2022 Election and By-laws approval voting OPEN

[Lyude Paul]

Clarification since I didn't notice this until a second after hitting send -
the "and By-laws approval" part in the email subject is a typo, there are no
new by-laws to approve this year. Just board members.

On Mon, 2022-04-04 at 15:34 -0400, Lyude Paul wrote:
> To all X.Org Foundation Members:
> 
> The X.Org Foundation's annual election is now open and will remain open
> until
> 23:59 UTC on 18 April 2022.
> 
> 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 6 candidates nominated. For a complete list of the candidates and
> their personal statements, please see:
> 
> https://www.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors/Elections/2022/
> 
> Here are some instructions on how to cast your vote:
> 
> 1. Go directly to the voting link
> 
>    https://members.x.org/ballot/9/vote
> 
>    You might need to log into the member system first.
> 
> 2. 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
>    6 candidates. You can leave more than one blank.
> 
> 3. 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 23:59 UTC on 18 April 2022. 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.
> 
> Lyude Paul, on behalf of the X.Org elections committee

-- 
Cheers,
 Lyude Paul (she/her)
 Software Engineer at Red Hat