2021 Election and By-laws approval voting OPEN

[Harry Wentland]

To all X.Org Foundation Members:

The X.Org Foundation's annual election is now open and will remain open 
until Mon 5th April 14:00 UTC.

4 of the eight director seats are open during this election, with the 4 
nominees receiving the highest vote totals serving as directors for two 
year terms.

There were 7 candidates nominated. For a complete list of the candidates 
and their personal statements, please see 
https://www.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors/Elections/2021/#nominees

Here are some instructions on how to cast your vote:

     Go directly to the voting link

     https://members.x.org/ballot/7/vote

     You might need to log into the member system first.

     For the election: There is a pull-down selection of candidates next 
to each preference level.

     Note that you are NOT required to select your preferences for all 7 
candidates. You can leave more than one blank.

     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 "Cast vote" button, the system will verify that 
you have completed a valid ballot. If your ballot is invalid (e.g., you 
duplicated a selection or did not answer the By-laws approval question), 
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 Mon 5th April 14:00 UTC. 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.

** Election Committee **

* Eric Anholt
* Mark Filion
* Keith Packard
* Harry Wentland

Thanks,
Harry Wentland,
on behalf of the X.Org elections committee