Community Council/Council election Q3 2010

The Maemo Community Council will have its next election in September 2010, electing a new council for a 6 month term.

The election page will eventually be available here.

[edit] Election timetable

Unless otherwise noted, all dates are 23:59 UTC.


  • August 22: Election announced
  • August 26: List of potential candidates published
  • August 26 00:00 UTC: Nominations open
  • September 8: Nominations close
  • September 8: Deadline for karma for electorate
  • September 8: List of candidates announced
  • September 8 - September 15: Hustings - ask your candidates questions
  • September 16 00:00 UTC: Voting opens
  • September 22: Voting closes
  • September 23: Results announced

[edit] Eligibility

The election processes are described in detail at Community Council/Election process.

Candidates need to have a karma of 100 or higher; voters need to have a karma of 10 or more. Karma is earned through a variety of mechanisms, but to earn points for contributions on talk.maemo.org, you need to link talk.maemo.org account with maemo.org profile.

[edit] Election material

Here you will find lists of potential candidates, statements from candidates, and other material related to the March 2010 elections.