[FFmpeg-devel] [ANNOUNCE] upcoming vote: TC/CC elections

[Niklas Haas]

On Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:07:33 +0100 Anton Khirnov <anton at khirnov.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
> Both elections have now concluded.
> 
> We have 36 votes for the CC election (70% turnout) and 38 votes for TC
> (75% turnout); raw votes in CSV format are attached.
> 
> The CC members now are:
> * James Almer
> * Jean-Baptiste Kempf
> * Anton Khirnov
> * Ronald Bultje
> * Michael Niedermayer
> 
> For TC, it seems that we have a tie. The system reports two winning
> sets, both of which contain:
> * Michael Niedermayer
> * Martin Storsjö
> * Mark Thompson
> * Anton Khirnov
> 
> The final member is Jan Ekström in one set and Niklas Haas in the other.
> We should now consider how to break this tie. Some options suggested on
> IRC were:
> * run a new vote with just the two of them
> * randomly
> * have Rémi break the tie, as he said he accidentally voted incorrectly
>   due to misinterpreting the documentation
> * expand the committee

Rather than run a new vote, I would prefer to give the spot to Jan.

Of course, I am also fine with an expanded committe.