The BoD Election is ON until May 28! Meet the Nominees! Are you eligible to vote?

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Come learn about our nominees for this year's Board of Directors by visiting the Nominees page

Eligible voters can expect an email containing a link to the election website starting Monday, May 23. Voting will remain open until Saturday, May 28 at 11:00am. 

The election results will be read at the Annual Meeting, which will take place on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 1pm. The Annual Meeting will be held on Zoom and will be open to the public. The link will be posted soon. 

Am I an eligible voter?

According to our bylaws, eligible voting members:

  1. Are at least 18 years old
  2. Have been a paying member (i.e. a purchased membership, not donations), work-trader, or volunteer for three consistent months prior to our Annual Meeting on May 28

How do I vote?

Our current roll of eligible voters (i.e. paying members, work-traders, and volunteers) will receive an email shortly. The email contains a link to the online ballot at electionrunner.com. This is a secured and private ballot. Though we can see if the voter voted, we cannot see how they voted.

Where is the ballot email?

The email will be sent to eligible voters to the address associated with their Xerocraft.org user account with the subject "Your Invitation to Vote in the Election: Xerocraft 2022 Board of Directors Election" and the 'from' name "Xerocraft Makerspace". 

Please check your spam folder. If you use a third-party email client like Thunderbird, Outlook, or Apple Mail, you may want to login directly to your email service in a web browser (e.g. gmail.com, outlook.com) and check the Junk or Spam folder there.

I believe I'm an eligible voter but I didn't get the ballot email (yes, I checked my Spam). What now?

Our eligible voters roll is new and names could be missing. If you don't receive a ballot email, please reply to me and explain your position. 

I've done a lot of consistent volunteer work for Xerocraft over the last three months. Can I vote?

Quite possibly! Our current roll of eligible voters may not perfect. If you don't receive a ballot email, please reply to me and explain your position. Please also keep in mind that 1. your explanation must fulfill the two requirements for eligible voters (above) and, 2. work-traders fulfill a minimum of five hour work per month to qualify.

How long do I have to vote?

The online ballot is open to eligible voters until 11:00am on Saturday, May 28.

When are the results read?

The election results will be read at the Annual Meeting on Saturday, May 28 at 1:00pm and then posted on our website. The Annual Meeting will be held on Zoom. The link will be sent out in another email.

Then what?

After the election results are read, there will be several small orders of business for the new Board to hear. Attendees are welcome to stay if they wish. 

When are the President, Secretary, and Treasurer elected?

On Sunday, June 5 at 1:00pm, the new Board will meet to elect the Board Officers: the President, Secretary, and Treasurer. This will also be a Zoom meeting and will be open to the public. The link will be sent out in another email.

The Board will begin taking up new business at the July Board meeting.

I received a ballot email but I'm under 18. What do I do?

One eligibility requirement we didn't track was age of our members. That means we cannot tell who is of age to vote in the election. If you are under 18 and receive a ballot email, you may disregard it.

Questions?