From b4e20e146aa225f50b99a5350734e2e91fefe345 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dawn Foster Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 20:58:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Blog post announcing the TOC election kick-off for 2021. (#3450) * Blog post announcing the TOC election kick-off for 2021. * removed some trailing whitespace to make the linter happy * added link to Elekto and the election officer email address for questions * incorporated suggestions from @vaikas about links and spacing. Also updated with the new date for voter exception requests. * Update blog/steering/[BLOG]-toc-2021-election-announcement.md Corrected info with new details from @jberkus about how Elekto handles eligibility and exceptions Co-authored-by: Josh Berkus Co-authored-by: Josh Berkus --- .../[BLOG]-toc-2021-election-announcement.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 blog/steering/[BLOG]-toc-2021-election-announcement.md diff --git a/blog/steering/[BLOG]-toc-2021-election-announcement.md b/blog/steering/[BLOG]-toc-2021-election-announcement.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..baf08ec47 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/steering/[BLOG]-toc-2021-election-announcement.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +It’s time to kick off the Knative [Technical Oversight Committee](https://github.com/knative/community/blob/main/TECH-OVERSIGHT-COMMITTEE.md) (TOC) elections +again for 2021, and we are ready to accept nominations! + +This election will shape the future of Knative as a community and project. While +WGs help shape the individual direction of the project, the [TOC](https://github.com/knative/community/blob/main/TECH-OVERSIGHT-COMMITTEE.md#charter) covers the +technical direction, health of the project and community as a whole. There are 2 +seats up for election and each of those seats will be held for two year terms. + +Right now, there are 2 things we need each Knative community member to do: + +1) If you want to stand for election, we have [detailed instructions for the +nomination +process](https://github.com/knative/community/tree/main/elections/2021-TOC#candidacy-process). +2) If +you want to vote in the election, please read the [eligibility +criteria](https://github.com/knative/community/blob/main/mechanics/TOC.md#voter-eligibility). If you think you are eligible to vote, please check the Elekto application to see if you are eligible, and if not, [request a voter exception](https://test.elekto.io/app/elections/2021-TOC/exception). See the [voter guide](https://github.com/knative/community/tree/main/elections/2021-TOC) for more information on how voting works. + +Here are a few important deadlines to keep in mind: + +- April 23: All candidate nominations +- April 27: Election Begins +- May 9: Voter exception requests due +- May 11: Election Closes +- May 13: Announcement of Results + +For this election, we will be trying a new voting tool called [Elekto](https://github.com/elekto-io/elekto). +Commissioned by the CNCF for the Kubernetes project, Elekto has the advantage of +not requiring any email for voting, just your Github login. However, this will +be the first time a project other than Kubernetes is using Elekto, so please be +prepared for some hiccups. + +For more details, please visit the [TOC election]( +https://github.com/knative/community/tree/main/elections/2021-TOC) document in +our GitHub repository, and if you have questions for us, please reach out +by emailing elections@knative.team. + +Dawn Foster and Josh Berkus, TOC Election Officers