The nomination period for candidatures for the Q3 2009 Maemo community council election is now open. Candidates eligible for election according to the rules of the council can be nominated by anyone in the community. If a maemo.org community member nominates someone other than themselves, the nomination must be accepted by the nominee before it is official.

Nominations may be made before 23:59 UTC, September 20th, at which time a voting period of one week will open, by sending an email to the maemo-community mailing list with the subject "Council Nomination:" followed by the name of the nominee. Nominations can be confirmed by the nominee replying to this email.

I encourage anyone who would like to be on the council to nominate themselves early, and I would encourage all community members to be forthcoming with questions for the candidates.

Important election dates:

Sept 7
Nominations open for Maemo Community Council elections
Sept 21
Nominations close, voting opens
Sept 28
Voting closes, provisional results declared
Oct 5
If no challenges are upheld, results for elections are final

Good luck to all!