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Advance notice: Candidate Applications for BU Developer, Dec 2018
Bitcoin Unlimited was founded in November 2015, and the first election for its officers took place in January 2016. The term of each elected officer is two years, although the founding officers have staggered terms in order that each position expires at different dates.
Bitcoin Unlimited: Articles of Federation Article 2(II)
"Officer term is for two years. For continuity, elections shall be staggered by 6 months and take place 1 week prior to responsibility transfer. Beginning with the President on Jan 15, 2018, then Secretary, Developer, and Pool Operator. This means that the initial officer term may exceed 2 years. Voting for all the initial officers shall occur on Jan 15, 2016."
The first lead Developer was elected effective 21 January 2016 for a three-year term.
Candidates for this position must raise a BUIP, putting their name forward for membership vote, which will be commencing 16 January 2019 and run for 5 days. It should contain biographical information, past achievements in the Bitcoin space and vision for BU. For information about style and content, the earlier example is linked below:
Example: BU Developer application January 2016
BUIP008: (passed) Vote Andrew Stone for Developer
Note: ONLY CURRENT BU MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO SUBMIT A BUIP FOR THEIR CANDIDACY.
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ADVANCE NOTICE: CANDIDATE APPLICATIONS FOR BU DEVELOPER, JAN 2019 TO JAN 2021
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Bitcoin Unlimited was founded in November 2015, and the first election for its officers took place in January 2016. The term of each elected officer is two years, although the founding officers have staggered terms in order that each position expires at different dates.
Bitcoin Unlimited: Articles of Federation Article 2(II)
"Officer term is for two years. For continuity, elections shall be staggered by 6 months and take place 1 week prior to responsibility transfer. Beginning with the President on Jan 15, 2018, then Secretary, Developer, and Pool Operator. This means that the initial officer term may exceed 2 years. Voting for all the initial officers shall occur on Jan 15, 2016."
The first lead Developer was elected effective 21 January 2016 for a three-year term.
Candidates for this position must raise a BUIP, putting their name forward for membership vote, which will be commencing 16 January 2019 and run for 5 days. It should contain biographical information, past achievements in the Bitcoin space and vision for BU. For information about style and content, the earlier example is linked below:
Example: BU Developer application January 2016
BUIP008: (passed) Vote Andrew Stone for Developer
Note: ONLY CURRENT BU MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO SUBMIT A BUIP FOR THEIR CANDIDACY.
-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
ADVANCE NOTICE: CANDIDATE APPLICATIONS FOR BU DEVELOPER, JAN 2019 TO JAN 2021
-----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNATURE-----
15TiujYmnHa33fjEnasBBm1eWcGx9YEXPL
IADF5J8orhYQ8N8e+eJr7kXsTCjR/p42XTGkzrOtbm4oG6KJEpuXGpvnZkDhopCN2/lkO5KzDkm/eHJoOMs6bjw=
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