PEP: 8101
Title: 2020 Term steering council election
Version: $Revision$
Last-Modified: $Date$
Author: Ewa Jodlowska <ewa@python.org>, Ee Durbin <ee@python.org>
Sponsor: Brett Cannon <brett@python.org>
Status: Active
Type: Informational
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 <https://www.python.org/psf-landing/>`__
Director of Infrastructure, Ee Durbin, to implement the election,
and `Python Software Foundation <https://www.python.org/psf-landing/>`__
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
<http://www.ieee802.org/16/aoe.html>`_). As announced on `python-committers
<https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-committers@python.org/thread/4N6WEWVSE6JQ64KDFGQRWFG33MSHRMCK/>`_,
and took place on `discuss.python.org <https://discuss.python.org/t/about-the-steering-council-nominations-category/2459>`_.
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
<http://www.ieee802.org/16/aoe.html>`_).
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 <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-brett-cannon-2020-term/2566>`_
- `Kushal Das <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-kushal-das-2020-term/2662>`_
- `Christian Heimes <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-christian-heimes-2020-term/2661>`_
- `Pablo Galindo Salgado <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-pablo-galindo-salgado-2020-term/2667>`_
- `Gregory P. Smith <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-gregory-p-smith-2020-term/2668>`_
- `Victor Stinner <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-victor-stinner-2020-term/2658>`_
- `Barry Warsaw <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-barry-warsaw-2020-term/2601>`_
- `Carol Willing <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-carol-willing-2020-term/2593>`_
- `Thomas Wouters <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-thomas-wouters-2020-term/2615>`_
Withdrawn nominations:
- `Guido van Rossum <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-guido-van-rossum-2020-term/2657>`_. (`Withdrawal <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-guido-van-rossum-2020-term/2657/11>`_)
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
<https://github.com/python/voters/blob/master/voter-files/2019-12-01-2020-python-steering-council-election.csv>`_
[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
<https://heliosvoting.org>`__.
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
Nick 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.
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