PEP: 8102
Title: 2021 Term Steering Council election
Author: Ewa Jodlowska <[email protected]>, Ee Durbin <[email protected]>, Joe Carey <[email protected]>
Sponsor: Brett Cannon <[email protected]>
Status: Final
Type: Informational
Topic: Governance
Content-Type: text/x-rst
Created: 29-Oct-2020


Abstract
========

This document describes the schedule and other details of the December
2020 election for the Python steering council, as specified in
:pep:`13`. This is the steering council election for the 2021 term.


Election Administration
=======================

The steering council appointed the
`Python Software Foundation <https://www.python.org/psf-landing/>`__
Director of Infrastructure, Ee Durbin,
and Accounting Manager, Joe Carey, to coadminister the election.

`Python Software Foundation <https://www.python.org/psf-landing/>`__
Executive Director, Ewa Jodlowska, will 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, 2020 through November 16, 2020 12:00 UTC
(The end of November 15, 2020 `Anywhere on Earth
<https://www.ieee802.org/16/aoe.html>`_). As announced on `python-committers
<https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-committers@python.org/thread/JHYSU6FEYM3A5AZXSICO5OE3VAWDPGEJ/>`_,
and took place on `discuss.python.org <https://discuss.python.org/c/core-dev/steering-council-nominations>`_.

The voting period is: December 1, 2020 12:00 UTC through December 16, 2020
12:00 UTC (The end of December 15, 2020 `Anywhere on Earth
<https://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-2021-term/5633>`_
- `Matt Harrison <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-matt-harrison-2021-term/5645>`_
- `Christian Heimes <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-christian-heimes-2021-term/5628>`_
- `Raymond Hettinger <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-raymond-hettinger-2021-term/5731>`_
- `David Mertz <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-david-mertz-2021-term/5718>`_
- `Pablo Galindo Salgado <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-pablo-galindo-salgado-2021-term/5720>`_
- `Barry Warsaw <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-barry-warsaw-2021-term/5742>`_
- `Carol Willing <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-carol-willing-2021-term/5763>`_
- `Thomas Wouters <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-thomas-wouters-2021-term/5678>`_
- `Mariatta <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-mariatta-2021-term/5765>`_

Withdrawn nominations:

- None

Voter Roll
==========

All active Python core team members are eligible to vote. Active status
is determined as described in :pep:`PEP 13 <13#membership>`
and implemented via the software at `python/voters <https://github.com/python/voters>`_ [1]_.

Ballots will be distributed based on the `The Python Voter Roll for this
election
<https://github.com/python/voters/blob/master/voter-files/>`_
[1]_.

While this file is not public as it contains private email addresses, the
`Complete Voter Roll`_ by name will be made available when the roll is
created.

Election Implementation
=======================

The election will be conducted using the `Helios Voting Service
<https://heliosvoting.org>`__.


Configuration
-------------

Short name: ``2021-python-steering-council``

Name: ``2021 Python Steering Council Election``

Description: ``Election for the Python steering council, as specified in PEP 13. This is steering council election for the 2021 term.``

type: ``Election``

Use voter aliases: ``[X]``

Randomize answer order: ``[X]``

Private: ``[X]``

Help Email Address: ``[email protected]``

Voting starts at: ``December 1, 2020 00:00 UTC``

Voting ends at: ``December 16, 2020 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 91 eligible voters, 74 cast ballots.

The top five vote-getters are:

* Barry Warsaw
* Brett Cannon
* Carol Willing
* Pablo Galindo Salgado
* Thomas Wouters

No conflict of interest as defined in :pep:`13` were observed.

The full vote counts are as follows:

+-----------------------+----------------+
| Candidate             | Votes Received |
+=======================+================+
| Pablo Galindo Salgado | 59             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Carol Willing         | 57             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Barry Warsaw          | 56             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Brett Cannon          | 54             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Thomas Wouters        | 52             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Christian Heimes      | 43             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Mariatta              | 42             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Raymond Hettinger     | 31             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| David Mertz           | 28             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Matt Harrison         | 15             |
+-----------------------+----------------+


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
   Batuhan Taskaya
   Benjamin Peterson
   Berker Peksağ
   Brandt Bucher
   Brett Cannon
   Brian Curtin
   Brian Quinlan
   Carol Willing
   Cheryl Sabella
   Chris Jerdonek
   Chris Withers
   Christian Heimes
   Christian Tismer
   Davin Potts
   Dino Viehland
   Donald Stufft
   Dong-hee Na
   Emily Morehouse
   Éric Araujo
   Eric Snow
   Eric V. Smith
   Ethan Furman
   Ezio Melotti
   Facundo Batista
   Fred Drake
   Georg Brandl
   Giampaolo Rodolà
   Gregory P. Smith
   Guido van Rossum
   Hynek Schlawack
   Inada Naoki
   Ivan Levkivskyi
   Jack Jansen
   Jason R. Coombs
   Jeremy Kloth
   Jesús Cea
   Joannah Nanjekye
   Julien Palard
   Karthikeyan Singaravelan
   Kurt B. Kaiser
   Kushal Das
   Kyle Stanley
   Larry Hastings
   Lisa Roach
   Łukasz Langa
   Lysandros Nikolaou
   Marc-André Lemburg
   Mariatta
   Mark Dickinson
   Mark Hammond
   Mark Shannon
   Matthias Klose
   Michael Foord
   Nathaniel J. Smith
   Ned Deily
   Neil Schemenauer
   Alyssa Coghlan
   Pablo Galindo
   Paul Ganssle
   Paul Moore
   Petr Viktorin
   R. David Murray
   Raymond Hettinger
   Robert Collins
   Ronald Oussoren
   Sandro Tosi
   Senthil Kumaran
   Serhiy Storchaka
   Stefan Behnel
   Steve Dower
   Steven D'Aprano
   Stéphane Wirtel
   Tal Einat
   Terry Jan Reedy
   Thomas Wouters
   Tim Golden
   Tim Peters
   Victor Stinner
   Vinay Sajip
   Walter Dörwald
   Xiang Zhang
   Yury Selivanov
   Zachary Ware


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