PEP: 8103 Title: 2022 Term Steering Council election Author: Ewa Jodlowska , Ee Durbin , Joe Carey Sponsor: Barry Warsaw Status: Final Type: Informational Topic: Governance Content-Type: text/x-rst Created: 04-Oct-2021 Abstract ======== This document describes the schedule and other details of the December 2021 election for the Python steering council, as specified in :pep:`13`. This is the steering council election for the 2022 term (i.e. Python 3.11). Election Administration ======================= The steering council appointed the `Python Software Foundation `__ Director of Infrastructure, Ee Durbin and Accounting Manager, Joe Carey, to coadminister the election. Schedule ======== There will be a two-week nomination period, followed by a two-week vote. The nomination period was: November 1, 2021 through November 16, 2021 12:00 UTC (The end of November 15, 2021 `Anywhere on Earth `_). As announced on `python-committers `_, and took place on `discuss.python.org `_. The voting period is: December 1, 2021 12:00 UTC through December 16, 2021 12:00 UTC (The end of December 15, 2021 `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 `_ - `Mariatta `_ - `David Mertz `_ - `Dong-hee Na `_ - `Pablo Galindo Salgado `_ - `Gregory P. Smith `_ - `Victor Stinner `_ - `Petr Viktorin `_ - `Barry Warsaw `_ - `Thomas Wouters `_ Withdrawn nominations: - None Voter Roll ========== All active Python core team members are eligible to vote. Active status is determined as described in :pep:`PEP 13 <13#membership>` and implemented via the software at `python/voters `_ [1]_. 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 will be made available when the roll is created. Election Implementation ======================= The election will be conducted using the `Helios Voting Service `__. Configuration ------------- Short name: ``2022-python-steering-council`` Name: ``2022 Python Steering Council Election`` Description: ``Election for the Python steering council, as specified in PEP 13. This is steering council election for the 2022 term.`` type: ``Election`` Use voter aliases: ``[X]`` Randomize answer order: ``[X]`` Private: ``[X]`` Help Email Address: ``psf-election@python.org`` Voting starts at: ``December 1, 2021 00:00 UTC`` Voting ends at: ``December 16, 2021 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 85 eligible voters, 67 cast ballots. The top five vote-getters are: * Pablo Galindo Salgado * Petr Viktorin * Thomas Wouters * Gregory P. Smith * Brett Cannon No conflict of interest as defined in :pep:`13` were observed. The full vote counts are as follows: +-----------------------+----------------+ | Candidate | Votes Received | +=======================+================+ | Pablo Galindo Salgado | 61 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Petr Viktorin | 48 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Thomas Wouters | 48 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Gregory P. Smith | 44 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Brett Cannon | 42 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Barry Warsaw | 39 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Victor Stinner | 35 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Mariatta | 34 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | Dong-hee Na | 26 | +-----------------------+----------------+ | David Mertz | 24 | +-----------------------+----------------+ Copyright ========= This document has been placed in the public domain. Complete Voter Roll =================== Active Python core developers ----------------------------- :: Abhilash Raj Alex Gaynor Ammar Askar Andrew Kuchling Andrew Svetlov Antoine Pitrou Barry Warsaw Batuhan Taskaya Benjamin Peterson Berker Peksağ Brandt Bucher Brett Cannon Brian Curtin Brian Quinlan Carol Willing Cheryl Sabella Chris Jerdonek Chris Withers Christian Heimes Dino Viehland Dong-hee Na Éric Araujo Eric Snow Eric V. Smith Ethan Furman Facundo Batista Fred Drake Giampaolo Rodolà Gregory P. Smith Guido van Rossum Hynek Schlawack Inada Naoki Irit Katriel Ivan Levkivskyi Jason R. Coombs Jeremy Kloth Jesús Cea Joannah Nanjekye Julien Palard Karthikeyan Singaravelan Ken Jin Kushal Das Kyle Stanley Larry Hastings Lisa Roach Łukasz Langa Lysandros Nikolaou Marc-André Lemburg Mariatta Mark Dickinson Mark Shannon Nathaniel J. Smith Ned Deily Neil Schemenauer Nick Coghlan Pablo Galindo Paul Ganssle Paul Moore Petr Viktorin Raymond Hettinger Ronald Oussoren Senthil Kumaran Serhiy Storchaka Stefan Behnel Stéphane Wirtel Steve Dower Tal Einat Terry Jan Reedy Thomas Wouters Tim Golden Tim Peters Victor Stinner Vinay Sajip 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.