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Organization of the Django Project
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Principles
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The Django Project is managed by a team of volunteers pursuing three goals:
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- Driving the development of the Django web framework,
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- Fostering the ecosystem of Django-related software,
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- Leading the Django community in accordance with the values described in the
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`Django Code of Conduct`_.
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The Django Project isn't a legal entity. The `Django Software Foundation`_, a
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non-profit organization, handles financial and legal matters related to the
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Django Project. Other than that, the Django Software Foundation lets the
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Django Project manage the development of the Django framework, its ecosystem
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and its community.
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.. _Django Code of Conduct: https://www.djangoproject.com/conduct/
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.. _Django Software Foundation: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/
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.. _mergers-team:
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Mergers
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Role
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Mergers_ are a small set of people who merge pull requests to the `Django Git
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repository`_.
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Prerogatives
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Mergers hold the following prerogatives:
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- Merging any pull request which constitutes a `minor change`_ (small enough
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not to require the use of the `DEP process`_). A Merger must not merge a
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change primarily authored by that Merger, unless the pull request has been
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approved by:
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- another Merger,
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- a steering council member,
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- a member of the `triage & review team`_, or
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- a member of the `security team`_.
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- Initiating discussion of a minor change in the appropriate venue, and request
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that other Mergers refrain from merging it while discussion proceeds.
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- Requesting a vote of the steering council regarding any minor change if, in
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the Merger's opinion, discussion has failed to reach a consensus.
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- Requesting a vote of the steering council when a `major change`_ (significant
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enough to require the use of the `DEP process`_) reaches one of its
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implementation milestones and is intended to merge.
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.. _`minor change`: https://github.com/django/deps/blob/main/final/0010-new-governance.rst#terminology
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.. _`major change`: https://github.com/django/deps/blob/main/final/0010-new-governance.rst#terminology
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Membership
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`The steering council`_ selects Mergers_ as necessary to maintain their number
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at a minimum of three, in order to spread the workload and avoid over-burdening
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or burning out any individual Merger. There is no upper limit to the number of
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Mergers.
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It's not a requirement that a Merger is also a Django Fellow, but the Django
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Software Foundation has the power to use funding of Fellow positions as a way
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to make the role of Merger sustainable.
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The following restrictions apply to the role of Merger:
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- A person must not simultaneously serve as a member of the steering council. If
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a Merger is elected to the steering council, they shall cease to be a Merger
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immediately upon taking up membership in the steering council.
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- A person may serve in the roles of Releaser and Merger simultaneously.
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The selection process, when a vacancy occurs or when the steering council deems
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it necessary to select additional persons for such a role, occur as follows:
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- Any member in good standing of an appropriate discussion venue, or the Django
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Software Foundation board acting with the input of the DSF's Fellowship
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committee, may suggest a person for consideration.
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- The steering council considers the suggestions put forth, and then any member
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of the steering council formally nominates a candidate for the role.
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- The steering council votes on nominees.
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Mergers may resign their role at any time, but should endeavor to provide some
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advance notice in order to allow the selection of a replacement. Termination of
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the contract of a Django Fellow by the Django Software Foundation temporarily
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suspends that person's Merger role until such time as the steering council can
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vote on their nomination.
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Otherwise, a Merger may be removed by:
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- Becoming disqualified due to election to the steering council.
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- Becoming disqualified due to actions taken by the Code of Conduct committee
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of the Django Software Foundation.
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- A vote of the steering council.
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.. _releasers-team:
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Releasers
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Role
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Releasers_ are a small set of people who have the authority to upload packaged
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releases of Django to the :pypi:`Python Package Index <Django>` and to the
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`djangoproject.com`_ website.
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Prerogatives
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Releasers_ :doc:`build Django releases </internals/howto-release-django>` and
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upload them to the :pypi:`Python Package Index <Django>` and to the
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`djangoproject.com`_ website.
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Membership
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`The steering council`_ selects Releasers_ as necessary to maintain their number
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at a minimum of three, in order to spread the workload and avoid over-burdening
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or burning out any individual Releaser. There is no upper limit to the number
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of Releasers.
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It's not a requirement that a Releaser is also a Django Fellow, but the Django
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Software Foundation has the power to use funding of Fellow positions as a way
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to make the role of Releaser sustainable.
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A person may serve in the roles of Releaser and Merger simultaneously.
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The selection process, when a vacancy occurs or when the steering council deems
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it necessary to select additional persons for such a role, occur as follows:
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- Any member in good standing of an appropriate discussion venue, or the Django
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Software Foundation board acting with the input of the DSF's Fellowship
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committee, may suggest a person for consideration.
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- The steering council considers the suggestions put forth, and then any member
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of the steering council formally nominates a candidate for the role.
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- The steering council votes on nominees.
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Releasers may resign their role at any time, but should endeavor to provide
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some advance notice in order to allow the selection of a replacement.
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Termination of the contract of a Django Fellow by the Django Software
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Foundation temporarily suspends that person's Releaser role until such time as
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the steering council can vote on their nomination.
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Otherwise, a Releaser may be removed by:
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- Becoming disqualified due to actions taken by the Code of Conduct committee
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of the Django Software Foundation.
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- A vote of the steering council.
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.. _djangoproject.com: https://www.djangoproject.com/download/
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.. _steering-council:
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Steering council
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Role
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The steering council is a group of experienced contributors who:
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- provide oversight of Django's development and release process,
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- assist in setting the direction of feature development and releases,
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- take part in filling certain roles, and
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- have a tie-breaking vote when other decision-making processes fail.
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Their main concern is to maintain the quality and stability of the Django Web
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Framework.
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Prerogatives
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The steering council holds the following prerogatives:
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- Making a binding decision regarding any question of a technical change to
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Django.
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- Vetoing the merging of any particular piece of code into Django or ordering
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the reversion of any particular merge or commit.
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- Announcing calls for proposals and ideas for the future technical direction
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of Django.
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- Setting and adjusting the schedule of releases of Django.
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- Selecting and removing mergers and releasers.
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- Participating in the removal of members of the steering council, when deemed
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appropriate.
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- Calling elections of the steering council outside of those which are
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automatically triggered, at times when the steering council deems an election
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is appropriate.
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- Participating in modifying Django's governance (see
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:ref:`organization-change`).
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- Declining to vote on a matter the steering council feels is unripe for a
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binding decision, or which the steering council feels is outside the scope of
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its powers.
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- Taking charge of the governance of other technical teams within the Django
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open-source project, and governing those teams accordingly.
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Membership
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`The steering council`_ is an elected group of five experienced contributors
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who demonstrate:
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- A history of substantive contributions to Django or the Django ecosystem.
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This history must begin at least 18 months prior to the individual's
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candidacy for the Steering Council, and include substantive contributions in
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at least two of these bullet points:
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- Code contributions on Django projects or major third-party packages in the Django ecosystem
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- Reviewing pull requests and/or triaging Django project tickets
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- Documentation, tutorials or blog posts
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- Discussions about Django on the django-developers mailing list or the Django Forum
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- Running Django-related events or user groups
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- A history of engagement with the direction and future of Django. This does
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not need to be recent, but candidates who have not engaged in the past three
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years must still demonstrate an understanding of Django's changes and
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direction within those three years.
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A new council is elected after each release cycle of Django. The election process
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works as follows:
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#. The steering council directs one of its members to notify the Secretary of the
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Django Software Foundation, in writing, of the triggering of the election,
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and the condition which triggered it. The Secretary post to the appropriate
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venue -- the |django-developers| mailing list and the `Django forum`_ to
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announce the election and its timeline.
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#. As soon as the election is announced, the `DSF Board`_ begin a period of
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voter registration. All `individual members of the DSF`_ are automatically
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registered and need not explicitly register. All other persons who believe
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themselves eligible to vote, but who have not yet registered to vote, may
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make an application to the DSF Board for voting privileges. The voter
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registration form and roll of voters is maintained by the DSF Board. The DSF
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Board may challenge and reject the registration of voters it believes are
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registering in bad faith or who it believes have falsified their
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qualifications or are otherwise unqualified.
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#. Registration of voters close one week after the announcement of the
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election. At that point, registration of candidates begin. Any qualified
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person may register as a candidate. The candidate registration form and
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roster of candidates are maintained by the DSF Board, and candidates must
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provide evidence of their qualifications as part of registration. The DSF
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Board may challenge and reject the registration of candidates it believes do
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not meet the qualifications of members of the Steering Council, or who it
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believes are registering in bad faith.
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#. Registration of candidates close one week after it has opened. One week
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after registration of candidates closes, the Secretary of the DSF publish
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the roster of candidates to the |django-developers| mailing list and the
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`Django forum`_, and the election begin. The DSF Board provide a voting form
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accessible to registered voters, and is the custodian of the votes.
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#. Voting is by secret ballot containing the roster of candidates, and any
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relevant materials regarding the candidates, in a randomized order. Each
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voter may vote for up to five candidates on the ballot.
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#. The election conclude one week after it begins. The DSF Board then tally the
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votes and produce a summary, including the total number of votes cast and
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the number received by each candidate. This summary is ratified by a
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majority vote of the DSF Board, then posted by the Secretary of the DSF to
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the |django-developers| mailing list and the Django Forum. The five
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candidates with the highest vote totals are immediately become the new
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steering council.
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A member of the steering council may be removed by:
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- Becoming disqualified due to actions taken by the Code of Conduct committee
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of the Django Software Foundation.
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- Determining that they did not possess the qualifications of a member of the
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steering council. This determination must be made jointly by the other members
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of the steering council, and the `DSF Board`_. A valid determination of
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ineligibility requires that all other members of the steering council and all
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members of the DSF Board vote who can vote on the issue (the affected person,
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if a DSF Board member, must not vote) vote "yes" on a motion that the person
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in question is ineligible.
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.. _`Django forum`: https://forum.djangoproject.com/
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.. _`Django Git repository`: https://github.com/django/django/
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.. _`DSF Board`: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/#board
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.. _`individual members of the DSF`: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/individual-members/
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.. _mergers: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/teams/#mergers-team
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.. _releasers: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/teams/#releasers-team
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.. _`security team`: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/teams/#security-team
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.. _`the steering council`: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/teams/#steering-council-team
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.. _`triage & review team`: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/teams/#triage-review-team
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.. _organization-change:
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Changing the organization
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Changes to this document require the use of the `DEP process`_, with
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modifications described in `DEP 0010`_.
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.. _`DEP process`: https://github.com/django/deps/blob/main/final/0001-dep-process.rst
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.. _`DEP 0010`: https://github.com/django/deps/blob/main/final/0010-new-governance.rst#changing-this-governance-process
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