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Advance notice: Candidate Applications for BU President 2018-19
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. The term for President expires first, on 21 January 2018.
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."
Candidates for this position must raise a BUIP putting their name forward for membership vote, which will be commencing 15 January 2018 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, earlier examples are linked below:
BU President applications 2016-17
BUIP007: (closed) Lee Adams (redditchampsys) for president
BUIP011: (passed) Andrew Clifford for President
BUIP012: (closed) Vote Trevin Hofmann for President
Note: ONLY CURRENT BU MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO SUBMIT A BUIP FOR THEIR CANDIDACY.
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