Okie... so we have 5 valid candidates for the upcoming election:
(in alphabetical order)

• chemist
• jcharpak
• joerg_rw
• juiceme
• nieldk

and one "invalid":

• chainsawbike (not enough karma)

So according to the election rules, the next council will consist of 3 members only.
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Since council can use all the support and help it gets offered, a solution is for the new council to appoint chainsawbike to an assistant position without the rights of a regular councilor.

For the valid candidates, this is a nice set of councilors in spe, I think, but i also want to share my concerns which raised recently regarding chemist. First off, I wanna thank him for stepping up again and all he did and still does as TMO-admin, TMO-mod, counsilor and as HiFo board member. But these positions come with responsibility and some workload, which at times, can sum up to quite a pile. And while chemist had his vital part in discussions/meetings when (read: if) he was present and I'm sure he will do his best, when you look into the fridays' #maemo-meeting logs of the last 6 months, you'll find he was not present ~90% of the time which already led to quite some discomfort for the other councilors. Especially from council chair, you'd expect regular presence and an open ear to the community. Also, posting the final list of candidates (like above) actually is council chairs' job.

Again, while all efforts to support this community are highly appreciated, I don't think it's a good idea to accumulate so many positions in one person, as it pretty quick can simply become too much to handle.

Now its contemplation time, the election starts 2013/12/08 00:01 (GMT). Go vote then!