Foundation/Local Chapters/United States/Elections/2019
What's the board?
OpenStreetMap US is governed by a board of directors made up of five individuals. All five positions are up for election each year. To find out more about board activities, keep an eye out for an upcoming town hall with current board members.
March Election
One board seat will be filled and four board seats will be confirmed during this election.
Board members to be confirmed:
- Jonah Adkins
- Ian Dees
- Steven Johnson
- Alyssa Wright
There is 1 vacancy to be filled through a fair election, as Maggie Cawley has resigned from her board seat to fill the role of Interim Executive Director for the organization.
Procedure
Nominations
Nominations will be open from March 26 until Sunday March 31. This wiki page has been provided for recording nominations.
Nominees must provide position statements at the time of nomination via links on this wiki page, or a statement embedded in the table above.
A Nominee who withdraws should not remove their name from the wiki page, but rather clearly note that they decline by editing the page.
A current officer of OSM US will verify that nominees are members before the election starts. A nominee may join OSM US at any time before the end of the nomination period to become eligible (note that the nominee must be fully paid up at the time that nominations close.)
A valid nomination will include:
- a name posted on this wiki page
- a position statement or link to a position statement on this wiki page
All of the above by March 31, 2019 (based on the wiki timestamp of the last edit)
Independent verification of current membership (this can happen at any time before the start of the election and is not the responsibility of the Nominee)
Elections
Only paid members of OpenStreetMap US can vote. You must be a member by March 31, 2019.
The election voting period will start on Monday April 1 and end Sunday April 7.
Members who renew their membership or are members before the end of elections can vote. Voting members will receive links via email to the voting website
Paid OpenStreetMap US members will receive, via email, a unique link to a voting page. This will be sent to the email address associated with their entry in OSM US membership records.
Voters are asked to vote for 1 new nominee to the board and confirm/not confirm the other board members.
Ballots for more than 1 nominee will be disqualified and discarded.
One independent monitor will come from the greater OSM community. the monitor shall not be a current board member or candidate for the OSM US board. They will have access to the voting website in order to verify that the vote has been correctly counted and reported.
Tiebreaker: should there be a tie for the final board seat, those members clearly elected to the new board will decide how to break the tie. The board members selected by this group must be from the nominees who are tied.
Candidates
Here is the full list of all candidates standing for elections. Candidates can nominate themselves or someone else until the end of the day on March 31, 2019 by adding their name to this list. If a nominee chooses to withdraw, please leave your name on the page and add (Withdrawn) after it.
To learn more about candidates, review their position statement below.
| Name | Nomination Seconded | Manifesto (Position Statement) | Member Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martijn van Exel | Ian Dees | https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/mvexel/diary/48108 | 2011 (Confirmed) |
| Matthew Gibb | Malcolm Smith | https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Giblet/diary/48089 | 2018 (Confirmed) |
| Chad Blevins | Josh Campbell | https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/geocruizer/diary | 2019 (Confirmed) |
| Daniela Waltersdorfer | Rory Nealon | https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/DW2515/diary/48103 | 2016 (Confirmed) |
| Minh Nguyen | Daniela Waltersdorfer | https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Minh%20Nguyen/diary/48110 | 2015 (Confirmed) |
February Election
In February, five people were nominated to the board to fill the five board seats. A standard election was not held, but the nominated board members will be confirmed by OpenStreetMap US members in a ballot in March.
Vacancies
All five board seats are subject to this election. Current board:
- Jonah Adkins
- Maggie Cawley
- Ian Dees
- Bryan Housel
- Alyssa Wright
How do I vote?
At the beginning of the election period all members of OpenStreetMap US will receive a ballot link at their registered email address. You can join OpenStreetMap US prior to the election week. If you're not sure about your membership status or your registered email, please get in touch with us at membership@openstreetmap.us.
How do I learn more about candidates?
There will be a townhall meeting with candidates for the 2019 board via Google Hangouts on February 25 at 8pm EST. To watch last year's, go here.
Every candidate is also required to submit a position statement. These are linked below.
Independent observers The election is overseen by an independent observer .
Procedure
Nominations
Nominations close Feb 24, 2019. This wiki page has been provided for recording nominations.
Nominees must provide position statements at the time of nomination via links on this wiki page, or a statement embedded in the table above.
A Nominee who withdraws should not remove their name from the wiki page, but rather clearly note that they decline by editing the page.
A current officer of OSM US will verify that nominees are members before the election starts. A nominee may join OSM US at any time before the end of the nomination period to become eligible (note that the nominee must be fully paid up at the time that nominations close.)
A valid nomination will include:
- a name posted on this wiki page
- a position statement or link to a position statement on this wiki page
All of the above by Feb 24, 2019 (based on the wiki timestamp of the last edit)
Independent verification of current membership (this can happen at any time before the start of the election and is not the responsibility of the Nominee)
Elections
Only paid members of OpenStreetMap US can vote. You must be a member by Feb 24, 2019.
The voting period runs from Feb 25, 2019 to Feb 28, 2019.
Members who renew their membership or are members before the end of elections can vote. Voting members will receive links via email to the voting website
Paid OpenStreetMap US members will receive, via email, a unique link to a voting page. This will be sent to the email address associated with their entry in OSM US membership records.
Voters may vote for up to 5 nominees to the board.
Ballots for more than 5 nominees will be disqualified and discarded.
One independent monitor will come from the greater OSM community. the monitor shall not be a current board member or candidate for the OSM US board. They will have access to the voting website in order to verify that the vote has been correctly counted and reported.
Tiebreaker: should there be a tie for the final board seats, those members clearly elected to the new board will decide how to break the tie. The board members selected by this group must be from the nominees who are tied.
Candidates
Here is the full list of all candidates standing for elections. Candidates can nominate themselves until the end of the day on Feb 24, 2019 by adding their name to this list. If a nominee chooses to withdraw, please leave your name on the page and add (Withdrawn) after it.
To learn more about candidates, review their position statement below or watch the Candidate Town Hall (to be held Feb 25, 2019, see above).
| Name | Nomination Seconded | Manifesto (Position Statement) | Member Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonah Adkins | Maggie Cawley | Position Statement | 2015 |
| Alyssa Wright | Jonah Adkins | Position Statement | 2013 |
| Ian Dees | Jonah Adkins | Position Statement | 2010 |
| Maggie Cawley | Jonah Adkins | Position Statement | 2014 |
| Steven Johnson | Maggie Cawley | Position Statement | 2010 |
| You | Awesome Mapper | my-position-statement.html | 2005 |
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