PEP: 8103
Title: 2022 Term Steering Council election
Author: Ewa Jodlowska <[email protected]>, Ee Durbin <[email protected]>, Joe Carey <[email protected]>
Sponsor: Barry Warsaw <[email protected]>
Status: Final
Type: Informational
Topic: Governance
Content-Type: text/x-rst
Created: 04-Oct-2021


Abstract
========

This document describes the schedule and other details of the December
2021 election for the Python steering council, as specified in
:pep:`13`. This is the steering council election for the 2022 term
(i.e. Python 3.11).


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.


Schedule
========

There will be a two-week nomination period, followed by a two-week
vote.

The nomination period was: November 1, 2021 through November 16, 2021 12:00 UTC
(The end of November 15, 2021 `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/6WDCGUKBOVG2FIPOGTPYXD3OA2KDJLLO/>`_,
and took place on `discuss.python.org <https://discuss.python.org/c/core-dev/steering-council-nominations>`_.

The voting period is: December 1, 2021 12:00 UTC through December 16, 2021
12:00 UTC (The end of December 15, 2021 `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-2022-term/11839>`_
- `Mariatta <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-mariatta-2022-term/11979>`_
- `David Mertz <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-david-mertz-2022-term/12000>`_
- `Dong-hee Na <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-dong-hee-na-2022-term/12001>`_
- `Pablo Galindo Salgado <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-pablo-galindo-2022-term/11947>`_
- `Gregory P. Smith <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-gregory-p-smith-2022-term/11999>`_
- `Victor Stinner <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-victor-stinner-2022-term/11981>`_
- `Petr Viktorin <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-petr-viktorin-2022-term/12003>`_
- `Barry Warsaw <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-barry-warsaw-2022-term/11911>`_
- `Thomas Wouters <https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-thomas-wouters-2022-term/11946>`_

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: ``2022-python-steering-council``

Name: ``2022 Python Steering Council Election``

Description: ``Election for the Python steering council, as specified in PEP 13. This is steering council election for the 2022 term.``

type: ``Election``

Use voter aliases: ``[X]``

Randomize answer order: ``[X]``

Private: ``[X]``

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

Voting starts at: ``December 1, 2021 00:00 UTC``

Voting ends at: ``December 16, 2021 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 85 eligible voters, 67 cast ballots.

The top five vote-getters are:

* Pablo Galindo Salgado
* Petr Viktorin
* Thomas Wouters
* Gregory P. Smith
* Brett Cannon

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

The full vote counts are as follows:

+-----------------------+----------------+
| Candidate             | Votes Received |
+=======================+================+
| Pablo Galindo Salgado | 61             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Petr Viktorin         | 48             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Thomas Wouters        | 48             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Gregory P. Smith      | 44             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Brett Cannon          | 42             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Barry Warsaw          | 39             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Victor Stinner        | 35             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Mariatta              | 34             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| Dong-hee Na           | 26             |
+-----------------------+----------------+
| David Mertz           | 24             |
+-----------------------+----------------+


Copyright
=========

This document has been placed in the public domain.


Complete Voter Roll
===================

Active Python core developers
-----------------------------

::

   Abhilash Raj
   Alex Gaynor
   Ammar Askar
   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
   Dino Viehland
   Dong-hee Na
   Éric Araujo
   Eric Snow
   Eric V. Smith
   Ethan Furman
   Facundo Batista
   Fred Drake
   Giampaolo Rodolà
   Gregory P. Smith
   Guido van Rossum
   Hynek Schlawack
   Inada Naoki
   Irit Katriel
   Ivan Levkivskyi
   Jason R. Coombs
   Jeremy Kloth
   Jesús Cea
   Joannah Nanjekye
   Julien Palard
   Karthikeyan Singaravelan
   Ken Jin
   Kushal Das
   Kyle Stanley
   Larry Hastings
   Lisa Roach
   Łukasz Langa
   Lysandros Nikolaou
   Marc-André Lemburg
   Mariatta
   Mark Dickinson
   Mark Shannon
   Nathaniel J. Smith
   Ned Deily
   Neil Schemenauer
   Alyssa Coghlan
   Pablo Galindo
   Paul Ganssle
   Paul Moore
   Petr Viktorin
   Raymond Hettinger
   Ronald Oussoren
   Senthil Kumaran
   Serhiy Storchaka
   Stefan Behnel
   Stéphane Wirtel
   Steve Dower
   Tal Einat
   Terry Jan Reedy
   Thomas Wouters
   Tim Golden
   Tim Peters
   Victor Stinner
   Vinay Sajip
   Xiang Zhang
   Yury Selivanov
   Zachary Ware


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