<div dir="auto">Completely support that approach . Thanks</div><div dir="auto"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Sent from my mobile device with apologies for brevity.</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 9 Dec 2023 at 04:49, Heather Leson <<a href="mailto:heatherleson@gmail.com">heatherleson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><div dir="auto"><div>Thank you for this update, Sarah. This is a fair decision and good governance.</div></div><div dir="auto"><div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Heather</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 8, 2023, 19:54 Sarah Hoffmann via osmf-talk <<a href="mailto:osmf-talk@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">osmf-talk@openstreetmap.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">Dear OSMF members,<br>
<br>
In the last few days we have received complaints from multiple members<br>
eligible to vote that they had not received the emails with the link for<br>
their vote to the OSMF board elections. We investigated this and found that<br>
there is a bug in our management software, which prevented PayPal payments<br>
that were made through automatic renewal to be registered in the system.<br>
As a result, members who have correctly renewed their membership have not<br>
received a voting email. We are still investigating the full extend of<br>
users affected. So far we have identified at least 45 members. Some of<br>
you have already received the voting email today, the others will follow.<br>
<br>
Those members who receive their voting email late will have<br>
very little time to cast their vote. The board would like to give them a<br>
little bit more time. We therefore propose the following procedure:<br>
<br>
At tomorrow's Annual General Meeting, the chair will ask the present members<br>
to adjourn the meeting before the results of the election are announced.<br>
The meeting shall then be continued exactly one week later on<br>
Saturday, 16th December 2023 at 16:00 UTC<br>
with the announcement of the election<br>
results. The election will remain open for all members until<br>
15:00 UTC Saturday, 16th December 2023.<br>
<br>
We recognise that this is highly unusual. However, given that in past<br>
elections seats have been won with as little as a few votes difference,<br>
we consider it important that every member of the OSM Foundation has a<br>
chance to vote.<br>
<br>
We hope that the membership understands and supports the decision of the board.<br>
<br>
Kind regards<br>
<br>
Sarah Hoffmann for the OSMF board<br>
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