Last hours to vote in the 2023 Election and By-laws approval

[Ricardo Garcia]

Final reminder for the ongoing election process!

The ballot will be closed in a few hours. Thanks a lot to everyone who's
voted so far! If you haven't done so yet, please follow the instructions
in previous emails below. Every vote is important and can make a
difference.

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

On Fri, 2023-04-28 at 09:47 +0200, Ricardo Garcia wrote:
> Further reminder that there are only 2 days left for voting. Thanks a
> lot to everyone who has voted so far and, for those who have not: please
> hurry up! We want your votes and they can make a significant difference!
> 
> Below you will find all the relevant links and instructions. The tip of
> the day (as mentioned in the first email with instructions below) is
> that this year the mechanism to leave a board candidate unranked should
> be working. For that, you only need to select "Abstain" in the last
> positions of the rank you want to leave blank. Note: it's currently not
> possible to select abstention in the middle of the rank.
> 
> Thanks for your attention,
> -Ricardo Garcia, on behalf of the X.Org elections committee
> 
> On Wed, 2023-04-26 at 13:51 +0200, Ricardo Garcia wrote:
> > 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
> > 
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