2023 Election and By-laws approval voting OPEN

[Ricardo Garcia]

To all X.Org Foundation Members:

The X.Org Foundation's annual election is now open and will remain open
until 14:00 UTC on May 1st 2023.

Four 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 8 candidates nominated. For a complete list of the candidates
and their personal statements, please see the following page: 

https://wiki.freedesktop.org/xorg/BoardOfDirectors/Elections/2023/

In addition to the board election, we are also voting on whether or not
to approve the new By-laws. This is divided into two separate
questions: 

- One to approve SFC as the new fiscal sponsor.
- One to modify the special voting quorum requirements to be limited to
present (meaning voting) members.

Again, more information about these changes can be found here:

https://wiki.freedesktop.org/xorg/BoardOfDirectors/Elections/2023/

Here are some instructions on how to cast your vote:

    Go directly to the voting link

    https://members.x.org/ballot/10/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
eight candidates. You can leave more than one blank by selecting the
"Abstain" option. These abstentions have to be placed at the end of the
list.

    For the By-laws: If you approve of the new By-laws, select the "Yes"
radio button. If you do not approve of the new By-laws, select the "No"
radio button. If you wish to abstain from this question, select the
"Abstain" radio button.

    There is a link to proposed By-law changes here:

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorgfoundation/bylaws/-/merge_requests/2

    Note that answering this question is required for your vote to be
validated.

    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 14:00 UTC on May 1st 2023. 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.

-Ricardo Garcia, on behalf of the X.Org elections committee