What an exciting list! Please take a look at who is running for the PSF Board this year on the 2025 Nominees page. This year there are 4 seats open on the PSF Board. You can see who is currently on the board on the PSF Officers & Directors page. (Dawn Wages, Jannis Leidel, Kushal Das, and Simon Willison are at the end of their current terms.)
Board Election Timeline:
- Nominations open: Tuesday, July 29th, 2:00 pm UTC
- Nomination cut-off: Tuesday, August 12th, 2:00 pm UTC
- Announce candidates: Thursday, August 14th
- Voter affirmation cut-off: Tuesday, August 26th, 2:00 pm UTC
- Voting start date: Tuesday, September 2nd, 2:00 pm UTC
- Voting end date: Tuesday, September 16th, 2:00 pm UTC
Not sure what UTC is for you locally? Check this time converter!
Reminder to affirm your intention to vote!
If you wish to vote in this year’s election, you must affirm your intention to vote no later than Tuesday, August 26th, 2:00 pm UTC, to participate in this year’s election. This year’s Board Election vote begins Tuesday, September 2nd, 2:00 pm UTC, and closes on Tuesday, September 16th, 2:00 pm UTC.
Every PSF Voting Member (Supporting, Contributing, and Fellow) needs to affirm their membership to vote in this year’s election. You should have received an email from "psf@psfmember.org <Python Software Foundation>" with the subject "[Action Required] Affirm your PSF Membership voting intention for 2025 PSF Board Election" that contains information on how to affirm your voting status.
Find more information, including step-by-step instructions on voting affirmation, in our ‘Affirm Your PSF Membership Voting Status” blog post. If you run into any issues, please email psf-elections@pyfound.org.
Voting: what to expect
If you are a voting member of the PSF that affirmed your intention to participate in this year’s election, you will receive an email from “OpaVote Voting Link <noreply@opavote.com>” with your ballot, the subject line will read “Python Software Foundation Board of Directors Election 2025” on September 2nd. If you don’t receive a ballot as expected, please first check your spam folder for a message from “noreply@opavote.com”. If you don’t see anything get in touch by emailing psf-elections@pyfound.org so we can look into your account and make sure we have the most up-to-date email for you.
If you have questions about your membership status or the election, please email psf-elections@pyfound.org. You are welcome to join the discussion about the 2025 PSF Board election on the Python Discuss forum.
