How Elections Work

The Board of Directors

Elected by members for 3 year terms

Consists of

Up to 10 Nomination Committee-nominated directors and up to 3 Member-nominated directors.

Responsible for

Strategic Direction and Oversight

Developing and Implementing Policy

Supporting the Global Open Source Community

Enhancing Employment and Business Opportunities

Attending Scheduled LPI Board Meetings

Approving LPI’s Corporate Plan and Annual Budget

Members vote on TWO slates of candidates on one ballot

	Nomination Committee Slate		Member Nominated Slate
	Criteria		Criteria
	Hard skills (accounting, legal, HR, etc.) Diversity Non-profit governance experience		Any member who gets 5 member endorsements
	How it Works		How it Works
	Anyone can apply Nomination Committee evaluates applications Successful applicants are placed on ballot Up to three applicants can be placed on the the ballot from the Nomination committee slate		Only members are eligible Any member can self-nominate and fill out an application LPI staff shares submitted platforms with entire membership for review Automatically put on ballot with 5 member endorsements No limit on how many member nominated candidates can go on the ballot

Election

° Candidate biographies and platforms are shared on LPI.org and discuss.LPI.org.

° Electronic voting period lasts approximately one month, ending at the AGM.

More election info and application forms >

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Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is the global certification standard and career support organization for open source professionals. With more than 250,000 certification holders, it’s the world’s first and largest vendor-neutral Linux and open source certification body. LPI has certified professionals in over 180 countries, delivers exams in multiple languages, and has hundreds of training partners.

Our mission is to promote the use of open source by supporting the people who work with it.