========================= TC Chair Election Process ========================= As mentioned in `TC charter `_, in case of multiple candidates for TC chair, we need to conduct the election. This document defines the process and timeline for the TC Chair election. TC Chair Nomination =================== * TC chair nomination will be open for three business days after the TC elections are closed. * Each candidate will propose a gerrit change to add their nomination as a text file (with name .txt) containing the candidate statement to the ``openstack/governance/reference/tc-chair-candidates//`` repository. * Current TC chair will merge the nominations by confirming that they are from the elected TC members. TC Chair Election ================= * In case of single nomination, no election is needed and candidate can propose a patch to the member list to add "chair" status next to their name and use `election-results` as gerrit topic name. * If there are multiple nominations, select a TC member who is not running for the TC chair to establish a CIVS poll to choose the single winner. * All the elected TC members including the TC chair candidates will be the electorates for chair election. * Election poll will be open for seven days or until all the TC members have voted. * Winner will propose a patch to the member list to add "chair" status next to their name and use `election-results` as gerrit topic name.