Elections

Governance Group Nominations

Once an election has been announced, each Fedora Member that supports Fedora the Copper, Bronze, Silver or Gold level may nominate an individual from their institution who they believe would be a good representative of the community. The number of seats available are determined by the number of member institutions at each level:

• Gold ($10,000+) = 1 seat for every 2 institutions at Gold Level
• Silver ($5000+) = 1 seat for every 4 institutions  at Silver Level
• Bronze ($2500+) = 1 seat for every 6 institutions at Bronze Level
• Copper ($1000+) = 1 seat for every 8 institutions at Copper Level
• Supporter ($500+) = no seat within Governance
• Community = Non-members 2 seats available within Governance

Governance Group Members serve 2-year terms once elected. See current members and their status.

At the end of the nomination process, nominated individuals will be asked for a brief personal statement to share with the Governance Group. Voting for available seats takes place within each membership category. Each member organization’s representative casts a vote for candidates at their specific Fedora membership support level (Copper, Bronze, Silver, or Gold) based on the direction of their management. In the event of a tie, the Governance Chair in consultation with the Program Manager will decide on the outcome to resolve the tie.

See Current Nomination/Election Information.

Committer Nominations

In order to facilitate transparent communication between Fedora Governance and the Technical Team, members of the Fedora Committers group may nominate (or self-nominate) a Fedora committer to serve as a representative on the Fedora Leadership Group on an annual basis. If more than one committer is nominated, an election will be held and each Fedora Governance Group member will have an opportunity to vote for the candidate of their choosing. In the event of a tie, the Governance Chair in consultation with the Technical Lead will decide on the outcome to resolve the tie.

If you have any questions about Fedora project governance or the nomination and election process please contact Arran Griffith .

Vacant Governance Group Seats

If an elected Governance Group member changes institutions during their two year term, the institution has the option to appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term. The only exception would be at-large community members, who are not elected based on institutional membership.  For these positions, no action will occur since the person could retain their seat.

If an elected Governance Group member’s institution changes their membership level during the two year term, the elected member will retain their seat until the end of their term.

See Voting for how elections work.

See past elections results.