chore: add post for 2026 September TSC Elections announcement (hiero-ledger#606)

Signed-off-by: Jessica G <jwagantall@linuxfoundation.org>

Author: jwagantall

content/posts/tsc-elections-september-2026.md

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+title = '2026 September TSC Elections are Open!'
+featured_image = "/images/tsc-elections-september-2026.png"
+date = 2026-08-25T11:50:51-07:00
+categories = ["Blog"]
+abstract = "Nominate your candidate for the next TSC positions!"
+[[authors]]
+name = "Hiero Team"
+image = "/images/profile-hiero.png"
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+## 📣📣📣  Calling all Hiero Community!!!  📣📣📣
+## 2026 September TSC Nominations are now open! 
+
+All current contributors for the [Hiero Project](https://github.com/hiero-ledger) are welcomed to post their nominations for our upcoming TSC's Maintainer Seat elections.
+Participants are welcomed to nominate themselves or nominate others with their consent. 
+
+Three positions will be open for elections:
+
+- 2 Maintainer Seats
+- 1 TSC Voted Seat
+
+## 📅 TSC Election Timeline for September 2026
+
+**August 25 – September 8: Nominations**
+All candidates submit their nominations for a Maintainer TSC Seat.
+
+**September 9 – September 20: First Ballot**
+The first ballot is open for Hiero maintainers to vote.
+Maintainers vote to select two candidates for TSC seats.
+
+**September 21 – October 2: Second Ballot**
+The second ballot is open for the current Hiero TSC to vote.
+The TSC selects the third candidate from the candidates remaining after the first ballot.
+
+**October 6: Election Results**
+The results of both ballots are announced at the [TSC meeting](https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meeting/95775743341?password=c07443bf-b0e6-4a68-93f1-5c7ce9bb49ab), establishing the three newly selected TSC members.
+The newly formed TSC will collectively select its Chair and Co-Chair.
+
+![Nomination Timeline Sep 2026](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c7ec7726-dfac-492f-9e5e-09c287d01fc4)
+
+## 📝 Who is a Good Candidate for Nominations
+
+A nominee is someone who is able to:
+
+- Cover deep technical domains from the Hiero project and understand its composition.
+- Have the available bandwidth to make the time to invest in the TSC responsibilities. 
+- Demonstrate an advanced level of professional experience as engineers in the scope of Hiero
+- Operate neutrally in discussions and put the goals and success of Hiero in balance with any particular sub-project governed by the TSC.
+
+Candidates can nominate themselves or be nominated by someone else with their consent.
+
+Our [documentation](https://github.com/hiero-ledger/governance/tree/main/elections/nominees/sep-2026-election#how-to-nominate-a-candidate) describes the process for filing a nomination. 
+
+## 🗳️ How Will the Vote Work
+
+There will be two ballots created:
+
+- **Ballot 1** - All Hiero Maintainers will be eligible to select two TSC Maintainer Seat candidates to replace the previous ones.
+- **Ballot 2** - The current TSC members will be eligible to select the third TSC Voted Seat member from the pool or remaining candidates from the first ballot.
+
+Helios sends notifications to all eligible voters via your configured GitHub Notifications.
+
+At the same time, the links to the ballots will be made available once the vote becomes open. 
+
+As a reminder, please locate the "Log In" button in the lower left side of the screen and use your GitHub ID to register.
+
+## 📣 Announcing the winner
+
+The results for each Maintainer seat and the TSC Voted seat will be reviewed by the LFDT Community Architects and formally announced during the [TSC meeting happening
+on Oct 06](https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meeting/95775743341?password=c07443bf-b0e6-4a68-93f1-5c7ce9bb49ab).
+
+## ✅ Questions
+
+For any questions regarding the voting process, we encourage community members to attend the next [Hiero TSC Call](https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/hiero?view=week).
+
+Additionally, members are encouraged to explore the [Helios Voting](https://vote.heliosvoting.org/) platform to become familiar with its features and functionality.
+
+Find more information in our [official documentation](https://github.com/hiero-ledger/governance/tree/main/elections/nominees/sep-2026-election).