Adjust election policy re. seats filled after a member steps down mid-term?

gotmax23 commented

2026-07-07 03:26:45 +00:00

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Originally posted by @zbyszek in fesco/docs#142 (comment):

Oh, we have this:

Vacated seats filled outside of the normal two-release cycle will serve for only a single Fedora release cycle so that their seats are back on schedule for the following term.

This means @decathorpe's interpration is correct.

That said, I think we should change the policy, and if only one person drops out in the first half of their elected term, allow the elected replacement to serve for a full year. Then, normally, the policy would be simple: "an elected members get one year". This would mean that the 4 vs. 5 seat alternating elections would flip, but that is OK.

If two or more members drop out, then indeed, the current policy makes sense, and the candidates who came in 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th, (up to the number of seats being filled), should only serve for half year, so that at the next election, we would return to the alternating 4 vs. 5 schedule.

I'll think about this some more and make a proposal to change the policy.

But either way, if we agree to update the PR as suggested, we can decide this all later.

_Originally posted by @zbyszek in https://forge.fedoraproject.org/fesco/docs/pulls/142#issuecomment-825693_: Oh, we have this: > Vacated seats filled outside of the normal two-release cycle will serve for only a single Fedora release cycle so that their seats are back on schedule for the following term. This means @decathorpe's interpration is correct. --- That said, I think we should change the policy, and if only one person drops out in the first half of their elected term, allow the elected replacement to serve for a full year. Then, normally, the policy would be simple: "*an elected members get one year*". This would mean that the 4 vs. 5 seat alternating elections would flip, but that is OK. If two or more members drop out, then indeed, the current policy makes sense, and the candidates who came in 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th, (up to the number of seats being filled), should only serve for half year, so that at the next election, we would return to the alternating 4 vs. 5 schedule. I'll think about this some more and make a proposal to change the policy. But either way, if we agree to update the PR as suggested, we can decide this all later.

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2026-07-14 05:49:03 +00:00

supakeen commented

2026-07-14 05:49:12 +00:00

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Let's discuss this at the meeting this evening.

supakeen commented

2026-07-14 05:59:14 +00:00

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This issue will be discussed at the next meeting on 2026-07-14.

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2026-07-14 07:04:53 +00:00

Let replacement candidates serve a full year

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2026-07-14 07:05:37 +00:00

Let replacement candidates serve a full year #148

zbyszek commented

2026-07-14 07:06:04 +00:00

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I prepared a draft: fesco/docs#148

I prepared a draft: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/fesco/docs/pulls/148

gotmax23 commented

2026-07-14 14:56:31 +00:00

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Proposal: Merge @zbyszek's PR

**Proposal:** Merge @zbyszek's PR

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2026-07-14 14:56:41 +00:00

zbyszek commented

2026-07-14 17:43:18 +00:00

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I forgot to mention one thing: the policy should apply to the current term too, i.e. @supakeen's term would be extended to be the normal full year instead of half.

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zbyszek commented

2026-07-15 21:32:51 +00:00

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FTR, +1 to @gotmax23's proposal

decathorpe commented

2026-07-16 11:36:44 +00:00

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+1

supakeen commented

2026-07-21 07:41:56 +00:00

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+1 to merge @zbyszek's PR.

zbyszek commented

2026-07-21 12:00:28 +00:00

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There's still a few hours left until the full week is up. Please vote if you haven't already.

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ngompa commented

2026-07-21 12:40:36 +00:00

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+1

gotmax23 commented

2026-07-21 12:46:25 +00:00

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I'm explicitly +1 (in case that wasn't already implied by me proposing this). If/when this is approved, we also need to update https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fesco/#fesco-members.