I hope you're not tired of elections, because it's time to run our own.

Please see the 2022 TSC Elections process for context from last year.

While our charter calls for Elections concluding by the end of the year, since we're opening nominations late, we'll shift the elections schedule by one month to allow for more time for nominations (and extend existing terms by the same).

The GraphQL technical project is governed by our technical steering committee (TSC).

The TSC was initially seeded in Nov 2020 with ten individuals plus the exec director (myself). Elections are held for five seats per year with each elected member to serve a 2 year term.

TSC election process overview:

Please read the complete rules for this elections process. However here is a brief overview:

1. Five TSC members end their terms on Jan 31st (this year delayed by one month, see above).
2. Between now and then we collect nominations and elect five members for these seats.
3. Existing TSC members may (but are not required to) nominate themselves for an additional term.
4. The TSC members not up for election (remaining 5 plus myself) vote on nominees using the Condorcet method.

Upcoming dates:

Expiring TSC member terms:

Members voting in this election:

TSC responsibilities overview:

Please read the complete TSC scope. However here is a brief overview of expectations:

• At a minimum, TSC members are responsible for guiding the GraphQL project via voting on approving proposals and spec releases.
• TSC members are encouraged to participate in working group meetings and help maintain technical progress, process and procedure.
• TSC members are administrators of Github and other technical spaces, and may be asked to help resolve problems.
• TSC members serve for two years, but may abandon their seat early via special election.

Note: Working group meetings remain open to all who wish to join and contribute. The RFC process by which GraphQL evolves uses a consensus model, and TSC rarely intervene with this model. Our goal remains to maintain open contribution.

Important links:

• Self-nomination form
• TSC information and rules
• GraphQL technical charter

I'm happy to answer any questions within this issue!