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

[Devin Ulibarri]

Dear community,


This fall, we’re running an election for seats to the board of directors 
<https://www.sugarlabs.org/leadership/>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.


      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 <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 
<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 <mailto:elections at sugarlabs.org>.


Candidates should read and understand the terms of the Sugar Labs Inc.'s 
Bylaws <https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Governance>, 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 
<https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/2025-2026-candidates#Candidates>and 
candidate bios; and deadline to receiveballot applications 
<https://forms.gle/48F6h5wdV6BpSro66>.

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 <https://github.com/sugarlabs/elections-research>, we 
have decided to use bettervoting.com <http://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 
<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 <https://forms.gle/48F6h5wdV6BpSro66>, 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 
<mailto:volunteering at sugarlabs.org>with your interest.

You may also find the information in this email here: 
https://www.sugarlabs.org/community/2024/11/08/fall-board-elections-how-to-participate/ 
<https://www.sugarlabs.org/community/2024/11/08/fall-board-elections-how-to-participate/>

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