2018 Election voting OPEN

[Rob Clark]

To all X.Org Foundation Members:

The X.Org Foundation's annual election is now open and will remain
open until 23:59 UTC on 5 April 2018.

Four of the eight director seats are open during this election, with
the four nominees receiving the highest vote totals serving as
directors for two year terms.

There were six candidates nominated. For a complete list of the
candidates and their personal statements, please see the following:

  https://www.x.org/wiki/BoardOfDirectors/Elections/2018/

Here are some instructions on how to cast your vote:

Login to the membership system at: https://members.x.org/

If you do not remember your password, you can click on the "lost
password" button and enter your user name. An e-mail will be sent to
you with your password. If you have problems with the membership
system, please e-mail membership at x.org.

When you login you will see a row of buttons that will allow you to
update your info, list the members, list the open ballots and logout.
Below this you will see a list of open ballots, for which you can cast
votes. At the bottom of this page you will see another row of buttons
with the current privacy policy, the provisional By-laws, the
provisional Membership Agreement and instructions on how to contact
the admin.

Note that if you click on the "Ballots" button at any time, you will
see a list of the open ballots.

To cast your vote in a ballot, click on the "Cast" button to the right
of the ballot you wish to vote on. This will bring up another page
with the list of the candidates, and a question of whether or not to
approve the new By-laws.

For the election: There is a pull-down selection box next to each
candidate. For your top choice, select "1". For your second choice,
select "2" and so forth. You should think of the numbers that you are
selecting as the ranking of your preferences.

Note that you are NOT required to select your preferences for all four
positions. You can leave more than one blank. The only restriction is
that you cannot duplicate any of your choices (i.e., you can only
select one "1", one "2" and so forth).

After you have completed your ballot, click the "Vote" button. Note
that once you click this button, your votes will be cast and you will
not be able to make further changes, so please make sure you are
satisfied with your votes before clicking the "Vote" button.

After you click the "Vote" button, the system will verify that you
have completed a valid ballot. If your ballot is invalid (e.g., you
duplicated a selection), it will return you to the previous voting
page. If your ballot is valid, your votes will be recorded and the
system will show you a notice that your votes were cast.

Note that the election will close at 23:59 UTC on 5 April 2018. At
that time, the election committee will count the votes and present the
results to the current board for validation. After the current board
validates the results, the election committee will present the results
to the Members.

Rob Clark,
on behalf of the X.Org elections committee