[Internal][ELECTIONS] January 2026 Election Calendar, Nominations Open

[Lane Staples]

Hello All,

There is an upcoming vote scheduled for January 2026.

The Voting Protocol (https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/voting-protocol/) and rules for Elections and Vacancies (https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/elections-and-vacancies/) establish the rules for this round of voting. 

The schedule will go as follows, noting that nominations will open immediately, and close on January 16, 2026:

1. 2026-01-08 20:00:00 UTC through 2026-01-16 00:00:00 UTC: Nomination Period
2. 2026-01-16 00:00:00 UTC through 2026-01-30 00:00:00 UTC: Voting Period
3. 2026-01-31 00:00:00 UTC: Voted personnel take office

The following current terms are scheduled to end, as seen at https://www.php-fig.org/personnel/:

Secretary:
 - Lane Staples

4 Core Committee Members:
 - Korvin Szanto
 - Ken Guest
 - Steve McDougall
 - Matteo Beccati

Everyone whose term is expiring may express their intention to run again for election, and anyone else is welcome to throw their hat in the ring and help us out!

FAQ:

Q: Who can be nominated?

A: Anyone! The secretaries of the PHP-FIG are basically administrative clerks and community handlers. For more details, see https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/mission-and-structure/#secretaries

The CC members of the PHP-FIG are basically the technical steering committee; citing the bylaw: https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/mission-and-structure/#the-core-committee

Q: Who can nominate?

A: Citing the bylaw: "Candidates for Secretary or the Core Committee must be nominated/proposed by an existing Project Representative or FIG Secretary to be considered, and must publicly accept their nomination in order to be valid. Prospective candidates may seek nominations in any way they see fit."

Thank you,

Lane Staples
PHP-FIG Secretary

[Matteo Beccati]

Hi,

as project rep, I nominate for CC:

- Ken Guest
- Steve McDougall

as they have expressed their intention to run again.


Cheers

Il 08/01/2026 20:49, Lane Staples ha scritto:
> Hello All,
>
> There is an upcoming vote scheduled for January 2026.
>
> The Voting Protocol (https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/voting-protocol/

> <https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/voting-protocol/>) and rules for

> Elections and Vacancies (https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/elections-and-

> vacancies/ <https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/elections-and-vacancies/>)

> establish the rules for this round of voting.
>

> The schedule will go as follows, noting that *nominations will open
> immediately*, and close on January 16, 2026:

>
> 1. 2026-01-08 20:00:00 UTC through 2026-01-16 00:00:00 UTC: Nomination
> Period
> 2. 2026-01-16 00:00:00 UTC through 2026-01-30 00:00:00 UTC: Voting Period
> 3. 2026-01-31 00:00:00 UTC: Voted personnel take office
>
> The following current terms are scheduled to end, as seen at https://

> www.php-fig.org/personnel/ <https://www.php-fig.org/personnel/>:

>
> Secretary:
>  - Lane Staples
>
> 4 Core Committee Members:
>  - Korvin Szanto
>  - Ken Guest
>  - Steve McDougall
>  - Matteo Beccati

> *
> *
> *Everyone whose term is expiring may express their intention to run

> again for election, and anyone else is welcome to throw their hat in the

> ring and help us out!*
>
> *FAQ:*

> Q: Who can be nominated?
> A: Anyone! The secretaries of the PHP-FIG are basically administrative
> clerks and community handlers. For more details, see https://www.php-

> fig.org/bylaws/mission-and-structure/#secretaries <https://www.php-
> fig.org/bylaws/mission-and-structure/#secretaries>

> The CC members of the PHP-FIG are basically the technical steering
> committee; citing the bylaw: https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/mission-and-

> structure/#the-core-committee <https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/mission-
> and-structure/#the-core-committee>

>
> Q: Who can nominate?
> A: Citing the bylaw: "Candidates for Secretary or the Core Committee
> must be nominated/proposed by an existing Project Representative or FIG
> Secretary to be considered, and must publicly accept their nomination in
> order to be valid. Prospective candidates may seek nominations in any
> way they see fit."
>
> Thank you,
>
> Lane Staples
> PHP-FIG Secretary
>

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[Mark Niebergall]

As a FIG Secretary (Mark Niebergall), I nominate for CC:

- Matteo Beccati

- Korvin Szanto

Both expressed interest in a nomination for reelection.

[Ken Guest]

Thanks for the nomination, which I'll happily accept. 

http://about.me/kenguest/

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[Matteo Beccati]

Hi Mark,

thanks for the nomination, gladly accepted.


Cheers

Il 09/01/2026 21:06, Mark Niebergall ha scritto:
> As a FIG Secretary (Mark Niebergall), I nominate for CC:
>
> - Matteo Beccati
> - Korvin Szanto
>
> Both expressed interest in a nomination for reelection.
>
>
> On Friday, January 9, 2026 at 9:44:38 AM UTC-7 Matteo Beccati wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> as project rep, I nominate for CC:
>
> - Ken Guest
> - Steve McDougall
>
> as they have expressed their intention to run again.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Il 08/01/2026 20:49, Lane Staples ha scritto:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > There is an upcoming vote scheduled for January 2026.
> >
> > The Voting Protocol (https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/voting-
> protocol/ <https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/voting-protocol/>

> > <https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/voting-protocol/ <https://

> www.php-fig.org/bylaws/voting-protocol/>>) and rules for
> > Elections and Vacancies (https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/

> elections-and- <https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/elections-and->
> > vacancies/ <https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/elections-and-

> vacancies/ <https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/elections-and-vacancies/>>)
> > establish the rules for this round of voting.
> >
> > The schedule will go as follows, noting that *nominations will open
> > immediately*, and close on January 16, 2026:
> >
> > 1. 2026-01-08 20:00:00 UTC through 2026-01-16 00:00:00 UTC:
> Nomination
> > Period
> > 2. 2026-01-16 00:00:00 UTC through 2026-01-30 00:00:00 UTC:
> Voting Period
> > 3. 2026-01-31 00:00:00 UTC: Voted personnel take office
> >
> > The following current terms are scheduled to end, as seen at
> https://

> > www.php-fig.org/personnel/ <http://www.php-fig.org/personnel/>

> <https://www.php-fig.org/personnel/ <https://www.php-fig.org/
> personnel/>>:
> >
> > Secretary:
> >  - Lane Staples
> >
> > 4 Core Committee Members:
> >  - Korvin Szanto
> >  - Ken Guest
> >  - Steve McDougall
> >  - Matteo Beccati
>
>
> > *
> > *
> > *Everyone whose term is expiring may express their intention to run
> > again for election, and anyone else is welcome to throw their hat
> in the
> > ring and help us out!*
> >
> > *FAQ:*
> > Q: Who can be nominated?
> > A: Anyone! The secretaries of the PHP-FIG are basically
> administrative
> > clerks and community handlers. For more details, see https://

> www.php- <https://www.php->
> > fig.org/bylaws/mission-and-structure/#secretaries <http://
> fig.org/bylaws/mission-and-structure/#secretaries> <https://www.php-
> <https://www.php->
> > fig.org/bylaws/mission-and-structure/#secretaries <http://

> fig.org/bylaws/mission-and-structure/#secretaries>>
> > The CC members of the PHP-FIG are basically the technical steering
> > committee; citing the bylaw: https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/

> mission-and- <https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/mission-and->
> > structure/#the-core-committee <https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/
> mission- <https://www.php-fig.org/bylaws/mission->

> > and-structure/#the-core-committee>
> >
> > Q: Who can nominate?
> > A: Citing the bylaw: "Candidates for Secretary or the Core Committee
> > must be nominated/proposed by an existing Project Representative
> or FIG
> > Secretary to be considered, and must publicly accept their
> nomination in
> > order to be valid. Prospective candidates may seek nominations in
> any
> > way they see fit."
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Lane Staples
> > PHP-FIG Secretary
> >
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