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24-Apr-2018 ZONE 1 COORDINATOR (Z1C) ELECTION RULES

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RULES FOR CONDUCT OF THE Z1C ELECTION, 2018

* Schedule:

Apr 30 - May 13 Nominations accepted.
Discussion begins.
May 13 - Nominations END at 23:59:59 UTC.
May 14 - Final list of candidates posted in Z1C.
Discussion continues.
May 20 - Discussion ends. Candidates stop campaigning.
May 21 - Voting begins.
Jun 3 - Voting ends at 23:59:59 UTC.
Jun 4 - Results posted in Z1C.
Jun 4 - Jun 17 Opportunity to yell fowl and fix errors.
Jun 18 - Final results announced.
Jun 18 - Jun 21 Turnover from outgoing ZC to winning candidate.
Jun 22 - New ZC appears in the nodelist and begins work.

* Position to be Elected:

The election is for the position of Zone 1 Coordinator (Z1C). The
responsibilities of the Z1C include but are not limited to:

-- To compile the nodelists from all of the regions in the zone, and create
the master nodelist and difference file.

-- To represent Zone 1 on the Zone Coordinator Council.

-- See Policy 4 for further details.

* Voter Eligibility:

The eligible list is based on the Zone 1 segment of the FidoNet NodeList
published on Friday, April 27, 2018 (Day 117.)

Each sysop has one vote, regardless of how many nodes s/he operates.

Nodes with more than one sysop get only one vote.

Nodes marked 'Down' are not eligible to vote.

* Nominations, Candidates:

Nominations will be placed in the Z1C echo conference. To be
a candidate, a FidoNet sysop must be seconded by another FidoNet
sysop. An individual may not nominate himself or second himself.
Nominations, seconds, and acceptances MUST be confirmed via netmail
to the votecounter at <adddress> BEFORE the close of the nomination
period.

* Election:

At the close of balloting, the vote counter will verify the results,
and a summary of the results will be posted in Z1C.

The vote counter will not disclose any node's vote to any other node.

In the event only there is only one candidate properly nominated
s/he will become the new Zone 1 Coordinator, effective May 18, 2018.

* Comments by the Candidates:

Comments by Z1C candidates are to be posted in Z1C no later than
23:59:59 UTC on May 20. After that, they must STOP campaigning in Z1C
until the voting period ends. All discussion will take place in
Z1C.

* Who Wins?

The winner will be determined as the candidate receiving more than half
of the number of valid votes, otherwise known as a majority.

* Challenges, Election Results:

The results may be challenged by sending netmail to the Enforcer at
<address>. It must be received before 23:59:59 UTC on Jun 17, 2018. No
complaints or contested votes will be considered if received late.

If the election is declared invalid, a new election shall begin as
soon as possible, within 14 days of the previous election being declared
invalid.

* How to SEND your vote:

ALL BALLOTS MUST BE NETMAIL ADDRESSED TO 'Enforcer' at <address>.

You can route your ballot if you choose, but if you value your privacy
and want to ensure arrival, you should send it directly to <address>.
Return receipts will be sent via direct or routed netmail. Those return
receipts will contain NO information except that a vote was received from
your node.

* HOW TO VOTE:

- Write a a NETMail message addressed to 'Enforcer' at <address>.

- Subject line doesn't matter.

- Write the name of the valid candidate you want to vote for in the body
of the message. A final list of valid candidates will be posted on
May 14 in Z1C. Write-in candidates are not allowed.

- Make up a password of ten (10) characters or less, and put that in the
body of the message too.

NOTE: Your password will be displayed (case insensitive) with your
choice in FIDO_SYSOP so you can know that your ballot was counted correctly.
In addition, votes received that do not meet ALL of the above conditions
will not be counted until corrected by the voter.

* SAMPLE BALLOT:

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
| Date: May 21 2018 11:09 |
| From: Joe Sysop, 1:320/999 |
| To: Enforcer, <address> |
| Subj: My vote |
| -------------------------------------------- |
| <Candidate's Name> |
| |
| My password is Hoochie |
| |
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When your vote is received, it will NOT be machine-processed. Don't poll
to pick up a receipt. The Enforcer will send a direct or routed netmail
receipt to you confirming that he received a ballot but there will be no
other information in the receipt.

To ensure that your vote was counted properly, you may check the periodic
posting of passwords/candidates in Z1C.

* That's it. Enjoy the election!
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