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## Project Management Committee
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Open-Source Communities nowadays gain a lot from having a structure that can
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take action when bad things happens, and also when improvement is needed. We
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already have a [Code of Conduct][coc] in place, but we obviously need to ensure
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it is respected.
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Open-Source Communities nowadays gain a lot from having a structure that can take action when bad things happens, and also when improvement is needed.
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We already have a [Code of Conduct][coc] in place, but we obviously need to ensure it is respected.
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On August 22, 2016, after about 2 months of discussions, we merged the [Governance
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Document][gd]. It describes the responsibilities of the actors of Vox Pupuli:
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Users, Collaborators, Contributors… and it describes a Committee, the Project
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Management Committee (PMC).
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On August 22, 2016, after about 2 months of discussions, we merged the [Governance Document][gd].
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It describes the responsibilities of the actors of Vox Pupuli:
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Users, Collaborators, Contributors… and it describes a Committee, the Project Management Committee (PMC).
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*TL;DR*: The Committees members are elected by the community for 1 year. They take
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care of the Code of Conduct and its values, participate in strategic planning,
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and decision making using [lazy consensus][lazy], amongst other things.
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*TL;DR*: The Committees members are elected by the community for 1 year.
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They take care of the Code of Conduct and its values, participate in strategic planning, and decision making using [lazy consensus][lazy], amongst other things.
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The current list of PMC members can be found on [GitHub][maintainers]. You need
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to be part of the Vox Pupuli GitHub organisation *and logged in at GitHub* to
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access the list.
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The current list of PMC members can be found on [GitHub][maintainers].
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You need to be part of the Vox Pupuli GitHub organisation *and logged in at GitHub* to access the list.
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## Terms and Dates
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Terms begin each year on *January 1st*.
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The nomination and voting periods will be held during the months of November and
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December, with each lasting for approximately two weeks. Precise dates will be
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announced each year by the Election Officer. When possible, the dates will be
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chosen to coincide with Puppet's Contributor Summit, so as to reach a
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large number of community members with the announcement.
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The nomination and voting periods will be held during the months of November and December, with each lasting for approximately two weeks.
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Precise dates will be announced each year by the Election Officer.
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When possible, the dates will be chosen to coincide with Puppet's Contributor Summit, so as to reach a large number of community members with the announcement.
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## Elections
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All elections are listed in the [Vox Pupuli plumbing][elections] repository.
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Each election document is dated, so it should be easy to find the current
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election. Nominations are managed via the current election document. To
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nominate yourself or someone else, open an issue or submit a Pull Request adding
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the candidate to the candidate list. The dates for nomination and voting periods
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are listed within the document.
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Each election document is dated, so it should be easy to find the current election.
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Nominations are managed via the current election document.
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To nominate yourself or someone else, open an issue or submit a Pull Request adding the candidate to the candidate list.
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The dates for nomination and voting periods are listed within the document.
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When nominations close, the election officer will create a [Condorcet
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Poll][civs] of all eligible candidates and announce the voting period. Watch
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your email or check the election document for the link. You'll be asked to rank
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your top 5 candidate choices.
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When nominations close, the election officer will create a [Condorcet Poll][civs] of all eligible candidates and announce the voting period.
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Watch your email or check the election document for the link.
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You'll be asked to rank your top 5 candidate choices.
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After the election, the election officer will announce the results, and the newly
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elected PMC will take office on January 1.
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After the election, the election officer will announce the results, and the newly elected PMC will take office on January 1.
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In the case where 5 or fewer candidates are nominated, the voting process may be
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skipped.
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In the case where 5 or fewer candidates are nominated, the voting process may be skipped.
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## Election Officer
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According to our rules, the Election Officers can not run in the Election.
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If the existing PMC term has expired, then the Election Officer will also assume
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the duties of project communication until a new Committee is elected and terms begin.
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If the existing PMC term has expired, then the Election Officer will also assume the duties of project communication until a new Committee is elected and terms begin.
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[coc]: https://voxpupuli.org/coc/
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[gd]: https://github.com/voxpupuli/plumbing/blob/master/share/governance.md

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