Open Foundation West Africa/Elections
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COMMUNITY ELECTIONS
OFWA Community Board Elections
OFWA elects two community representatives to serve on its Board and strengthen community participation in the organisation's governance.
REPRESENTATION
Two community-elected Board seats
Two representatives are elected by eligible OFWA community members to serve on the Board.
CANDIDATES
Stand for election
Candidates should be active OFWA community members, have participated in more than four community activities, understand the organisation's work, and be willing and available to serve on the Board.
VOTERS
Join the voter register
Community members should make sure their Wikimedia username appears on the OFWA Community Members list before the announced registration deadline.
Make sure your name is on the list
The Community Members directory will be used to establish voter eligibility for the election.
PROCESS
Election process
1
Applications
Community members submit candidate applications.
2
Confirmation
Eligible candidates are reviewed and announced.
3
Campaign
Candidates introduce themselves to the community.
4
Vote & results
Eligible members vote and results are published.
STATUS
Voting
Voting is not yet open.
Election dates and the voting link will be published here when voting opens.
RESULTS
Election results
Official results will be published here after voting has concluded.