Hi all,
I am reaching out to you today with an update about the timing of the voting for the Board
of Trustees election.
As many of you are already aware, this year we are offering an Election Compass to help
voters identify the alignment of candidates on some key topics. Several candidates
requested an extension of the character limitation on their responses expanding on their
positions, and the Elections Committee felt their reasoning was consistent with the goals
of a fair and equitable election process.
To ensure that the longer statements can be translated in time for the election, the
Elections Committee and Board Selection Task Force decided to delay the opening of the
Board of Trustees election by one week - a time proposed as ideal by staff working to
support the election.
Although it is not expected that everyone will want to use the Election Compass to inform
their voting decision, the Elections Committee felt it was more appropriate to open the
voting period with essential translations for community members across languages to use if
they wish to make this important decision.
The voting will open on August 23 at 00:00 UTC and close on September 6 at 23:59 UTC.
Best regards,
Matanya, on behalf of the Elections Committee