February 10: Election announced March 2: Deadline for karma for electorate March 2: List of potential candidates published March 2: Nominations open March 16: Nominations close March 17: List of candidates announced March 23: Voting opens March 30: Voting closes March 31: Results announced The second new addition is a week between the close of nominations and the opening of voting for the election. Again, there's always been a lag between the nominations closing & the creation of the election, and I've been a little frustrated that there hasn't been more debate & discussion of the relative merits of the candidates in the run-up to elections - since voting starts straight after candidates declare, and most candidates come in at the last minute, there isn't really time.