[OpenID] OpenID Board Election

[Drummond Reed]

The question has come up: why doesn't the nomination process for this first
election of OIDF directors let one member nominate another, but instead
require members to self-nominate before they can be seconded by another
member?

 

The answer is that OIDF board wanted to hold the election before the end of
the year, and the first version of the OpenID-based election software the
elections committee had developed only supported self-nominations (much
easier because they don't require verification from the nominee that they
are willing to run.)

 

We anticipate future elections will support the ability for one member to
nominate another, and for the nominee to confirm they are willing to run.

 

So for this election, don't be shy about nominating yourself!

 

=Drummond 

 

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From: general-bounces at openid.net [mailto:general-bounces at openid.net] On
Behalf Of Mike Jones
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 12:05 PM
To: general at openid.net
Subject: [OpenID] OpenID Board Election

 

The OpenID Foundation is holding its first election of community board
members starting today.  All members of the OpenID Foundation are eligible
to nominate themselves, second the nominations of others who self-nominated,
and vote for candidates.  If you're not already a member of the OpenID
Foundation, we encourage you to join at
https://openid.net/foundation/members/registration.

 

Board participation requires a substantial ongoing investment of time and
energy and is a commitment that should not be undertaken lightly.  Rather,
should you be elected, expect to be called upon to serve both on the board
and on its committees where the work of the foundation is conducted, and to
actively contribute.  That being said however, if you're passionate about
OpenID and advancing digital identity, have the time to devote to community
service in this manner, and are a person who gets things done and works well
with others, we welcome your candidacy for the OpenID board of directors.

 

Voting and nominations are conducted using the OpenID you registered when
you joined the Foundation.  Log in at https://openid.net/foundation/members/
with that OpenID to participate in the election.  You should have also
received instructions on how to participate in a separate note from
membership at oidf.org if you're already a member.  If you experience problems
participating in the election or joining the foundation, please send a note
to membership at oidf.org.

 

Seven community directors are being elected to the board.  The four
candidates receiving the most votes will serve 2 year terms and the three
candidates receiving the next numbers of votes will serve 1 year terms.
(This allows us to institute staggered 2-year terms going forward.)  In
order to be eligible for election, your candidacy must have been seconded by
at least three other members.

 

The election will be conducted on the following schedule:

                Nominations open:  Monday, November 24

                Nominations close:  Monday, December 8

                Election begins:  Wednesday, December 10

                Election ends:  Wednesday, December 24

                Results announced by:  Wednesday, December 31

                New board terms start:  Thursday, January 1

 

Thank you for participating in advancing OpenID!

 

                                                -- Mike Jones, for the
Elections Committee

 

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