GNOME Foundation Elections and Referenda
Election Materials
The GNOME Foundation Membership elects the Board of Directors each June before GUADEC. Any member can nominate themself to run in the election. The overall election process is overseen by the Membership and Elections Committee, which can be reached at via GitLab.
- Material from the Spring 2024 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2023 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2022 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2021 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2020 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2019 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2018 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2017 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2016 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2015 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2014 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2013 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2012 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2011 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2010 Elections
- Material from the Spring 2009 Elections
- Material from the Fall 2007 Elections
- Material from the Fall 2006 Elections
- Material from the Fall 2005 Elections
- Material from the Fall 2004 Elections
- Material from the Fall 2003 Elections
- Material from the Fall 2002 Elections
- Material from the Fall 2001 Elections
- Material from the Fall 2000 Elections
Referenda Materials
Any member of the GNOME Foundation can suggest a referendum. To be accepted, a request for a referendum must be endorsed by 10% of the Membership. The overall referendum process is overseen by the Membership and Elections Committee, which can be reached via GitLab.
- Material from the Office Term Referendum
- Material from the Reducing Board Size Referendum
- Material from the Anonymous Voting Referendum
Bylaws Section 7.9, Action Without Meeting By Written Ballot
Any action which may be taken at any regular or special meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the Corporation distributes a written ballot to every member entitled to vote on the matter. Such ballot shall set forth the proposed action, provide an opportunity to specify approval or disapproval of any proposal, and provide a reasonable time within which to return the ballot to the corporation. Approval by written ballot shall be valid only when the number of votes cast by ballot within the time period specified equals or exceeds a quorum of the members, and the number of approvals equals or exceeds the number of votes that would be required to approve at a meeting at which the total number of votes cast was the same as the number of votes cast by ballot