2021 Election voting OPEN

[Harry Wentland]

(This is a second attempt to ensure all members are getting this email. 
A number of members reported the previous email landed in their spam 
filter. In order to get past the DKIM issues with our mailing lists all 
members for this year are now BCCed.)

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