[seedig] Elections for SEEDIG executive committee: Election calendar & Call for volunteers for election committee

[Aleksandar Icokaev]

Dear Sorina , dear all , 
I'm signing up for a seat in the election committee! 
Thanks, 
Best regards, 
Aleksandar Icokaev 
IGF MKD  Coordinator 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 27, 2017, at 17:45, Sorina Teleanu <sorinat at diplomacy.edu> wrote:
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> In line with previous announcements, we are hereby launching the election process for the SEEDIG executive committee. Given the problems with the SEEDIG website, all related announcements are made for now via this list, and the website will be updated once the current issues are fixed.
> 
> In line with the Terms of Reference for the executive committee (attached), the initiation of the election process consists in announcing the election calendar and launching a call for volunteers to serve on the election committee.
> 
> 1. Election calendar
> 
> As per Art .6.2. of the ToR, please see the election calendar at the bottom of this e-mail.
> 
> 2. Call for volunteers to serve on the election committee
> 
> As per Art. 6 Section B of the ToR, the election process is to be managed by a three-member election committee. The main tasks of the election committee are outlined in Art. 6.9. 
> 
> Should you wish to serve on the election committee, please express your interest via this mailing list, by Sunday, 1 October, end of day. [We do not require elaborated motivation letters, so we hope this serves as an incentive. :) ]
> 
> Kindly note that the seats on this committee are to be filled in on a first come first served basis. Those who plan to run for elections are disqualified from volunteering or appointment on the election committee. The election committee may also include observers from among SEEDIG supporting organisations (as per Art. 6.8).
> 
> With this, the election process is officially open. Should you require clarifications on any of the above, please let us know.
> 
> Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Sorina
> (on behalf of current executive committee)
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Election calendar
> 
> Milestones
> Timeline/deadline
> Publishing election calendar
> Launching call for volunteers for election committee
> Wednesday, 27 September
> Deadline for expressions of interest to serve on the election committee
> Sunday, 1 October
> Announcing election committee
> Wednesday, 4 October
> Election committee prepares nomination announcements, forms, etc.
> 4–10 October
> Launching call for nominations
> Wednesday, 11 October
> (Self)nomination period
> Reviewing/publishing nominations
> 11–25 October
> Announcing voting members
> Wednesday, 18 October
> Closing nomination period
> 25 October
> Launching voting process
> Friday, 27 October
> Voting
> 27 October – 5 November
> Voting closes
> 5 November (end of day)
> Initial results (top 5 candidates)
> 7 November (end of day)
> Proposal for executive committee (if top 5 candidates do not meet diversity criteria)
> By 12 November
> Objection period
> 12–19 November
> Final results (if no objections raised)
> 20 November
> Reviewing objections and providing response
> 20–22 November
> Final results (if no additional objections)
> 23 November
> 
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> 
> <ToR_SEEDIGexcom_Final.pdf>
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