Jenkins Board and Officer Elections 2026 - Nominations Open
We are excited to announce the 2026 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 November 11. 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 November 12.
Anyone can nominate anyone as a candidate!
Many thanks to Valentin Delaye, Alexander Brandes, and Alex Earl for serving on the Jenkins Governance Board. We also want to thank Damien Duportal as Infrastructure Officer, Wadeck Follonier as Security Officer, Stefan Spieker as Events Officer, Tim Jacomb as Release Officer, and Kris Stern 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 (October 14 - November 11)
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Voter registration (October 14 - November 11)
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Voting (November 12 - December 2)
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Results announcement (December 4)
Voting
Participation in the election process requires registering an account on the Jenkins community forums and at least one contribution made before October 14, 2026. 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-2026 group during the registration period. Previous elections utilized their own groups, so joining the election-voter-2026 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
Voter registration closes on November 11. Candidates will be announced November 12. Voting begins November 12. Registered voters will be notified by email to participate using the Condorcet Internet Voting System. All votes must be submitted by end of day December 2.
Results
Election results will be published December 4. The new term starts on December 4, when the newly elected members will transition to their roles.
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
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Nomination of candidates open |
October 14 |
Voter registration opens |
October 14 |
Nomination of candidates closes |
November 11 |
Voter registration closes |
November 11 |
Candidates announced |
November 12 |
Voting starts |
November 12 |
Voting closes |
December 2 |
Results announced |
December 4 |
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-2026, 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 November 12!
About the author
Mark is a Jenkins user and contributor, a core maintainer, and maintainer of the git plugin, the git client plugin, and several others. He is one of the authors of the "Improve a plugin" tutorial.
