PEP: 8101 Title: 2020 Term Steering Council election Author: Ewa Jodlowska , Ee Durbin Sponsor: Brett Cannon Status: Final Type: Informational Topic: Governance Content-Type: text/x-rst Created: 16-Nov-2019 Abstract ======== This document describes the schedule and other details of the December 2019 election for the Python steering council, as specified in :pep:`13`. This is steering council election for the 2020 term. Election Administration ======================= The steering council appointed the `Python Software Foundation `__ Director of Infrastructure, Ee Durbin, to implement the election, and `Python Software Foundation `__ Executive Director, Ewa Jodlowska, to communicate announcements regarding the election. Schedule ======== There will be a two-week nomination period, followed by a two-week vote. The nomination period was: November 1, 2019 through November 16, 2019 12:00 UTC (The end of November 15, 2019 `Anywhere on Earth `_). As announced on `python-committers `_, and took place on `discuss.python.org `_. The voting period is: December 1, 2019 12:00 UTC through December 16, 2019 12:00 UTC (The end of December 15, 2019 `Anywhere on Earth `_). Candidates ========== Candidates must be nominated by a core team member. If the candidate is a core team member, they may nominate themselves. Nominees (in alphabetical order): - `Brett Cannon `_ - `Kushal Das `_ - `Christian Heimes `_ - `Pablo Galindo Salgado `_ - `Gregory P. Smith `_ - `Victor Stinner `_ - `Barry Warsaw `_ - `Carol Willing `_ - `Thomas Wouters `_ Withdrawn nominations: - `Guido van Rossum `_. (`Withdrawal `_) Voter Roll ========== All active Python core team members are eligible to vote. Ballots will be distributed based on the `The Python Voter Roll for this election `_ [1]_. While this file is not public as it contains private email addresses, the `Complete Voter Roll`_ by name is available. Election Implementation ======================= The election will be conducted using the `Helios Voting Service `__. Configuration ------------- Short name: ``2020-python-steering-council`` Name: ``2020 Python Steering Council Election`` Description: ``Election for the Python steering council, as specified in PEP 13. This is steering council election for the 2020 term.`` type: ``Election`` Use voter aliases: ``[X]`` Randomize answer order: ``[X]`` Private: ``[X]`` Help Email Address: ``ee@python.org`` Voting starts at: ``December 1, 2019 12:00 UTC`` Voting ends at: ``December 16, 2019 12:00 UTC`` This will create an election in which: * Voting is not open to the public, only those on the `Voter Roll`_ may participate. Ballots will be emailed when voting starts. * Candidates are presented in random order, to help avoid bias. * Voter identities and ballots are protected against cryptographic advances. Questions --------- Question 1 ~~~~~~~~~~ Select between ``0`` and ``- (approval)`` answers. Result Type: ``absolute`` Question: ``Select candidates for the Python Steering Council`` Answer #1 - #N: ``Candidates from Candidates_ Section`` Results ======= Of 82 eligible voters, 63 cast ballots. The top five vote-getters are: * Barry Warsaw * Brett Cannon * Carol Willing * Thomas Wouters * Victor Stinner No conflict of interest as defined in :pep:`13` were observed. The full vote counts are as follows: +-----------------------+----------------+ | Candidate | Votes Received | +=======================+================+ | Brett Cannon | 54 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Carol Willing | 54 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Barry Warsaw | 50 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Thomas Wouters | 40 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Victor Stinner | 38 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Christian Heimes | 37 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Pablo Galindo Salgado | 37 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Gregory P. Smith | 32 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Kushal Das | 30 | +-----------------------+----------------+ Copyright ========= This document has been placed in the public domain. Complete Voter Roll =================== Active Python core developers ----------------------------- :: Abhilash Raj Alex Gaynor Alex Martelli Alexander Belopolsky Andrew Kuchling Andrew Svetlov Antoine Pitrou Barry Warsaw Benjamin Peterson Berker Peksağ Brett Cannon Brian Curtin Brian Quinlan Carol Willing Cheryl Sabella Chris Withers Christian Heimes Christian Tismer Davin Potts Dino Viehland Donald Stufft Emily Morehouse Éric Araujo Eric Snow Eric V. Smith Ethan Furman Ezio Melotti Facundo Batista Fred Drake Giampaolo Rodolà Gregory P. Smith Guido van Rossum Inada Naoki Ivan Levkivskyi Jason R. Coombs Jeremy Kloth Jesús Cea Joannah Nanjekye Julien Palard Kurt B. Kaiser Kushal Das Larry Hastings Lisa Roach Łukasz Langa Marc-André Lemburg Mariatta Mark Dickinson Mark Shannon Matthias Klose Michael Foord Nathaniel J. Smith Ned Deily Neil Schemenauer Alyssa Coghlan Pablo Galindo Paul Ganssle Paul Moore Petr Viktorin R. David Murray Raymond Hettinger Robert Collins Ronald Oussoren Senthil Kumaran Serhiy Storchaka Skip Montanaro Stefan Behnel Stefan Krah Steve Dower Steven D'Aprano Stéphane Wirtel Tal Einat Terry Jan Reedy Thomas Wouters Tim Golden Tim Peters Victor Stinner Vinay Sajip Walter Dörwald Xavier de Gaye Xiang Zhang Yury Selivanov Zachary Ware .. [1] This repository is private and accessible only to Python Core Developers, administrators, and Python Software Foundation Staff as it contains personal email addresses.