At 00:00 UTC or a bit before (less than 16 hours from now) the election
will be available and people can start voting.
If you wish to vote next week, you need to register before 23:59 UTC today.
If you haven't already, please take a moment to ensure that your name
appears on the registered list. The URL is:
http://new.openspf.org/Community_Vote/2006_Council_Elections
Also, Julian suggested previously that we include a "none of those
remaining" option for voters to select, and I think this is a good idea.
But, it needs to be explained a bit. The "none" option gives a voter the
opportunity to express disapproval for any candidates - if there is anyone
you would not want to see on the council, rank the "none of those
remaining" option higher than those you would like to see excluded.
Basically, if you vote for this choice, it means that you would rather see
the elections re-run from scratch than to see the candidates below the cut
on the council.
This is a totally optional choice and your vote will have much the same
effect whether you choose it or not. The only outcome where it makes a
difference is if the "none of those remaining" choice ranks in the top 5,
which means that there were four or fewer candidates found "acceptable" by
the majority of voters. If you don't see any candidates you want to
specifically exclude, and block from serving, -or- if you don't want to see
a second round of nomination and election in any case, don't choose the
"none" option.
Note that others will be able to see the votes cast, though they will never
be attributed to individuals. If you disapprove of one or more candidates,
they will be able to see that one or more voters disapproved (i.e. ranked
the candidate lower than the "none of those remaining" option) but they
will not see who made which votes.
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Greg Connor <gconnor(_at_)nekodojo(_dot_)org>
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Greg Connor <gconnor(_at_)nekodojo(_dot_)org>
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