From 60614bd4a9bc11efa4dec4f1e473627c84d40579 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Rylander Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 11:38:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Adjust and add approved changes to Term and Elections Signed-off-by: Mike Rylander --- governance.txt | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/governance.txt b/governance.txt index 58ad6dc..6f63cc9 100644 --- a/governance.txt +++ b/governance.txt @@ -78,22 +78,44 @@ Term [loweralpha] . The term of each Board member is three years. - . At the end of the Evergreen Conference for a calendar year, - the term of outgoing Board members will end and the term - of incoming Board members will begin. If no Evergreen Conference - is held during a calendar year, terms will begin and end at - midnight EDT on April 30. - . Approximately one-third of the Board positions shall be open for election each - year. To implement this, each Board seat shall be designated a - member of a cohort labeled "A", "B", or "C". Appendix A lists - the current members. - . Each year, the Board shall promulgate procedures for nominating - and electing new Board members. Nominations may be made by - any individual who has contributed to Evergreen or who is + . At the end of the Evergreen Conference for a calendar year, the + term of outgoing Board members will end and the term of incoming + Board members will begin. If no Evergreen Conference is held + during a calendar year, terms will begin and end at midnight EDT + on April 30. + . Approximately one-third of the Board positions shall be open for + election each year. To implement this, each Board seat shall be + designated a member of a cohort labeled "A", "B", or "C". Appendix + A lists the cohort and next election date for Board members as of + 23 March 2014. + +Elections +^^^^^^^^^ + +[loweralpha] + . Each year, the Board shall review and promulgate procedures for + nominating and electing new Board members. If no changes to the + procedures are to be made, the Board shall follow the procedure + established the previous calendar year. Nominations may be made + by any individual who has contributed to Evergreen or who is employed by an institution that runs Evergreen. - . Each year, the Board shall undertake the electronic collection - and counting of votes for the Board election using a documented - voting platform that is widely accessible to the Evergreen community. + + . Each year, the Board shall undertake the electronic collection + and counting of votes for the Board election using a documented + voting platform that is widely accessible to the Evergreen + community. Election processes should begin 6 weeks prior to the + annual conference or April 1st, whichever comes first. No less + than one full week shall be set aside for voting. All voting, + including officer elections must be completed prior to the first + day of the Evergreen Conference. + +Newly elected officers will take office at the end of the Evergreen +Conference for that calendar year. If no Evergreen Conference is held +during a calendar year, office terms will begin and end at midnight +EDT on April 30. Officers rotating off the Board leave office at the +end of the Evergreen Conference for that calendar year or midnight +EDT on April 30 if no Evergreen Conference is held in that calendar +year. Officers ~~~~~~~~ -- 2.43.2