We are happy to announce that the nominations for the Secretary replacement role have been finalised. The following individuals have proposed their nominations, according to the new Nomination process. Included are their Manifestos and the timeline for the election for their role.

Note: This is election follows the new methodology that provides different timelines based on number and type of candidates.

Secretary (Replacement)

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Recommendation form automatically closes on November 30th, 2025 at 23.59 UTC.

Disclaimer

Election timeline and methodology

This election falls under the “New DC/Officer Uncontested” scenario in which there is only one candidate and they would be new in the role.

• November 23, 2025 - Sole Candidate declared, Manifesto published. Recommendation form opened.
• November 30, 2025 - Recommendation submission deadline.
• December 1, 2025 - Recommendations published and ballots sent out.
• December 8, 2025 - Ballots close
• December 9, 2025 - Results announced / term begins.
  
  

Communication Channel

Election channel will be opened in Mattermost for this role. This channel will allow community members to ask the candidate questions regarding their manifestos in order to help them decide how they will vote. The following Public Channel will be opened (Candidate will be added by the Vice-President):

• OSM-2025-Secretary-Replacement

Reference:

• OSM Bylaws: https://www.opensourcematters.org/images/documents/20210130-OSM-Bylaws.pdf
• Election Policy and Timelines (Replacement Elections): https://www.opensourcematters.org/organisation/directors/election-policy.html#replacement-elections
• Change to the Nomination and Election Process: https://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/nomination-and-election-process.html
• Change to the Bylaws/Election System: https://community.joomla.org/blogs/leadership/changes-to-the-bylaws-of-osm-election-system.html

Thank you!