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FTSC INFORMATION =================================================================
2019 FTSC election, call for nominations
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An election for FTSC standing members starts on Sunday, 10th of
November 2019 at 20:00 UTC.
As per FTA-1000.002 the number of FTSC members should be no less than
7 and no more than 30. Presently there are 14 FTSC members; 8 of those
have terms expiring. That leaves room for a maximum of 30-(14-8)=24
members to be elected.
From FTA-1001.007
3.2 FTSC Standing Members
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FTSC members are appointed for a two year renewable term. [50 % of appointments on initial formation of the FTSC shall be for a 3 year
renewable term, to ensure continuity of the Committee on expiry of the
terms.]
To be selected as a FTSC member, an individual must be a Fidonet
node, and should be actively involved in Fidonet. Examples include
having put out a Fidonet-related product or having updated a product
in the preceding two years, or having experience as a Coordinator,
Echomail Coordinator or mail or file Hub.
Standing members may be nominated Fidonet-wide by all of the
following methods:
1. Any RC.
2. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the FTSC.
3. A nominating committee established for the purpose by the ZCC.
A nominating committee may not consist of any current member or
officer of the FTSC.
Standing members are appointed on the basis of a vote by all RCs who
are nodelisted as holding those positions at the time the nominations
are published. A successful candidate must receive approval by a
majority of votes.
Publication of the nomination and the voting procedure, and posting
of RC votes, shall take place openly in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo, and
voting shall close three weeks after publication of the vote.
The status of RC's will be determined by nodelist.305 of this year by
the list as issued by the ZC in the zone where they reside.
All RCs and members of a nominating committee are hereby invited to
nominate members. Nominations must be posted in the FTSC_PUBLIC echo. Nominations start at Sunday, 10 November 2019, 20:00 UTC and end at
Sunday, 1 December 2019, 20:00 UTC.
Nominators are advised to sound out prospective nominees before filing
a nomination. There is little or no point in nominating someone that
has not shown interest and expressed willingness to accept.
Note to candidates: The main task of the FTSC is to document current
practise. Contrary to what the name suggests, the FTSC does not create standards out of the blue. Current Fidonet practise evolves and when
it has stabilized, it may become a standard through FTSC
documentation. Also, the FTSC is not an enforcement body. Those who
wish to join the FTSC in order to "engineer Fidonet" may be in for a disappointment. Our main job is that of a clerk. We write the
technical manual, we do not design the machine. To avoid
disappointment, sysops interested in joining the FTSC are strongly
advised to read the following documents:
http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1000.002
http://ftsc.org/docs/fta-1001.007
Andrew Leary
FTSC Election Coordinator
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2019 FTSC standing member election, time frame
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Submission of nominations:
Sunday, 10 Nov 2019, 20:00 UTC - Sunday, 01 Dec 2019, 20:00 UTC
Acceptance of nominations by candidates:
Right after nomination - Sunday, 08 Dec 2019, 20:00 UTC
Candidates MUST accept by posting a message in FTSC_PUBLIC in order
to qualify, with the exception of self nominees. The message must
originate from a node number that has the candidate listed as SysOp
in NODELIST.305 as issued by the candidate's ZC.
Candidates MAY campaign in FTSC_PUBLIC right after accepting their
nomination. Everyone may challenge the candidates.
Submission of votes:
Sunday, 08 Dec 2019, 20:00 UTC - Sunday, 29 Dec 2019, 20:00 UTC
Contesting of votes:
Sunday, 29 Dec 2019, 20:00 UTC - Sunday, 05 Jan 2020, 20:00 UTC
If no contest: installation of new members:
Monday 06 Jan 2020.
Andrew Leary
FTSC Election Coordinator -----------------------------------------------------------------
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