Here’s some preliminary information about AlmaLinux OS Foundation’s upcoming board election. We’ll keep you up-to-date as we learn more.
It seems to be election week here at FOSS Force. No sooner had I hit the “publish” button on yesterday’s article about Fedora’s upcoming board of directors election than a message shows up in my inbox about plans that AlmaLinux OS Foundation is making for its next board election.
The folks at AlmaLinux — which started life a few years back as a CentOS replacement but which has morphed into much more than that — hasn’t had a board election since their very first election three years ago. That pretty much automatically makes it time to have another election, considering that AlmaLinux board members are elected to three year terms.
In the upcoming election, six of the eight board seats will be up for a vote. The two seats that aren’t were created in 2023, and so won’t be up for re-election until next year.
The Planned Election Timeline
In a blog post on Thursday, AlmaLinux OS Foundation’s chairperson, benny Vasquez, published a reasonably detailed look at the upcoming election that included an outline of the schedule for the upcoming election — with the caveat that none of the plans are etched into stone yet, and won’t be until the board approves them at the next board meeting on May 15. The reason for announcing it now is that according to the proposed schedule, anyone considering a run will need to apply by the end of May, or within about two weeks after the schedule is approved.
As is typical for nonprofit organizations, membership is a requirement for voting in AlmaLinux board elections. If you’re not already a member, in order to vote in the upcoming election you must apply to join by the end of July. After that, voting will take place during the month of August, and the results will be announced sometime in September.
