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<p>It seems that this didn't make it's way to the mailing list when
I first sent it, sorry for any confusion!</p>
<p>--Patrick</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/22/20 2:13 PM, Patrick Cloke
wrote:<br>
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<p>Hello Mozillians and friends of Thunderbird,</p>
<p>The next Thunderbird Council election is coming up. As in
previous years, people eligible to vote and to stand as
candidates need to be on an electoral roll. Contributors are
eligible to be an elector if they have contributed 10 or more
hours per year of involvement in the Thunderbird project. To
illustrate this, if a contributor first became involved three
years ago then the expected contribution is at least 30 hours,
if two years ago then at least 20 hours, and if one year ago or
less then at least 10 hours. Contributors may self-nominate, and
on request must submit examples that illustrate their level of
involvement.<br>
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<p>Contribution can be any of the following:<br>
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<ul>
<li>triaging bugs;</li>
<li>fixing, or reviewing code changes;</li>
<li>providing support on SUMO or other forums;</li>
<li>localizing Thunderbird, related websites, or extensions;</li>
<li>testing, writing, or reviewing add-ons;</li>
<li>furthering the Thunderbird cause by constructive
contributions to tb-planning; or public relations, including
writing blog posts, posting on social media, artwork, etc.</li>
</ul>
<p>People working for Mozilla who dedicate time to Thunderbird are
also eligible.<br>
</p>
<p>This simple rule will spare us any complicated metric, such as
“x number of patches submitted”, “x bugs submitted” or “x SUMO
comments written”, etc. If we have missed a group of
contributors, or if you are unsure if your contribution
qualifies, please reach out to the Council, or me personally.<br>
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<p>Since we already know the people who are dedicating time, their
most precious asset, to Thunderbird, we have prepared a
preliminary electoral roll based on previous years. This is
available <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Council_Elections_2020">on
the wiki</a>. Note that new additions have the year they were
added in parentheses after their names, e.g. “(2020)”.<br>
</p>
<p>We ask voters who were previously added to the electoral roll
to check for themselves whether they still fulfill the criteria
mentioned above and inform us if they are no longer contributing
to the Thunderbird project at the required level.<br>
</p>
<p>To reiterate, people who are not on the preliminary electoral
roll can contact the Council or me and ask to be included,
mentioning their contribution. The idea is not to make it hard
to be on the electoral roll.<br>
</p>
<p>In general, the election process will work as in past years,
follow-up emails will include more instructions on the exact
timeline, but you will have until at least July 6, 2020 to be
added to the electoral roll.<br>
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<p>The election will be run by a neutral third party who we're
still planning to line up!<br>
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<p>Thanks,<br>
Patrick Cloke<br>
Thunderbird Council member<br>
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