Debian Project Leader Elections 2003
Time Line
| Nomination period: | January 24th 00:00:01 UTC, 2003 | February 14th 00:00:00 UTC, 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Campaigning period: | February 14th 00:00:01 UTC, 2003 | March 8th 00:00:00 UTC, 2003 |
| Voting period: | March 8th, 00:00:01 UTC, 2003 | March 30th 00:00:00 UTC, 2003 |
Nominations
- Moshe Zadka [moshez@debian.org] [platform]
- Bdale Garbee [bdale@debian.org] [platform]
- Branden Robinson [branden@debian.org] [platform]
- Martin Michlmayr [tbm@debian.org] [platform]
The ballot can be received through email by emailing ballot@vote.debian.org with the subject leader2003.
Debate
Scheduled for March 7th, 22:00:00 UTC, 2003, on the IRC server irc.freenode.net. There are to be two relevant channels, namely, #debian-dpl-debate, and #debian-dpl-discuss. The #debian-dpl-debate channel will be moderated. Anybody may view the proceedings, but only the candidates, the moderators, and those participating in the immediate discussion will be able to post messages. The #debian-dpl-discuss channel will be unmoderated, and anybody may post messages to it - the intention is for real-time, unmoderated discussion of the candidates' responses to the debate questions.
Condensed log from the channels, courtesy of David B. Harris:
Data and Statistics
Some statistics are being gathered about ballots and acknowledgements periodically during the voting period. Additionally, the list of people for the election is available, complete with tokens so that the voters may check their votes were tallied. The tally sheet is also present. In the following table, tally[row x][col y] represents the votes that candidate x received over candidate y. A more detailed explanation of the beat matrix may help in understanding the table.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 66 | 38 | 228 | |
| 2 | 428 | 238 | 224 | 449 | |
| 3 | 385 | 221 | 226 | 405 | |
| 4 | 397 | 228 | 237 | 424 | |
| 5 | 202 | 29 | 65 | 39 |
Looking at row 2, column 1, Candidate 2 (Bdale Garbee)
received 428 votes over Candidate 1 (Moshe Zadka)
Looking at row 1, column 2, Candidate 1 (Moshe Zadka)
received 34 votes over Candidate 2 (Bdale Garbee).
Quorum
With 831 developers, Q=14.41353531, making a quorum of 43.2406059, or, rounding up, 44. All candidates met the quorum requirement.
Outcome
The winner of the election is Martin Michlmayr.
I would like to thank Moshe Zadka, Branden Robinson and
Bdale Garbee for their service to the project, for
standing for the post of project leader, and for
offering the developers a strong and viable group of
candidates.
For understanding the Condorcet method, the Wikipedia entry is fairly informative.
Total unique votes cast: 488, which is 58.60409% of all
possible votes.
Pairwise elections won-lost-tied:
| Moshe Zadka | 1-3-0 | votes against in worst defeat/closest victory: 428 |
|---|---|---|
| Bdale Garbee | 3-1-0 | votes against in worst defeat/closest victory: 228 |
| Branden Robinson | 2-2-0 | votes against in worst defeat/closest victory: 238 |
| Martin Michlmayr | 4-0-0 | votes against in worst defeat/closest victory: 226 |
| None Of The Above | 0-4-0 | votes against in worst defeat/closest victory: 449 |
1 beats 5: 228 202 = 26
2 beats 1: 428 34 = 394
2 beats 3: 238 221 = 17
2 beats 5: 449 29 = 420
3 beats 1: 385 66 = 319
3 beats 5: 405 65 = 340
4 beats 1: 397 38 = 359
4 beats 2: 228 224 = 4
4 beats 3: 237 226 = 11
4 beats 5: 424 39 = 385