diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9fabec9c..7001c4ab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ doc/source/archive_toc.rst
 doc/source/*/*.rst
 doc/source/ptl.rst
 doc/source/tc.rst
+doc/source/combined.rst
 doc/source/events.rst
 doc/source/configuration.rst
 doc/source/results/*/announce_ptl.rst
diff --git a/doc/source/_exts/candidates.py b/doc/source/_exts/candidates.py
index 1d88ede6..5dae851a 100644
--- a/doc/source/_exts/candidates.py
+++ b/doc/source/_exts/candidates.py
@@ -99,10 +99,8 @@ def build_lists(app):
     if utils.election_is_running():
         # Current candidates
         candidates_list = utils.build_candidates_list()
-        if not utils.is_tc_election():
-            render_list("ptl", candidates_list)
-        else:
-            render_list("tc", candidates_list)
+        election_type = utils.conf.get('election_type', '').lower()
+        render_list(election_type, candidates_list)
 
     # Archived elections
     previous_toc = [
@@ -127,13 +125,9 @@ class CandidatesDirective(Directive):
     def run(self):
         if not utils.election_is_running():
             return []
+        election_type = utils.conf.get('election_type', '').lower()
 
-        rst = '.. include:: '
-        if utils.is_tc_election():
-            rst += 'tc.rst'
-        else:
-            rst += 'ptl.rst'
-
+        rst = '.. include:: %s.rst' % (election_type)
         result = ViewList()
         for idx, line in enumerate(rst.splitlines()):
             result.append(line, 'CandidatesDirective', idx)
diff --git a/doc/source/_exts/combined.jinja b/doc/source/_exts/combined.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3287e2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/_exts/combined.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{{ election.capitalize() }} TC Candidates
+======================
+
+{% for candidate in candidates['TC'] %}
+* `{{ candidate['fullname'] }} {% if candidate['ircname'] is not none %}({{ candidate['ircname'] }}){% endif %} <{{ candidate['url'] }}>`__
+{% endfor %}
+
+{{ election.capitalize() }} PTL Candidates
+======================
+{% for project in projects|sort %}{% if project != 'TC' %}
+* {{ project.replace('_', ' ') }}
+
+{% for candidate in candidates[project] %}
+  * `{{ candidate['fullname'] }} {% if candidate['ircname'] is not none  %}({{ candidate['ircname'] }}){% endif %} <{{ candidate['url'] }}>`__
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% endif %}{% endfor %}
diff --git a/openstack_election/cmds/check_all_candidacies.py b/openstack_election/cmds/check_all_candidacies.py
index ce29273d..42a58976 100755
--- a/openstack_election/cmds/check_all_candidacies.py
+++ b/openstack_election/cmds/check_all_candidacies.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def main():
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     projects = utils.get_projects(tag=args.tag, fallback_to_master=True)
+    election_type = utils.conf.get('election_type', '').lower()
 
     for review in get_reviews():
         if review['status'] != 'NEW':
@@ -77,7 +78,10 @@ def main():
                 candiate_ok = checks.validate_member(filepath)
 
             if candiate_ok:
-                if not utils.is_tc_election():
+                # If we're a PTL election OR if the team is not TC we need
+                # to check for validating changes
+                if (election_type == 'ptl'
+                        or (election_type == 'combined' and team != 'TC')):
                     if args.interactive:
                         print('The following commit and profile validate this '
                               'candidate:')
diff --git a/openstack_election/cmds/ci_check_all_candidate_files.py b/openstack_election/cmds/ci_check_all_candidate_files.py
index 1bd29d15..8d9ef0d9 100755
--- a/openstack_election/cmds/ci_check_all_candidate_files.py
+++ b/openstack_election/cmds/ci_check_all_candidate_files.py
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ def main():
         return 1
 
     projects = utils.get_projects(tag=args.tag, fallback_to_master=True)
+    election_type = utils.conf.get('election_type', '').lower()
 
     if args.files:
         to_process = args.files
@@ -134,13 +135,24 @@ def main():
         to_process = utils.find_candidate_files(election=args.release)
 
     for filepath in to_process:
+        email = utils.get_email(filepath)
+        team = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(filepath))
+
+        # Some kind souls remove the .placeholder file when they upload
+        # a candidacy
+        if email == '.placeholder':
+            continue
+
         candidate_ok = True
 
         candidate_ok &= validate_filename(filepath)
         candidate_ok &= validate_member(filepath)
 
-        if candidate_ok and not utils.is_tc_election():
-            candidate_ok &= check_for_changes(projects, filepath, args.limit)
+        if candidate_ok:
+            if (election_type == 'ptl'
+                    or (election_type == 'combined' and team != 'TC')):
+                candidate_ok &= check_for_changes(projects, filepath,
+                                                  args.limit)
 
         errors |= not candidate_ok
 
diff --git a/openstack_election/cmds/render_statistics.py b/openstack_election/cmds/render_statistics.py
index 1bccfe14..c3578230 100755
--- a/openstack_election/cmds/render_statistics.py
+++ b/openstack_election/cmds/render_statistics.py
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ def main():
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # NOTE(tonyb): If we're a "combined" election we'll have the required
+    # events for the statistics to render collectly so we can just use a quick
+    # 'is_tc' check here
     if utils.is_tc_election():
         print('This tool only works for PTL elections not TC')
         return 0
diff --git a/openstack_election/cmds/template_emails.py b/openstack_election/cmds/template_emails.py
index 8c5a0197..f467cc34 100644
--- a/openstack_election/cmds/template_emails.py
+++ b/openstack_election/cmds/template_emails.py
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ fmt_args = dict(
     start_release=start_release,
     time_frame=time_frame,
 )
-if utils.is_tc_election():
+
+election_type = utils.conf.get('election_type', '').lower()
+if election_type in ['tc', 'combined']:
     fmt_args.update(dict(
         start_nominations=utils.get_event('TC Nominations')['start_str'],
         end_nominations=utils.get_event('TC Nominations')['end_str'],
@@ -42,7 +44,11 @@ if utils.is_tc_election():
         poll_name='%s TC Election' % (conf['release'].capitalize()),
     ))
     template_names += ['campaigning_kickoff']
-else:
+
+# NOTE(tonyb): In the case of a "combined" election we assume that the dates
+# for each "phase" (nominations, campaigning or elections) overlap so updating
+# the end_nominations key here with the PTL date should be safe
+if election_type in ['ptl', 'combined']:
     # NOTE(tonyb): We need an empty item last to ensure the path ends in a
     #              tailing '/'
     stats.collect_project_stats(os.path.join(utils.CANDIDATE_PATH,
diff --git a/openstack_election/tests/test_utils.py b/openstack_election/tests/test_utils.py
index a8c1f48f..171aaab1 100644
--- a/openstack_election/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/openstack_election/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -41,26 +41,35 @@ class TestGerritUtils(base.ElectionTestCase):
 
 
 class TestFindCandidateFiles(base.ElectionTestCase):
-    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'is_tc_election', return_value=False)
     @mock.patch('os.path.exists', return_value=True)
     @mock.patch('os.listdir', side_effect=[['SomeProject', 'TC'],
                                            ['invalid@example.com']])
-    def test_ptl_lists(self, mock_listdir, mock_path_exists,
-                       mock_is_tc_election):
-        candidate_files = utils.find_candidate_files(election='fake')
+    def test_ptl_lists(self, mock_listdir, mock_path_exists):
+        with mock.patch.dict(utils.conf, dict(election_type='ptl')):
+            candidate_files = utils.find_candidate_files(election='fake')
         self.assertEqual(['candidates/fake/SomeProject/invalid@example.com'],
                          candidate_files)
 
-    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'is_tc_election', return_value=True)
     @mock.patch('os.path.exists', return_value=True)
     @mock.patch('os.listdir', side_effect=[['SomeProject', 'TC'],
                                            ['invalid@example.com']])
-    def test_tc_lists(self, mock_listdir, mock_path_exists,
-                      mock_is_tc_election):
-        candidate_files = utils.find_candidate_files(election='fake')
+    def test_tc_lists(self, mock_listdir, mock_path_exists):
+        with mock.patch.dict(utils.conf, dict(election_type='tc')):
+            candidate_files = utils.find_candidate_files(election='fake')
         self.assertEqual(['candidates/fake/TC/invalid@example.com'],
                          candidate_files)
 
+    @mock.patch('os.path.exists', return_value=True)
+    @mock.patch('os.listdir', side_effect=[['SomeProject', 'TC'],
+                                           ['invalid@example.com'],
+                                           ['invalid@example.com']])
+    def test_combined_lists(self, mock_listdir, mock_path_exists):
+        with mock.patch.dict(utils.conf, dict(election_type='combined')):
+            candidate_files = utils.find_candidate_files(election='fake')
+        self.assertEqual(['candidates/fake/SomeProject/invalid@example.com',
+                          'candidates/fake/TC/invalid@example.com'],
+                         candidate_files)
+
 
 class TestBuildCandidatesList(base.ElectionTestCase):
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'lookup_member')
diff --git a/openstack_election/utils.py b/openstack_election/utils.py
index fa187c11..39cf3a35 100644
--- a/openstack_election/utils.py
+++ b/openstack_election/utils.py
@@ -286,17 +286,18 @@ def election_is_running():
 
 def find_candidate_files(election=conf['release']):
     election_path = os.path.join(CANDIDATE_PATH, election)
+    election_type = conf.get('election_type', '').lower()
     if os.path.exists(election_path):
         project_list = os.listdir(election_path)
     else:
         project_list = []
 
-    if is_tc_election():
+    if election_type == 'tc':
         project_list = list(filter(
             lambda p: p in ['TC'],
             project_list
         ))
-    else:
+    elif election_type == 'ptl':
         project_list = list(filter(
             lambda p: p not in ['TC'],
             project_list