These are the Election results of the 2017 election. Counters were Alexander Færøy (ahf), Dan Christensen (opello), and Steve McIntyre (Sledge). Thanks!

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In summary:
* 14 votes were cast.
* 1 submission was unable to be verified but was successfully
  resubmitted after the election closed with no change in substance.

* Timothy J. Fontaine received the most votes (5) for the Ombudsman
  position.
* Neil McGovern, Robert A. Nowak, and Tom Wesley all received the next
  most votes (4) for the Ombudsman position.
* Nobody was removed, the most votes being 2 for an individual; 6 short
  of the required majority.
* No sponsors were removed, the most votes for the removal of a sponsor
  being 1.
* The voters unanimously decided in favor of keeping David Graham as an
  advisor.
* The voters unanimously decided in favor of remaining in "Software in
  the Public Interest."
* All three counters agreed on the results.

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Voters:

Anthony Velardi
Bernd Zeimetz
Christoph Berg
Doug Freed
Jan Prunk
Jimmy Kaplowitz
Joerg Jaspert
Jonathan Frederickson
Martin Zobel-Helas
Rich McIntosh
Robert A. Nowak
Seth Arnold
Tom Wesley
Uli Martens

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Overall Rankings:

Name                     Rank   Score
Christoph Berg              1      51
Martin Zobel-Helas          2      73
Robert A. Nowak             3      76
Neil McGovern               4      87
Seth Arnold                 5     105
Joerg Jaspert               6     109
Jimmy Kaplowitz             7     141
Timothy J. Fontaine         8     143
Doug Freed                  9     146
Tom Wesley                  9     146
Scott Bender               10     169
Michael Greb               11     179
Uli Martens                12     219
Alexander Wirt             13     220
Mark Walling               14     224
Rich McIntosh              15     241
Bernd Zeimetz              16     247
Rico Gloeckner             17     259
Anthony Velardi            18     266
Jonathan Frederickson      19     270
Richard Hartmann           20     271
Matt London                21     275
Rhosyn Celyn               22     277
Andre Guibert de Bruet     23     283
Sean Glover                24     286
Rik Rose                   25     292
Tobias Wolter              26     302
Jan Prunk                  27     327

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Ombudsman:

Timothy J. Fontaine         5
Neil McGovern               4
Robert A. Nowak             4
Tom Wesley                  4
Christoph Berg              3
Martin Zobel-Helas          3
Seth Arnold                 3
Jimmy Kaplowitz             2
Richard Hartmann            2
Rich McIntosh               1
Scott Bender                1
Sean Glover                 1
Uli Martens                 1

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Removal Votes:

Alexander Wirt              2
Jan Prunk                   2
Rico Gloeckner              2
Rik Rose                    2
Sean Glover                 2
Mark Walling                1
Matt London                 1
Michael Greb                1
Rich McIntosh               1
Richard Hartmann            1
Scott Bender                1
Timothy J. Fontaine         1
Tobias Wolter               1

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Votes - Sorted Lowest to Highest:

Christoph Berg              1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    2    2    9   28
Martin Zobel-Helas          1    2    2    2    2    2    3    3    3    4    8    9   10   22
Robert A. Nowak             1    3    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    5    7    7   12   13
Neil McGovern               3    3    3    3    3    3    4    6    8    8    9    9   12   13
Seth Arnold                 2    5    5    6    6    6    7    7    7    7    9    9   12   17
Joerg Jaspert               1    2    4    5    5    5    5    5    6    6    6    6   25   28
Jimmy Kaplowitz             4    7    7    9    9   10   10   10   11   11   11   12   12   18
Timothy J. Fontaine         4    4    5    5    5    5    8    8   10   14   16   16   19   24
Doug Freed                  2    3    3    6    7    7    7    8    8    8   11   22   27   27
Tom Wesley                  2    5    6    6    7    7    8    9    9   11   11   13   25   27
Scott Bender                2    8    9   10   10   10   11   11   11   11   11   16   21   28
Michael Greb                4   10   10   12   12   12   12   12   12   14   15   15   15   24
Uli Martens                 2    9   11   13   14   15   15   16   17   20   21   21   22   23
Alexander Wirt              5    8   10   13   13   13   13   16   16   17   20   24   26   26
Mark Walling                2    8   14   14   14   14   14   17   17   19   21   21   22   27
Rich McIntosh               1    3    6    9   12   14   14   20   25   26   27   28   28   28
Bernd Zeimetz              10   11   15   15   16   16   16   17   19   20   21   23   23   25
Rico Gloeckner              7   10   16   17   17   17   18   18   19   22   23   23   25   27
Anthony Velardi            10   11   13   13   15   15   15   21   23   24   25   25   28   28
Jonathan Frederickson       9   12   13   14   15   16   17   19   24   25   26   26   27   27
Richard Hartmann            3    8   15   15   17   19   20   23   23   24   24   26   26   28
Matt London                 6   15   18   18   19   19   19   20   20   22   22   24   26   27
Rhosyn Celyn               12   13   13   18   19   20   20   21   22   23   23   24   24   25
Andre Guibert de Bruet     17   17   18   18   18   18   18   19   19   22   23   23   26   27
Sean Glover                 6   14   16   18   19   20   21   21   23   24   25   25   26   28
Rik Rose                    8   13   19   20   20   21   21   21   22   22   24   26   27   28
Tobias Wolter              14   17   18   18   20   20   22   22   23   24   25   26   26   27
Jan Prunk                  14   16   16   21   22   24   25   25   26   27   27   28   28   28

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Sponsor Removal Votes:

Josip Rodin                 1
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