2021 Election OPEN

[Harry Wentland]

Correction, there is no by-law change to be voted on, only election of 4 
board members for the next two years.

Harry


On 2021-03-22 10:04 a.m., Harry Wentland wrote:
> To all X.Org Foundation Members:
> 
> The X.Org Foundation's annual election is now open and will remain open 
> until Mon 5th April 14:00 UTC.
> 
> 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 7 candidates nominated. For a complete list of the candidates 
> and their personal statements, please see 
> https://www.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors/Elections/2021/#nominees
> 
> Here are some instructions on how to cast your vote:
> 
>      Go directly to the voting link
> 
>      https://members.x.org/ballot/7/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 7 
> candidates. You can leave more than one blank.
> 
>      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 Mon 5th April 14:00 UTC. 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.
> 
> ** Election Committee **
> 
> * Eric Anholt
> * Mark Filion
> * Keith Packard
> * Harry Wentland
> 
> Thanks,
> Harry Wentland,
> on behalf of the X.Org elections committee