Nov 8 2024
Sugar Labs will be running an election this fall for three seats to its board of directors. Sugar Labs community members are encouraged to participate.
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 Laské and Alex Perez, and one seat is a vacancy.
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.
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@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.
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 and candidate bios; and deadline to receive ballot 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@sugarlabs.org |
| Stage IV | December 13 | Deadline to vote |
| Stage V | December 19 | Election results announced |
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.