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Add README.rst to the repository to describe election steps and tools.

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+==================
+starlingx/election
+==================
+
+This repository contains StarlingX Elections reference documents
+and tooling to run elections.
+
+
+Election officials process
+==========================
+
+The StarlingX election process is currently run manually by the election
+officials. We are considering to move to automated steps once the process is
+stablized.
+
+=============
+TSC Elections
+=============
+
+Selecting Election Dates
+------------------------
+
+Things to keep in mind when selecting election dates:
+
+* Allow for at least 48 hours between email deadline and polling beginning
+* Allow at least a week for nomination period
+
+Preparation
+-----------
+
+As early as possible but at least a month before election starts:
+
+* Edit elections details (timeline, cycle timeframe):
+* Commit to update website
+* Update Release Schedule
+
+Preferably a couple of weeks before election starts
+* Send 'TSC Election Season' email
+
+
+TSC Candidacy Round
+-------------------
+
+When TSC Candidacy starts:
+* Send 'TSC Nominations Kickoff' email
+
+During the TSC Candidacy round:
+* To +2 a candidate:
+  * check candidate is a contributor
+  * check filename is email address
+  * cursory check the candidacy statement
+  * check the affiliation information is in commit message
+* To +Workflow, check the previous +2 details
+
+A couple of days before the candidacy submission ends:
+* Send 'TSC Nominations Last Days' email
+
+When TSC Candidacy submission ends:
+* Send 'TSC End Nominations' email
+
+
+Once the email deadline is reached:
+* Ask the TSC secretary to tag the governance repository
+* Generate the electorate rolls
+
+
+TSC Election Round
+------------------
+
+When TSC Election begins:
+* Create CIVS page
+  * Enable detailed ballot reporting
+* Upload rolls
+* Send 'TSC Voting Kickoff' Email
+
+A couple of days before the TSC Election ends:
+* Send 'TSC Voting Last Days' email
+
+When TSC Election ends:
+* Close the election
+* Choose the winners based on the available seats accumulating the affiliation
+  requirement being no more than 2 members affiliated to the same company
+* Send 'TSC Results' email
+* Update reference/members in governance repository
+  * Add new members to starlingx/governance/src/branch/master/reference/tsc/members
+  * Commit change & push review
+* [Optional]Send 'TSC Election Statistics'
+
+===============
+PL/TL Elections
+===============
+
+TBD