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
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>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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