From 8b08e381de58c39aa64faa5d18c3fae8ea729b3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pradyun Gedam Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:11:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add announcement of 2026 Packaging Council Nominees --- .../2026-packaging-council-nominees/index.md | 40 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/posts/2026-packaging-council-nominees/index.md diff --git a/content/posts/2026-packaging-council-nominees/index.md b/content/posts/2026-packaging-council-nominees/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..26da7ca --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2026-packaging-council-nominees/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +--- +title: "Announcing the Packaging Council Election Candidates for 2026!" +publishDate: "2026-08-13" +author: Pradyun Gedam +description: "Announcing the 17 nominees for the inaugural Python Packaging Council election, and how to vote in the election." +published: true +--- + +What an exciting list! Please take a look at who is running for the inaugural Python Packaging Council (PPC) [on the Nominees page](https://www.python.org/nominations/2026-python-packaging-council/nominees/). This election has 17 nominees for 5 open seats on the council. + +## Election Overview + +This inaugural election fills all five seats on the PPC. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be designated Cohort A with a two year term, and the three candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be designated Cohort B with a one year term. + +In future elections, each cohort will be elected for a full two-year term in alternating years, so that roughly half of the PPC turns over each cycle. + +### Election Timeline + +- Nominations open: Tuesday, July 28th, 2:00 pm UTC +- Nomination cut-off: Tuesday, August 11th, 2:00 pm UTC +- **Announce candidates: Thursday, August 13th** +- Voter affirmation cut-off: Tuesday, August 25th, 2:00 pm UTC +- Voting start date: Tuesday, September 1st, 2:00 pm UTC +- Voting end date: Tuesday, September 15th, 2:00 pm UTC + +Not sure what UTC is for you locally? Check this [UTC time converter](https://savvytime.com/converter/utc)! + +## Reminder: Affirm your intention to vote + +**If you wish to vote in this election, you must affirm your intention to vote no later than Tuesday, August 25th, 2:00 pm UTC, to participate in this election**. + +Every PSF Voting Member (Supporting, Contributing, and Fellow) needs to affirm their membership to vote in this election. Find more information, including step-by-step instructions on voting affirmation, in our ["Affirm Your PSF Membership Voting Status" blog post](https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/07/affirm-PSF-voting-status-2026.html). + +If you run into any issues, or have questions about your membership, please contact [pc-elections@python.org](mailto:pc-elections@python.org). + +## Voting: What to expect + +If you are a voting member of the PSF that affirmed your intention to participate in this election, you will receive an email from "OpaVote Voting Link \<[noreply@opavote.com](mailto:noreply@opavote.com)\>" with your ballot -- the subject line will read "Python Packaging Council Election 2026" on September 1st. If you don't receive a ballot as expected, please first check your spam folder for a message from "[noreply@opavote.com](mailto:noreply@opavote.com)". + +If you don't see anything, please get in touch by emailing [pc-elections@python.org](mailto:pc-elections@python.org) so we can look into your account and make sure we have the most up-to-date email for you.