Open Source Summit + ELC Europe 2019

More and more communities are moving to representative bodies elected from communities. This change results in a number of questions which can consume an inordinate amount of time and effort:

* Who can be nominated and elected?
* Who gets to vote?
* How can people be nominated?
* How will you administer the vote?
* Should you defend against ballot stuffing or similar ills?
* How will people's votes be counted?
* How do you ensure that the vote is anonymous and verifiable?

Community elections can be a fabulous way to engage with your community. The running and counting of elections also has the potential to be contentious, disruptive, and time-consuming. This presentation will lay out your options, describe how elections are run in various open source communities, and make recommendations for how to run your own elections efficiently.