Congratulations to the new council members, looking forward to work with you guys .
A big thank you for all the other candidates, I hope you continue helping the community, no need to be in the council to improve things or push new initiatives .
The mail you received contained the instructions - URL, email address, token to authenticate, and the screen afterwards contained the list of candidates, who you could click on to select them in order of preference.
What gave you trouble? I'm happy to make things clearer.
I just tried to find the email but I must have deleted it. It was weeks ago, but if I remember correctly I was taken to some wiki page somewhere because I clearly remember the gray background, some list current and past council members and wondering if I was supposed to edit the wiki page to vote.
Thinking back on it, it is quite possible that I just recieved an email saying that voting was happening, not necessarily telling me I could vote.
Considering that I've been on the forum (albiet not under this username) since it was Internet Tablet Talk I figured I should have been able to vote, but in hindsight I probably am not able to since this account is so new.
To jog your memory, if you did get a ballot, here's the exact contents of the email you sent (minus the voting token). Is this what you received?
Cheers,
Dave.
From: dneary@maemo.org
Subject: Maemo Community Council election Q1 2010
Dear <member>
The election of the Maemo Community Council is now open, and you have
received this email as you are eligible to vote. The Maemo Community Council
consists of 5 members who serve a 6 month term, representing the community
to Maemo and helping facilitate community activities. You can learn more
about the community council at:
* Arek Stopczynski (hopbeat)
* Randall Arnold (texrat)
* Cosimo Kroll (zehjotkah)
* Andrew Flegg (Jaffa)
* Attila Czipa (Attila77/achipa)
* Steven Paolini Yeager (YoDude)
* Javier S. Pedro (JaviSPedro)
* Andrea Grandi (andy80)
* Andrew Black (andrewfblack)
* Ryan Abel (GeneralAntilles)
A full list of candidates and their reasons for running can be found at:
HOW TO VOTE
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Voting will run from March 23rd until March 30th 2010, 23:59 UTC.
Your voting credentials are:
URL: http://maemo.org/vote/
E-mail:
Vote token:
After authenticating yourself, you can choose your preferred candidates
in order of preference. You will have an opportunity to verify and
confirm your vote afterwards.
Once you have confirmed your vote, a unique secret identifier will be
given to you which will allow you to verify after the election that your
vote was counted correctly.
Once you have voted, you will not be able to vote again.
Thank you for your vote!
Regards,
Dave Neary, on behalf of the Maemo community.
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