2024 X.Org Board of Directors Election voting OPEN

[Ricardo Garcia]

Last reminder: just a few hours left for voting!

On Fri, 2024-04-05 at 10:11 +0200, Ricardo Garcia wrote:
> Minor correction: the original email you can read below there's a
> sentence mentioning changes to the by-laws in point 4:
> 
> "...you duplicated a selection or did not answer the By-laws approval
> question..."
> 
> This is a copy-paste error from the email we sent last year, when we had
> a by-laws change that needed voting on. There's no by-laws change this
> year.
> 
> Sorry for the confusion.
> 
> On Fri, 2024-04-05 at 09:21 +0200, Ricardo Garcia wrote:
> > This is a reminder that voting will be open until 12:00 UTC on
> > 2024-04-08. If you haven't voted yet, please vote. If you have voted
> > already, many thanks! :)
> > 
> > On Tue, 2024-04-02 at 15:16 +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 12:00 UTC on 2024-04-08.
> > > 
> > > 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 5 candidates nominated. For a complete list of candidates and
> > > their personal statements, please see the following URL:
> > > 
> > >   https://www.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors/Elections/2024/
> > > 
> > > Here are some instructions on how to cast your vote:
> > > 
> > > 1. Go directly to the voting link:
> > > 
> > >   https://members.x.org/ballot/13/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 5 candidates. You can leave more than one blank by
> > > selecting the "Abstain" option. These abstentions need to be placed at
> > > the end of the list.
> > > 
> > > 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.
> > > 
> > > 4. 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 12:00 UTC on 2024-04-08. 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
> > > 
> > 
>