Re: PostgreSQL Europe 2026 Board Election

Hello,

Those this means that the board member or systeadmin that are going on
the election have access to who vote and the election the voter did?
Can you clarify this a little bit?

Thank you!

On Mon, 2026-03-02 at 08:00 +0100, Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum wrote:
>
> Hello Boriss.
>
> The voting system is integrated into the Django PGEU website.
> Any person with superuser access can see the data, this includes
> current board members and anyone from sysadmin team.
>
>
> Regards,
> Andreas
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 8:38 AM Boriss Mejias
> <boriss(dot)mejias(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > Hello Andreas,
> >
> > In the description of how elections work: 
> > https://www.postgresql.eu/about/elections/
> >
> > In the part of vote secrecy, it says that votes will be available
> > to elections officers (only in case of suspicion of incorrect
> > voting or counting).
> >
> > Where do we find the list of elections officers?
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Boriss
> >
> > On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 at 17:36, Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum <ads(at)pgug(dot)de>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > We will soon be holding our annual election for the PostgreSQL
> > > Europe board. This time, Ilya Kosmodemiansky (co-opted for
> > > Lætitia
> > > Avrot who resigned in 2025) and Dave Page will be stepping down.
> > > They, along with other members of PostgreSQL Europe, are invited
> > > to stand for (re)election.
> > >
> > > The election timetable is as follows:
> > >
> > > * Nominations open: Wednesday 4th February
> > > * Nominations close: Wednesday 18th February
> > > * Voting opens: Wednesday 25th February
> > > * Voting closes: Wednesday 11th March
> > > * Result announcement: Thursday 12th March
> > >
> > > Please review https://www.postgresql.eu/about/elections/ which
> > > details how the elections work, how to vote, and how to nominate
> > > a
> > > candidate to stand for election.
> > >
> > > NOTE: In order to vote in the election, you must be a confirmed
> > > paid
> > > member of PostgreSQL Europe 4 weeks before the voting opens
> > > (25th February). See https://www.postgresql.eu/about/membership/
> > > for
> > > information on joining PostgreSQL Europe. It is recommended that
> > > all
> > > existing members check their membership status as soon as
> > > possible
> > > to ensure it hasn't lapsed.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > Andreas Scherbaum, on behalf of the PostgreSQL Europe board
> > >
> > > --
> > > Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum
> > > German PostgreSQL User Group
> > > European PostgreSQL User Group - Board of Directors
>
>
> --
> Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum
> German PostgreSQL User Group
> European PostgreSQL User Group - Board of Directors

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