Xorg Foundation Voting OPEN

[Matt Dew]

To all X.Org Foundation Members:

The X.Org Foundation's annual election is now open and will remain
open until 7 April 2013.  Four of the eight director seats are
open during this election, with the four members receiving the highest
vote totals serving as directors for two year terms.  For more
information on the candidates, see this page:
http://wiki.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors/Elections/2013

NOTE:   Bart Massey has very recently withdrawn his name from nomination 
so we have 4 candidates for 4 slots.  However, the bylaws state that 25% 
of eligible members are required in order to meet quorum, so _please 
vote_ anyway.

The candidates are:
     Alan Coopersmith
     Martin Peres
     Peter Hutterer
     Stuart Kreitman


Here are some instructions on how to cast your vote:

1. Login to the membership system at: https://members.x.org/

    If you do not remember your password, you can click on the "recover
    password" button and enter your user name.  An e-mail will be sent to
    you with your password.  If you have problems with the membership
    system, please e-mail <membership at x.org>.

2. When you login you will see a row of buttons that will allow you to
    update your info, list the members, list the open ballots and logout.
    Below this you will see a list of open ballots, for which you can
    cast votes.  At the bottom of this page you will see another row of
    buttons with the current privacy policy, the provisional By-laws, the
    provisional Membership Agreement and instructions on how to contact
    the admin.

    Note that if you click on the "Ballots" button at any time, you will
    see a list of the open ballots.

3. To cast your vote in a ballot, click on the "Cast" button to the
    right of the ballot you wish to vote on.  This will bring up another
    page with the list of the candidates, and a question of whether or
    not to approve the new By-laws.

4. For the election: There is a pull-down selection box next to each
    candidate.  For your top choice, select "1".  For your second choice,
    select "2" and so forth.  You should think of the numbers that you
    are selecting as the ranking of your preferences.  Note that you are
    only able to vote for four out of the six candidates.  For the fifth
    and sixth candidates, simply leave the selections blank.

    Note that you are NOT required to select your preferences for all
    four positions.  You can leave more than one blank.  The only
    restriction is that you cannot duplicate any of your choices (i.e.,
    you can only select one "1", one "2" and so forth).

5. After you have completed your ballot, click the "Vote" button.  Note
    that once you click this button, your votes will be cast and you will
    not be able to make further changes, so please make sure you are
    satisfied with your votes before clicking the "Vote" button.

    After you click the "Vote" button, the system will verify that you
    have completed a valid ballot.  If your ballot is invalid (e.g., you
    duplicated a selection), it will return you to the previous voting
    page.  If your ballot is valid, your votes will be recorded and the
    system will show you a notice that your votes were cast.

Note that the election will close at 23:59 GMT on 7 April 2013.
At that time, the election committee will count the votes and present
the results to the current board for validation.  After the current
board validates the results, the election committee will present the
results to the Members.

The Election Committee
X.Org Foundation