Elections for the Board of Open Source Matters, Inc. take place twice a year at six-month intervals. This system ensures continuity by electing half of the board members during each election cycle.
Unfortunately, during the first round we were unable to find a candidate for the position of President. Therefore, we would like to inform you that we are once again looking for a new President of Open Source Matters, Inc.

It would be wonderful if someone from our community would be willing to take on this responsible role. While the position carries significant responsibility, the elected candidate will receive as much support as possible from both the community and the board.We would therefore like to encourage everyone interested to submit their application. We look forward to receiving many manifestos and applications.

According to the new Nomination and Election Process voted on by the Members of Open Source Matters, Inc. and published here, the Secretary is required to publish a Call for Manifestos from candidates who are interested in running in the election for Officers and Department Coordinators of Open Source Matters, Inc.

 The following  position  is open for nomination and election in this cycle:

• President

Manifest

Each interested individual in running as Candidate for any of the positions mentioned above shall send their application to the Secretary of Open Source Matters, Inc. containing:

•  Full name (legal name)
•  Country
• the position for which they're interested to run.
• picture (or the one in the Volunteers Portal will be used).
• manifesto in a PDF format that can be easily attached to the Candidate Announcement.

Candidates who wish to run for any of the positions, should submit their manifesto using the form linked below.

Submit your manifest

The deadline for manifesto is April 07, 2026 at 23.59 UTC.

After all the manifestos will be in, the Secretary will publish a full list of candidates for each role alongside their manifestos. The Secretary will also open a “Recommendations” form which will replace the Nominations form currently used. This will give anyone an opportunity to add words of support for the candidates and let the community know why they think they are ideal for the role. 

Election channels will be opened in Mattermost for each role. These channels will allow department/community members to ask candidates questions regarding their manifestos in order to help them decide who to vote for.

All the details about next steps can and the new process can be found here.

Members of Open Source Matters (Class 1, 2 and 3) as of January 19, 2026 will be entitled to vote in this Election Cycle.

Timeline

Following the expected standard timeline. In the case of Uncontested same or new Board member, the timeline would be shorter, as outlined in the Election Policy page.