<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Oh one other thing I forgot to mention... When you cast your vote, you will need JavaScript enabled in your browser, and you may need to disable your ad blocker in order to view the candidates in the voting panel. <div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 10, 2018, at 3:20 PM, Bryan Housel <<a href="mailto:bhousel@gmail.com" class="">bhousel@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hey Talk-US!<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you’ve joined the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF) and your membership is in good standing you should have received a ballot to vote in the OSMF Board Election. The ballot would arrive in your email from opavote, and the deadline to cast your ballot is <b class="">Saturday 15th December, 16:00 UTC.</b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">OpenStreetMap is run by volunteers, but the OSMF guides and directs many aspects of the project. If you care about OSM, the annual board election is your opportunity to make sure that the leadership of OSMF represents you and your values.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There are 7 candidates running and 2 board seats available. You can read all about the candidates here:</div><div class=""><a href="https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM18/Election_to_Board/Answers_and_manifestos" class="">https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM18/Election_to_Board/Answers_and_manifestos</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The election uses a system called Single Transferable Vote (STV), which allows you to rank your candidates in order of preference.</div><div class="">Read more about STV here: <a href="https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote#scottish-stv" class="">https://www.opavote.com/methods/single-transferable-vote#scottish-stv</a></div><div class="">Or watch this fun video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrNejaszSE4" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrNejaszSE4</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You can also learn more about the OSMF mission here: <a href="https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Mission_Statement" class="">https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Mission_Statement</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks!</div><div class="">Bryan</div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></body></html>