Hi,
At the time of writing, less than two days before the end
of the vote,
the standing are still lower than the preceding poll
numbers; here is a
comparison with recent years (all but 2008 numbers are the
final tally
number):
|------+------+--------+-------+--------+---------+--------+
-----------|
| | Num | | Valid | Unique | Rejects | % |
Multiple |
| Year | DDs | Quorum | Votes | Voters | | Voting |
of Quorum |
|------+------+--------+-------+--------+---------+--------+
-----------|
| 1999 | 347 | 27.90 | | 208 | | 59.94 |
7.45 |
| 2000 | 347 | 43.24 | | 216 | | 62.25 |
7.74 |
| 2001 | ?? | ?? | | 311 | | |
|
| 2002 | 939 | 45.96 | 509 | 475 | 122 | 50.58 |
10.34 |
| 2003 | 831 | 43.24 | 510 | 488 | 200 | 58.72 |
11.28 |
| 2004 | 908 | 45.20 | 506 | 482 | 52 | 53.08 |
10.66 |
| 2005 | 965 | 46.60 | 531 | 504 | 69 | 52.23 |
10.82 |
| 2006 | 972 | 46.88 | 436 | 421 | 41 | 43.31 |
8.98 |
| 2007 | 1036 | 48.28 | 521 | 482 | 267 | 46.52 |
9.98 |
| 2008 | 1075 | 49.18 | 300 | 291 | 35 | 27.90 |
6.10 |
|------+------+--------+-------+--------+---------+--------+
-----------|
The last time we had such a low turn out was in
2001, and then
we only had less than one third the number of developers.
Yes,
shortening the voting period has been such a *fun*
experiment.
If you have been waiting for the last minute to cast
your vote,
this is it. Yes, we have decided to cut the voting period
short this
year. I would not advice waiting for the 11th hour, since
mistakes
happen: people forget to sign their ballot, send it to the
wrong
address, or have problems with their MUA mangling the
ballot; leave it
too late and you shall not have time to correct the error.
So, if you have not yet voted, go vote.
manoj
FINAL CALL FOR VOTES FOR THE DEBIAN PROJECT LEADER ELECTION
2008
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Voting period starts 00:00:01 UTC on Sunday,
March 30th, 2008
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC on Saturday,
April 12th, 2008
This vote is being conducted as required by the Debian
Constitution.
You may see the constitution at http://www.
debian.org/devel/constitution.
For voting questions contact secretary debian.org.
The details of the candidate platforms can be found at:
http://www
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HOW TO VOTE
First, read the full text of the platforms and rebuttals.
Do not erase anything between the lines below and do not
change the
choice names.
In the brackets next to your preferred choice, place a 1.
Place a 2 in
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reach your
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than 4.
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as all
choices X you make fall in the range 1 <= X <= 4).
Please read the platforms in detail.
To vote "no, no matter what" rank "None Of
The Above" as more
desirable than the unacceptable choices, or you may rank the
"None Of
The Above" choice, and leave choices you consider
unacceptable
blank. Unranked choices are considered equally the least
desired
choices, and ranked below all ranked choices. (Note: if the
None Of
The Above choice is unranked, then it is equal to all other
unranked
choices, if any -- no special consideration is given to the
None Of
The Above choice by the voting software).
Then mail the ballot to: leader2008vote.debian.org.
Don't worry about spacing of the columns or any quote
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2440
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[ ] Choice 1: Steve McIntyre
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[ ] Choice 3: Marc Brockschmidt
[ ] Choice 4: None Of The Above
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