To all X.Org Foundation Members:
The X.Org Foundation's annual election is now open and will remain open
until 12 March 2012 23:59 UTC. Four of the eight director seats are
open during this election, with the four members receiving the highest
vote totals elected to serve as directors for two year terms. For more
information on the candidates, see this page:
http://wiki.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors/Elections/2012
Here are some instructions on how to cast your vote:
1. Login to the membership system at: https://members.x.org/
If you do not remember your password, you can click on the "recover
password" button and enter your user name. An e-mail will be sent to
you with your password. If you have problems with the membership
system, please e-mail <membership at x.org>.
2. When you login you will see a row of buttons that will allow you to
update your info, list the members, list the open ballots and logout.
Below this you will see a list of open ballots, for which you can
cast votes. At the bottom of this page you will see another row of
buttons with the current privacy policy, the current By-laws, the
current Membership Agreement and instructions on how to contact
the admin.
Note that if you click on the "Ballots" button at any time, you will
see a list of the open ballots.
3. To cast your vote in a ballot, click on the "Cast" button to the
right of the ballot you wish to vote on. This will bring up another
page with the list of the candidates.
4. For the election: There is a pull-down selection box next to each
candidate. For your top choice, select "1". For your second choice,
select "2" and so forth. You should think of the numbers that you
are selecting as the ranking of your preferences. Note that you are
only able to vote for four out of the six candidates. For the
fifth and sixth candidates, simply leave the selections blank.
Note that you are NOT required to select your preferences for all
four positions. You can leave more than one blank. The only
restriction is that you cannot duplicate any of your choices (i.e.,
you can only select one "1", one "2" and so forth).
5. 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 "Vote" button, the system will verify that you
have completed a valid ballot. If your ballot is invalid (e.g., you
duplicated a selection), 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 12 March 2012.
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.
The Election Committee
X.Org Foundation