Now that we are enjoying Fedora Linux 42, it’s time to hold an election…or four! The nominations period is now open for some seats across some of the Fedora Governance groups. Read on for more information.

Below are the open seats in the Fedora Council, Mindshare Committee, FESCo and EPEL Steering Committee this cycle.

Fedora Council – 2 seats

Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo) – 4 seats

Fedora Mindshare Committee – 4 seats

EPEL Steering Committee – 3 seats

The nominations period is now open and will close on May 8, as per the schedule. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone you know for one or more of these positions, please add your or their name to the nominations table on the respective nominations page. You do not need to complete an interview at this time. Please make sure you have the express permission of the person you are nominating before you submit their name.

The elected seats on Fedora Council, FESCo and two of the elected Mindshare seats are for a two-release term (usually about 12 months, ish). The other two elected seats on Mindshare will be for a 6-month term, and the EPEL Steering Committee seats are for a two year term. For more information on these governance groups, please visit their docs pages: