[Internal][ELECTIONS] September 2026: Election Calendar

[Mark Niebergall]

Hello All,

Heads up, there is an upcoming election scheduled for September 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.

A follow-up email, and message on Discord, will be sent out closer to the nomination period opening.

The schedule will go as follows, noting that Nomination will open September 1, and close on September 8, 2026:

1. 2026-09-01 00:00:00 UTC through 2026-09-08 23:59:59 UTC: Nomination Period
2. 2026-09-08 00:00:00 UTC through 2026-09-22 00:00:00 UTC: Voting Period
3. 2026-09-27 17:00:00 UTC: Voted personnel take office

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

2 Secretaries:
 - Alessandro Lai

4 Core Committee Members:
 - Cees-Jan Kiewiet
 - Jaap van Otterdijk
 - Navarr Barnier

 - Mathieu Rochette

As noted in previous voting cycles by Alessandro:

Every one having an expiring term can express their intention to run again for election, as 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,

Mark Niebergall
PHP-FIG Secretary