Board of Directors Election Process

Led by the Election Committee, there will be two election types that will take place: direct election and slate election. The Magento Association is holding this election to bring three new members onto the Board of Directors. 

Note: you must be a paying member of the Magento Association in order to apply for an open board seat, as well as to vote in the election as a member.

Board applications are closed.

Direct Election

During the direct election, your application is avaliable to all members to view and the membership votes to elect one new board member from the candidates.

Direct Election Guidelines 

In order to submit your vote for the direct election, you must be signed up with Patreon as a paid member with the association. If you are not signed up with Patreon by the time the direct election closes (31 May, 2022), we will reach out to you directly and provide a 48-hour grace period for you to sign up. Otherwise, your vote will be discounted and removed from the direct election.

When voting in the direct election, each individual can only vote once. Votes are done on an individual, not company basis. 

In order to verify your information, the direct election form will ask for your first name, last name and email address. This information will ONLY be shared with the Election Committee and staff who will be reviewing the results of the election for accuracy and verification of Patreon membership. This information will not be shared publicly and will be kept anonymous. 

If the results of the direct election happen to end in a tie, a second direct election will be held as a run-off – this runoff will include only those candidates who tied for the winning result in the first election. If the second direct election happens to end in a tie, both candidates will be elected as board members and the slate election will only need to fill one spot instead of  two, subject to Board approval.

For additional questions about this process, view these blog posts:

Blog Post 1        Blog Post 2

Direct Election Instructions 

In order to access the direct election form, you must login to the Magento Association website using your login credentials. If you do not know your login credentials, you can reset your password at the bottom of the login page or email info@magentoassociation.org for assistance. Remember, you must sign up to be a Patreon member at one of the tiers prior to voting. The Election Committee will be confirming all voters are Patreon members and discounting anyone who has not signed up. 

The direct election form will be open starting on Tuesday, 17 May through Tuesday, 31 May. No votes will be accepted after this date. 

You may only vote for one candidate. The applications from each candidate have been linked for your review before making your selection.

The winner of the direct election will be announced at MA Connect on 7 June and the remaining candidates who did not win the direct election will move to the slate election. 

Voting information coming soon...

Slate Election

During the slate election, only the Election Committee has access to your application to review. Once the slate of two new recommended board members is released by the committee and approved by the board, the membership will vote to ratify the slate.

If you have any questions during this process, please contact info@magentoassociation.org or electioncomm@magentoassociation.org.