results announced.
• March 24, 2024 - First day of New Term.

Secretary

Recommend candidates

Being the current Officer the sole candidate, there will not be the recommendation phase and the Election Ballots will be sent out right after the announcement.

Election’s timeline and methodology

This election falls under the “Same DC/Officer Uncontested” scenario in which there is only one candidate and is already holding the office for which is a candidate. This is the expedite method.

• February 1, 2024 - Existing DC/Officer declared as sole candidate. Manifesto published.
• February 2, 2024 - Ballots sent out.
• February 9, 2024 - Ballots close at 23.59 UTC
• February 10, 2024 - Results announced.
• March 24, 2024 - First day of New Term.

Production Department Coordinator

Sigrid Gramlinger

Sigrid's Manifesto

Recommend candidates

Being the current Department Coordinator the sole candidate, there will not be the recommendation phase and the Election Ballots will be sent out right after the announcement.

Election’s timeline and methodology

This election falls under the “Same DC/Officer Uncontested” scenario in which there is only one candidate and is already holding the office for which is a candidate. This is the expedite method.

• February 1, 2024 - Existing DC/Officer declared as sole candidate. Manifesto published.
• February 2, 2024 - Ballots sent out.
• February 9, 2024 - Ballots close at 23.59 UTC
• February 10, 2024 - Results announced.
• March 24, 2024 - First day of New Term.

Operations Department Coordinator

No manifestos have been submitted for this position, therefore the Call for Manifestos has been extended for further 15 days.

Communication Channels

Election channels will be opened in Mattermost for each role. These channels will allow department/community members to ask candidates questions regarding their manifestos in order to help them decide who to vote for.
The following Public Channels will be opened (Candidates will be added by the Secretary):

• OSM-G2-2024-President-Channel
• OSM-G2-2024-Secretary-Channel
• OSM-G2-2024-Production-Channel
• OSM-G2-2024-Operations-Channel

Notes:

• As per the Bylaws all Members (Class 3), Team Leaders (Class 2), Department Coordinators and Officers (Class 1) have the right to vote in the Officer's elections.
• Team Leaders (Class 2) and Team Members (Class 3) of the interested Department will vote for their Department Coordinator.
• According to the Bylaws (link below), existing Officers also vote for new Officer roles.

Reference:

• OSM Bylaws: https://www.opensourcematters.org/organisation/by-laws-policies.html
• Change to the Nomination and Election Process: https://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/nomination-and-election-process.html
• Change to the Bylaws/Election System: https://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/changes-to-the-bylaws-of-osm-election-system.html
• Joomla! Election Cycle: https://www.opensourcematters.org/organisation/directors/election-cycle.html (previous method)

Thank you!