From ewa at python.org  Tue Jun  8 09:58:48 2021
From: ewa at python.org (Ewa Jodlowska)
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 08:58:48 -0500
Subject: [PSF-Community] PSF Board Election Update: 2021 PSF Board Election
 Ballots & Delayed Bylaw Ballot
Message-ID: <CA+=WmzXCLSxV8-eatrMD00FDkjBPGYxbfcfB5NSYxkh1jVQSGA@mail.gmail.com>

[crossposting to psf-vote@ and psf-community@]

Below are updates for this year's ballot.
PSF Board Elections for 2021/22 term

All eligible voters in this year's election should have an email from *Helios
Voting Bot no-reply at mail.heliosvoting.org <no-reply at mail.heliosvoting.org>* in
their inboxes. Check your spam folders please - I found mine in spam,
unfortunately. Email me directly (ewa at python.org) if you need us to re-send
it to you.

We have a great list of candidates this year and I urge everyone to take a
few minutes to vote.
Bylaw updatesWhat happened

Due to human error, the previously proposed bylaw changes did not make it
onto this ballot (
https://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-vote/2021-May/000463.html).
There isn't a way to cancel the vote or update the ballot via Helios.
How it's being rectified

To make sure folks don't accidentally miss the board nomination ballot in
the midst of receiving a second ballot at the same time, it was decided to
send out a second ballot after the board election closes, which is
scheduled to happen June 17th. At that time, the PSF will send out a second
ballot for the bylaw changes - we will send a reminder to the psf-vote@
list when it is sent.

For future ballots the PSF staff and board will put checks and balances in
place so we can avoid these types of errors.

We apologize for the inconvenience!

Ewa
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From tim.peters at gmail.com  Tue Jun  8 12:03:00 2021
From: tim.peters at gmail.com (Tim Peters)
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2021 11:03:00 -0500
Subject: [PSF-Community] PSF Board Election Update: 2021 PSF Board
 Election Ballots & Delayed Bylaw Ballot
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[Ewa Jodlowska <ewa at python.org>]
> All eligible voters in this year's election should have an email from
> Helios Voting Bot no-reply at mail.heliosvoting.org in their inboxes. Check
> your spam folders please - I found mine in spam,

Indeed! So did I, and I would have missed it if you hadn't said this.
I use gmail, and it's never put a PSF-related vote in Spam before, so
I wouldn't expect it - and I get hundreds of spam in my gmail Spam
folder every day so rarely check it.

Thanks!

> unfortunately. Email me directly (ewa at python.org) if you need us to re-send it to you.

From ewa at python.org  Mon Jun 14 15:52:30 2021
From: ewa at python.org (Ewa Jodlowska)
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:52:30 -0500
Subject: [PSF-Community] PSF 2021 Board Elections: Reminder to vote!
Message-ID: <CA+=WmzWuho7noyFV0ebcop7CSJtekriaL6CZLqw=_jW_xox9Yw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi everyone!

If you became an eligible voting member[1] by May 31, 2021 you have
received a ballot from no-reply at mail.heliosvoting.org.

Deadline to vote is June 17, 2021 AoE.

Check your spam folder, please. Several of us have found it in spam. We can
re-send the ballot if you cannot find it. Email us at
psf-election at python.org.

Why should you vote?

   1.

   Voting is one of the benefits members[1] receive after signing up. *It
   is also a very impactful benefit to exercise*. The members of the board
   get to vote and make decisions on behalf of the PSF community and also help
   guide the PSF?s future. Here?s a list of candidates
   <https://www.python.org/nominations/elections/2021-python-software-foundation-board/nominees/>
   .
   2.

   Electronic votes require us to reach a quorum. Quoted from our bylaws:

   ?a quorum shall be reached as soon as one-third (1/3) of the members
   entitled to vote (the voting members) have cast their vote. If the voting
   period ends before a quorum is reached, the vote is declared void.?


If you have any questions or concerns, don?t hesitate to email me ewa at
python dot org.

[1] Fellow, Managing, Contributing, Supporting members
<https://www.python.org/psf/membership/#what-membership-classes-are-there>

Ewa
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From me at lorenamesa.com  Wed Jun 16 18:12:04 2021
From: me at lorenamesa.com (Lorena Mesa)
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:12:04 -0500
Subject: [PSF-Community] Import update from the PSF on the Executive Director
Message-ID: <CAE4oyeWW7LQ5c4ONth5XnB0gsERgYA6EFS18OwqOie873Wirfw@mail.gmail.com>

Hello PSF Community,

I wanted to share an update from the PSF on the Executive Director that was
posted today on the PSF blog - you can read it here:
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2021/06/update-on-python-software-foundation.html
.

Thank you!
__________________________________________________________________
*Lorena Mesa*
Co-Organizer, PyLadies Chicago <http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-PyLadies/>
Chairperson & Director, Python Software Foundation
www.lorenamesa.com

Pronouns: she/her/hers Say what?
<http://feministing.com/2015/02/03/how-using-they-as-a-singular-pronoun-can-change-the-world/>
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