From devin at sugarlabs.org Wed Nov 13 14:43:41 2024 From: devin at sugarlabs.org (Devin Ulibarri) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:43:41 -0500 Subject: [Sugar-news] Fall board elections: How to participate Message-ID: <1422f0c3-fbf7-45ad-873e-7573eb400381@sugarlabs.org> Dear community, This fall, we?re running an election for seats to the [board of directors][1] for Sugar Labs Inc. There are three seats up for election. Two seats are held by board members Lionel Lask? and Alex Perez, and one seat is a vacancy. [1]:https://www.sugarlabs.org/leadership/ ### Receive your ballot We encourage you to vote. The application to receive your ballot, due by the end of day on November 22, 2024, is here: There are no special qualifications that you need to prove to be able to vote. ### Running for a board position For those of you who would like to run for a board position, you will need to add your name and statement to the list on:. If you need any technical assistance with the wiki, please contactelections at sugarlabs.org. Candidates should read and understand the terms of the [Sugar Labs Inc.'s Bylaws][2], as well as any domestic and international laws governing participation in a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit board. [2]:https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Governance ### Election timeline The timeline of the election is planned as follows, with a deadline to receive ballot applications for the end of day on November 22, 2024, and a deadline to vote for the end of day on December 13, 2024. * Stage I | November 8 | Announcement of election date and first call for candidates. * Stage II | November 22 | Deadline to receive [candidacy applications][3] and candidate bios; and deadline to receive [ballot applications][4]. * Stage III | November 27 | Ballots to be sent by email; If you do not receive your ballot by the following day, please emailelections at sugarlabs.org * Stage IV | December 13 | Deadline to vote * Stage V | December 19 | Election results announced [3]:https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/2025-2026-candidates#Candidates [4]:https://forms.gle/48F6h5wdV6BpSro66 ### Election method After doing research on various [election software recommended by the FLOSS community][5], we have decided to use [bettervoting.com][6]. The software is licensed under the AGPLv3, and the system supports automatic runoff vote tallying. Our internal research on the system can be found here: [5]:https://github.com/sugarlabs/elections-research [6]:http://bettervoting.com Again, we encourage you to take the first step and apply for a ballot via our [application form][7], and we look forward to your involvement. [7]:https://forms.gle/48F6h5wdV6BpSro66 Best wishes, Devin Ulibarri, executive director P.S. If you are interested in volunteering to assist with the next election in 2025, please contactvolunteering at sugarlabs.org with your interest. Note: This has also been published on the Sugar Labs website: http://www.sugarlabs.org/community/2024/11/08/fall-board-elections-how-to-participate/ -- Learn more: https://sugarlabs.org Help us grow: https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Donate -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From devin at sugarlabs.org Wed Nov 13 15:48:44 2024 From: devin at sugarlabs.org (Devin Ulibarri) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:48:44 -0500 Subject: [Sugar-news] [resend] Fall board elections: How to participate Message-ID: <461fc5d5-5bb3-47c9-825b-32e6011792f2@sugarlabs.org> /Note: This message is being resent with different HTML formatting. Otherwise, the message is the same as the previous message./ Dear community, This fall, we?re running an election for seats to the board of directors for Sugar Labs Inc. There are three seats up for election. Two seats are held by board members Lionel Lask? and Alex Perez, and one seat is a vacancy. Receive your ballot We encourage you to vote. The application to receive your ballot, due by the end of day on November 22, 2024, is here: https://forms.gle/48F6h5wdV6BpSro66 There are no special qualifications that you need to prove to be able to vote. Running for a board position For those of you who would like to run for a board position, you will need to add your name and statement to the list on https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/2025-2026-candidates . If you need any technical assistance with the wiki, please contact elections at sugarlabs.org . Candidates should read and understand the terms of the Sugar Labs Inc.'s Bylaws , as well as any domestic and international laws governing participation in a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit board. Election timeline The timeline of the election is planned as follows, with a deadline to receive ballot applications for the end of day on November 22, 2024, and a deadline to vote for the end of day on December 13, 2024. Stage I November 8 Announcement of election date and first call for candidates. Stage II November 22 Deadline to receivecandidacy applications and candidate bios; and deadline to receiveballot applications . Stage III November 27 Ballots to be sent by email; If you do not receive your ballot by the following day, please email elections at sugarlabs.org Stage IV December 13 Deadline to vote Stage V December 19 Election results announced Election method After doing research on various election software recommended by the FLOSS community , we have decided to use bettervoting.com . The software is licensed under the AGPLv3, and the system supports automatic runoff vote tallying. Our internal research on the system can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kuXXL-tVgB1Ptu50cTonWtRnAuKmWn1jyKd1qPgqFJY/edit?tab=t.0 Again, we encourage you to take the first step and apply for a ballot via our application form , and we look forward to your involvement. Best wishes, Devin Ulibarri, executive director P.S. If you are interested in volunteering to assist with the next election in 2025, please contact volunteering at sugarlabs.org with your interest. Note: This has also been published on the Sugar Labs website: http://www.sugarlabs.org/community/2024/11/08/fall-board-elections-how-to-participate/ -- Learn more: https://sugarlabs.org Help us grow: https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Donate -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: