I noticed that there are three moderator positions open. In my opinion, there are currently only two candidates who are qualified for the position. If no other candidates are nominated, is there some way for fewer than three moderators to be elected?
@GabeK In general, we don't change the number of slots just based on the number of candidates - but it's only been a day, so let's give it some time before we really start thinking in that direction. :)
As we mentioned In our Community & Public Platform strategy & roadmap for Q1 2021, we've been working on a project to make it easier for our community managers to run moderator elections for our Stack Exchange sites.
As part of that project, we are releasing new features that will also make it ea...
This is a pretty important thing in my mind as, with three candidate slots, allowing y'all to rank more than three people means that your votes are more likely to be tallied in their entirety. Granted, with only four current candidates, this becomes less of a concern but hopefully the ballot will fill out more as the week progresses.