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

[Devin Ulibarri]

Hi,

Just a quick ping on this.

We encourage everyone who is making contributions to Sugar Labs to apply 
for a ballot. All you need to do is submit an application for your 
ballot here: https://forms.gle/48F6h5wdV6BpSro66 
<https://forms.gle/48F6h5wdV6BpSro66>

Best,

Devin

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/ 
>
>
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