Announcing the Packaging Council Election Candidates for 2026!

What an exciting list! Please take a look at who is running for the inaugural Python Packaging Council (PPC) on the Nominees page. This election has 17 nominees for 5 open seats on the council.

Election Overview

This inaugural election fills all five seats on the PPC. The two candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be designated Cohort A with a two year term, and the three candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be designated Cohort B with a one year term.

In future elections, each cohort will be elected for a full two-year term in alternating years, so that roughly half of the PPC turns over each cycle.

Election Timeline

• Nominations open: Tuesday, July 28th, 2:00 pm UTC
• Nomination cut-off: Tuesday, August 11th, 2:00 pm UTC
• Announce candidates: Thursday, August 13th
• Voter affirmation cut-off: Tuesday, August 25th, 2:00 pm UTC
• Voting start date: Tuesday, September 1st, 2:00 pm UTC
• Voting end date: Tuesday, September 15th, 2:00 pm UTC

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Reminder: Affirm your intention to vote

If you wish to vote in this election, you must affirm your intention to vote no later than Tuesday, August 25th, 2:00 pm UTC, to participate in this election.

Every PSF Voting Member (Supporting, Contributing, and Fellow) needs to affirm their membership to vote in this election. 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, or have questions about your membership, please contact pc-elections@python.org.

Voting: What to expect

If you are a voting member of the PSF that affirmed your intention to participate in this election, you will receive an email from "OpaVote Voting Link <noreply@opavote.com>" with your ballot -- the subject line will read "Python Packaging Council Election 2026" on September 1st. 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, please get in touch by emailing pc-elections@python.org so we can look into your account and make sure we have the most up-to-date email for you.

Announcing the PSF Board Candidates for 2026!

What an exciting list! Please take a look at the 18 candidates running for the PSF Board this year on the 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. (Cheuk Ting Ho, Christopher Neugebauer, Denny Perez, and Georgi Ker are at the end of their current terms.)

Nomination and supporting statements are the clearest way to see how each candidate actually thinks: their priorities, experience, and vision for the PSF. Rather than just voting on name recognition, we encourage you to read each candidate's nomination and supporting statements. PSF Board members shape real decisions about budget, programs, and the direction of the PSF. Reading these statements helps ensure your vote reflects what the candidates would actually do in the role. 

Board Election Timeline:

• Nominations open: Tuesday, July 28th, 2:00 pm UTC
• Nomination cut-off: Tuesday, August 11th, 2:00 pm UTC
• Announce candidates: Thursday, August 13th
• Voter affirmation cut-off: Tuesday, August 25th, 2:00 pm UTC
• Voting start date: Tuesday, September 1st, 2:00 pm UTC
• Voting end date: Tuesday, September 15th, 2:00 pm UTC

Not sure what UTC is for you locally? Check this UTC 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 25th, 2:00 pm UTC, to participate in this year’s election. This year’s Board Election vote begins Tuesday, September 1st, 2:00 pm UTC, and closes on Tuesday, September 15th, 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 2026 PSF Board Election" that contains information on how to affirm your voting status. 

Per a recent Bylaw change that allows for simplifying the voter affirmation process by treating past voting activity as intent to continue voting, if you voted last year, you will automatically be added to the 2026 voter roll. Please note: If you removed or changed your email on psfmember.org, you may not automatically be added to this year's voter roll. 

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, or have questions about your membership, please contact 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 2026” on September 1st. 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 PSF Board election on the Python Discuss forum.