Jenkins Board and Officer Elections 2025 - Nominations Open
We are excited to announce the 2025 Jenkins Governance Board and Officer elections!
Nominations
Nominations can be submitted for governance board positions and all officer positions (Security, Events, Release, Infrastructure, and Documentation).
During the registration period, we invite community members to nominate candidates by sending a message to the election-committee group. In your message, please include the name of the nominee, the specific position and your reasons for nominating that person. A tutorial is available that shows the steps to nominate a candidate.
The nomination period ends on September 22. Nominees will be notified and asked to confirm that they are interested in running as a candidate. The list of candidates will be announced on September 23.
Anyone can nominate anyone as a candidate!
Many thanks to Mark Waite and Basil Crow for serving on the Jenkins Governance Board. We also want to thank Damien Duportal as Infrastructure Officer, Wadeck Follonier as Security Officer, Alyssa Tong as Events Officer, Tim Jacomb as Release Officer, and Kevin Martens as Documentation Officer for all of their work over the last term.
The election consists of 4 phases:
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Nomination of candidates (August 8 - September 22)
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Voter registration (September 16 - October 31)
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Voting (November 1 - November 30)
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Results announcement (December 1)
Voting
Participation in the election process requires registering an account on the Jenkins community forums and at least one contribution made before September 1, 2025. When registering, you can use an existing GitHub account or create a new account specifically for Jenkins community forums. We ask all community members who are interested in voting and meet the requirements to join the election-voter-2025 group during the registration period. Previous elections utilized their own groups, so joining the election-voter-2025 group is required for participation.
We have made the decision to trust participants and not require that you provide evidence of contribution as part of your voter registration. We reserve the right to ban any account from the election process if we identify abuse. Once registration is over, a list of email addresses will be sent to the Condorcet Internet Voting Service (CIVS).
Contributing
As shown on the Participate and Contribute page, there are many different ways to contribute to Jenkins. You can contribute by:
All contributions to Jenkins and its community are welcome
Election
Candidates will be announced September 23. Voter registration closes on October 31. Voting begins November 1. Registered voters will be notified by email to participate using the Condorcet Internet Voting System. All votes must be submitted by end of day November 30.
Results
Election results will be published December 1. The new term starts on December 1, when the newly elected members will transition to their roles.
Important Dates
| Important Dates | Time |
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Nomination of candidates open |
August 8 |
Voter registration opens |
September 16 |
Nomination of candidates closes |
September 22 |
Candidates announced |
September 23 |
Voter registration closes |
October 31 |
Voting starts |
November 1 |
Voting closes |
November 30 |
Results announced |
December 1 |
Troubleshooting
If you are new to Jenkins elections, unfamiliar with the Condorcet Internet Voting Service (CIVS) or the community forums, or feel overwhelmed with the process, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We published a step-by-step guide, outlining how to to join the election-voter-2025, activate your CIVS account and cast your vote.
If you encounter issues still or need assistance, don’t hesitate to contact the election committee.
Thank you, as always, and don’t forget to register to vote by October 31!
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