CCP today announced the formation of the EVE Online Council of Stellar Management (CSM), the first democratically-elected governing body in a virtual world. The CSM will consist of nine representatives and five alternates, each elected by popular vote from EVE Online's player base, a population of cyber citizens that's nearing the quarter-million mark. The call for candidacy opened March 18 and will be followed by a two-week long election period slated to begin May 5 and ending on May 19. During their six-month term, delegates to the council will deliberate on issues of importance to the EVE community and work with representatives of CCP on the future evolution of EVE Online. Details can be found on this page.