PEP: 8104 Title: 2023 Term Steering Council election Author: Ee Durbin Sponsor: Brett Cannon Status: Active Type: Informational Content-Type: text/x-rst Created: 08-Nov-2022 Abstract ======== This document describes the schedule and other details of the December 2022 election for the Python steering council, as specified in :pep:`13`. This is the steering council election for the 2023 term (i.e. Python 3.12). Election Administration ======================= The steering council appointed the `Python Software Foundation `__ Director of Infrastructure, Ee Durbin, to administer the election. Schedule ======== There will be a two-week nomination period, followed by a two-week vote. The nomination period was: November 14, 2022 through `November 28, 2022 AoE `_ [#note-aoe]_. The voting period shall be: December 1, 2022 through `December 14, 2022 AoE `_ [#note-aoe]_. 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 `_ - `Emily Morehouse `_ - `Dong-hee Na `_ - `Pablo Galindo Salgado `_ - `Gregory P. Smith `_ - `Victor Stinner `_ - `Petr Viktorin `_ - `Thomas Wouters `_ Withdrawn nominations: - TBD Voter Roll ========== All active Python core team members are eligible to vote. Active status is determined as :pep:`described in PEP 13 <13#membership>` and implemented via the software at `python/voters `_ [#note-voters]_. Ballots will be distributed based on the the `Python Voter Roll `_ [#note-voters]_ for this election. 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: ``2023-python-steering-council`` Name: ``2023 Python Steering Council Election`` Description: ``Election for the Python steering council, as specified in PEP 13. This is steering council election for the 2023 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, 2022 12:00 UTC`` Voting ends at: ``December 15, 2022 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 ======= - TBD Copyright ========= This document has been placed in the public domain. Complete Voter Roll =================== Active Python core developers ----------------------------- .. code-block:: text Alex Gaynor Alex Waygood Ammar Askar 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 Dennis Sweeney Dino Viehland Dong-hee Na Emily Morehouse Éric Araujo Eric Snow Eric V. Smith Erlend Egeberg Aasland Ethan Furman Ezio Melotti Facundo Batista Filipe Laíns Fred Drake Georg Brandl Giampaolo Rodolà Gregory P. Smith Guido van Rossum Hugo van Kemenade Hynek Schlawack Inada Naoki Irit Katriel Ivan Levkivskyi Jason R. Coombs Jelle Zijlstra Jeremy Kloth Jesús Cea Joannah Nanjekye Julien Palard Karthikeyan Singaravelan Ken Jin Kumar Aditya Kurt B. Kaiser Kushal Das Kyle Stanley Larry Hastings 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 R. David Murray Raymond Hettinger Ronald Oussoren Senthil Kumaran Serhiy Storchaka Stefan Behnel Stéphane Wirtel Steve Dower Steven D'Aprano Tal Einat Terry Jan Reedy Thomas Wouters Tim Golden Tim Peters Victor Stinner Vinay Sajip Yury Selivanov Zachary Ware .. [#note-voters] This repository is private and accessible only to Python Core Developers, administrators, and Python Software Foundation Staff as it contains personal email addresses. .. [#note-aoe] AoE: `Anywhere on Earth `_).