# 2021 Voters Guide - Knative Steering Election

The role of this election is to fill the two (2) Contributor seats due for election this year on the [Knative Steering Committee](https://github.com/knative/community/blob/master/STEERING-COMMITTEE.md). The elected members will serve two (2) year terms. This election will shape the future of Knative as a community and project.

This is a brief summary of the election; for more details, such as how to become a candidate, [see the README](https://github.com/knative/community/blob/main/elections/2021-SC/README.md).

## Eligibility

All Knative contributors with 50 or more contributions over the last year are eligible to vote.  You will see either ELIGIBLE or NOT ELIGIBLE at the top of this screen.  If you are not eligible, but should be, please [file an exception request](https://elections.knative.dev/app/elections/2021-SC/exception) or contact elections@knative.team.

### Schedule

* October 25: Announcement of Election, call for nominations, start accepting exception requests
* November 8: All candidate nomination PRs due by 23:59 UTC
* November 10: Election Begins via Elekto UI
* November 19: Closed to new exception requests
* November 29: Election Closes by 23:59 UTC
* December 2: Announcement of Results

## Changing Your Vote

With Elekto, you may revoke and re-cast your ballot until the election deadline.  To do so, set a passphrase when you cast your ballot; as long as you have that passphrase, you may re-cast your ballot by returning to the site.
