2023 Election and By-laws approval voting OPEN

[Ricardo Garcia]

Reminder that voting is still open and X.Org Foundation members are
highly encouraged to participate. Voting will be open until 14:00 UTC on
May 1st 2023.

There are 3 separate votes and all of them can be cast from the
following URL:

https://members.x.org/ballot/10/vote

1. The annual board of director elections.

Please take a look at the candidates here and rank them according to
your preferences:

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

2. Approving SFC as the new fiscal sponsor for the Foundation, replacing
SPI. More info can also be found in the previous URL.

3. Modifying the special voting quorum requirements to be limited to
members which are present in the voting process instead of all members.

All changes in the by-laws can be found and checked here:

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

The original email with more information about the elections and voting
process can be found below.

Thanks again for your attention,
-Ricardo Garcia, on behalf of the X.Org elections committee

On Mon, 2023-04-24 at 17:37 +0200, Ricardo Garcia wrote:
> 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