[Osmf-talk] 2024 OSMF Board election - Voting is open until 19 October at 16:00 UTC, when the Annual General Meeting will commence

[Dorothea Kazazi]

/ The information below was also posted on blog.osm.org [1] and c.osm.org [2] /

This week take the opportunity to finish reading the board candidates’ answers and manifestos [3] and vote!

The OpaVote voting emails were sent to eligible OSM Foundation members on Saturday 12 October 2024, and link directly to the voting page - listing each candidate in random order and allowing you to rank the candidates in order of preference.


# Eligibility to vote

You are eligible to vote in the 2024 OpenStreetMap Foundation Board election [4] if
* you have been a member for the full 90 days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting (which will take place on 19 October 2024), and
* your membership is not in arrears 7 days before the date of the AGM, and
* you are a natural person.


# OpaVote voting email

If you are eligible, the OpaVote email was sent to the email address associated with your OSMF membership.
* The subject of the email is: [OpenStreetMap Foundation] Vote for 2024 Board Elections [some_random_letters]
* The sender is: noreply at opavote.com
If you believe you should have received a voting email but can’t find it, please check your spam folder. If it’s still missing, send a message to my email address, cc'ing membership at osmfoundation.org, with the subject "AGM2024 - No voting email received".


# Voting information and FAQ

You can find more information about voting and answers to frequently asked questions on this page: [5].
Please make sure to read the warning on the page before voting.


# Deadline for voting

The deadline for voting is on Saturday 19 October at 16:00 UTC [6], when the Annual General Meeting [7] (which you can join online) will commence. We kindly ask you to vote in advance.

warm greetings,
Dorothea


[1] https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2024/10/12/2024-osmf-board-election-online-voting-is-open/
[2] https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/2024-board-election-voting-will-be-open-from-12-october-at-16-00-utc-until-19-october-at-16-00-utc-when-the-agm-will-commence/120050
[3] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM2024/Election_to_Board/Answers_and_manifestos
[4] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Foundation/AGM2024/Election_to_Board
[5] https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meetings/2024/Voting_Information_and_Instructions
[6] https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=OSMF+18th+Annual+General+Meeting+-+19th+October+2024&iso=20241019T16&p1=1440
[7] https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Annual_General_Meetings/2024