2024 OTW Board Election

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Event: 2024 OTW Board Election
Participants: Organization for Transformative Works (OTW)
Date(s): June-August 2024, voting 16th-19th August
Type: Election
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URL: 2024 Category on the OTW Elections site,
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The 2024 Organization for Transformative Works Board of Directors election took place between June 21st and August 19th, 2024.

On June 24th, 2024, the candidates for the 2024 OTW Board were publicly announced. Four candidates contested two available seats.[1] In alphabetical order by given name, the candidates are:

Candidates’ full legal names were not to be publicly posted unless they are appointed or elected to the Board, a policy continued from 2022.

On August 20, 2024, the Elections Committee announced the 2024 Elections Results. Erica Frank and Rachel Linton (in alphabetical order) were successfully elected to the Board of Directors and began their terms on October 1, 2024.[2]

Timeline

Key dates for the 2024 OTW Board Election were as follows:

  • June 21st: Candidacy deadline
  • June 24th: Candidates publicly announced
  • June 30th: Deadline to submit Q&A questions for candidates
  • June 30th: OTW membership deadline for prospective voters
  • August 16th: Voting begins at 12:01am UTC
  • August 19th: Voting closes at 11:59pm UTC
  • August 20th: Election results announced
  • October 1st: Board turnover begins.[3][4]

For a more detailed timeline of events for the OTW 2024 Election, refer to the 2024 Election Timeline.

Candidates' Platforms

Bios and Platforms

Each candidate submitted an initial bio and platform, answering basic questions about their motivations, qualifications, skills and experience and goals.

Question & Answer

Members of the public were able to submit questions for the Candidate Q&A via the Elections Committee Contact Form until June 30th. During July, two groups of Q&A answers were posted and a Candidate Chat was held.

Election Statistics

The Elections Committee released the election statistics at the end of August. The 2024 election had 14959 total eligible voters. Of those, 3415 voters cast a ballot, representing 22.8% of the potential voters.[5]

References

  1. ^ "2024 OTW Elections Candidates Announcement". 2024-06-24. Archived from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ^ 2024 Election Results, Organization for Transformative Works, posted August 20, 2024. (Accessed August 20, 2024).
  3. ^ "2024 OTW Election Timeline & Membership Deadline". Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  4. ^ "Election Timeline 2024". Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  5. ^ OTW Election Statistics for 2024
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