[Sugar-news] Fall board elections: How to participate

[Devin Ulibarri]

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 Laské 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:<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 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:<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kuXXL-tVgB1Ptu50cTonWtRnAuKmWn1jyKd1qPgqFJY/edit?tab=t.0>

[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/ <http://www.sugarlabs.org/community/2024/11/08/fall-board-elections-how-to-participate/>

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