Candidate Nominations Now Open for the 2023 GOSH Community Council Election!

Hello GOSH Community,

Candidate nominations are now open for the 2023 GOSH Community Council Election, you can self-nominate or nominate someone else using the following link:

https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/01430e11-7927-c5eb-6cf1-78884150be09

Nominations will close on 15 August 2023.

Voter registration is now open for the GOSH 2023 Community Council Election as well and will remain open until August 28th. You can register to vote here!

We encourage you to participate in this year’s election by registering to vote, nominating someone to run on the council, and spreading the word about the election!

More information regarding the 2023 Community Council Election

You can find more information on the 2023 GOSH Community Council Election by visiting the election landing page . You can also check out the 2023 Election category on the GOSH Forum, or the Governance Plan for Seating the 3rd GOSH Community Council .

Thanks!
Bri

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Hi Bri,

I did a quick look through the documents but I am not 100% sure on:

  • Who is currently on the council
  • Which of those seats are up for election

This will probably affect who we want to nominate.

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Hi @julianstirling, great question!

The current GOSH Community Council is:

  • Harold Tay
  • Eng. Valerian Linus Sanga
  • Frank Landon Bentum
  • Laura Olalde
  • Pen-Yuan Hsing
  • Liz Barry
  • Pierre Padilla-Huamantinco

There are four seats up for election, which are the bolded ones above (listed again below for convenience)

  • Laura Olalde
  • Pen-Yuan Hsing
  • Liz Barry
  • Pierre Padilla-Huamantinco

You can find out more about the current council here, as well as on the community governance category.

Thanks!
Bri

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Hi again everyone!

There is just one week left to nominate a candidate for the 2023 GOSH Community Council Election!

You can self-nominate or nominate someone else using this link:
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/01430e11-7927-c5eb-6cf1-78884150be09

Help us shape the future of the GOSH community by registering to vote or nominating someone to run for the GOSH Council!

Thanks,
Bri

Hi GOSH Community,

This is a reminder that candidate nominations will be closing in two days! If you would like to self-nominate, or nominate someone else from the community, you can do so using this link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/01430e11-7927-c5eb-6cf1-78884150be09

Be sure to register to vote, as well!

Additional clarification
A quick clarification regarding candidate nominations, as I have been asked about this a few times. The council members whose seats are up for election are eligible to be nominated and run again for a council seat. Below is the text from the governance plan which explains this:

"All elected Community Council members shall serve for at most 2 consecutive terms, regardless of term length. No one can serve more than 2 consecutive terms on the council. A partial term counts as a full one.

As an example, all those elected to the initial Community Council will be eligible to run for reelection one time, but if reelected for a second term, they will not be able to run for a third consecutive Community Council term. After being off the Community Council for one term, former members would be eligible to run for election again."

Read the full governance plan here.

Thanks!
Bri

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so… maybe this means the vote is still about to happen?
wonder if my late voting registration might be successful?
=)

I believe the vote isn’t happening yet.
from an earlier message to GOSH,"Voter registration is now open for the GOSH 2023 Community Council Election and will remain open until August 28th. You can register using the following link:

https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/GOSH2023electionregistration

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maybe I got confused about the independent observer deadline.
but really glad it all should work out!
register, if you haven’t yet…
:wink: