PSF Board Election Nominations Opening July 29th

This year’s PSF Board Election nomination period opens next week on Tuesday, July 29th, 2:00 pm UTC and closes on Tuesday, August 12th, 2:00 pm UTC. Who runs for the board? People who care about the Python community, who want to see it flourish and grow, and also have a few hours a month to attend regular meetings, serve on committees, participate in conversations, and promote the Python community. 

This year, there are 4 seats open on the PSF Board. Check out who is currently on the PSF Board on our website. (Dawn Wages, Jannis Leidel, Kushal Das, and Simon Willison are at the end of their current terms.) Check out the following resources to learn more about the PSF, as well as what being a part of the PSF Board entails:

• Life as Python Software Foundation Director video on YouTube
• FAQs About the PSF Board video on YouTube 
• Our past few Annual Impact Reports:
• 2024 Annual Impact Report
• 2023 Annual Impact Report
• 2022 Annual Impact Report 

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 UTC time converter!

Nomination details

You can nominate yourself or someone else. We encourage you to reach out to people before you nominate them to ensure they are enthusiastic about the potential of joining the Board. 

To submit a nomination for yourself or someone else, use the 2025 PSF Board Election Nomination Form on our website. The nomination form opens on Tuesday, July 29th, 2:00 pm UTC and closes on Tuesday, August 12th, 2:00 pm UTC.

To support potential candidates and nominators, the 2025 PSF Board Election team has created a nomination resource (embedded below). It includes tips, formatting instructions, and guidance on what to include in a nomination. The goal is to help nominees understand what to expect and ensure that all candidates are provided the same clear and consistent standards. 

Voting Reminder!

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. 

You can see your membership record and status on your PSF Member User Information page. If you are a voting-eligible member and do not already have a login, please create an account on psfmember.org first and then email psf-elections@python.org so we can link your membership to your account. 

Affirm Your PSF Membership Voting Status

Every PSF voting-eligible Member (Supporting, Contributing, and Fellow) needs to affirm their membership to vote in this year’s election.

If you wish to vote in this year’s PSF Board election, you must affirm your intention to vote no later than Tuesday, August 26th, 2:00 pm UTC. This year’s Board Election vote begins Tuesday, September 2nd, 2:00 pm UTC, and closes on Tuesday, September 16th, 2:00 pm UTC.

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. If you were expecting to receive the email but have not (make sure to check your spam!), please email psf-elections@pyfound.org, and we’ll assist you. Please note: If you opted out of emails related to your membership, you did not receive this email. 

Need to check your membership status?

Log on to psfmember.org and visit your PSF Member User Information page to see your membership record and status. If you are a voting-eligible member (active Supporting, Contributing, and Fellow members of the PSF) and do not already have a login, please create an account on psfmember.org and then email psf-elections@pyfound.org so we can link your membership to your account. Please ensure you have an account linked to your membership so that we can have the most up-to-date contact information for you in the future. 

How to affirm your intention to vote 

You can affirm your voting intention by following the steps in our video tutorial:

• Log in to psfmember.org
• Check your eligibility to vote (You must be a Contributing, Supporting, or Fellow member) 
• Choose “Voting Affirmation” at the top right
• Select your preferred intention for voting in 2025
• Click the “Submit” button 

PSF Bylaws

Section 4.2 of the PSF Bylaws requires that “Members of any membership class with voting rights must affirm each year to the corporation in writing that such member intends to be a voting member for such year.”

Our motivation is to ensure that our elections can meet quorum as required by Section 3.9 of our bylaws. As our membership has grown, we have seen that an increasing number of Contributing and Fellow members with indefinite membership do not engage with our annual election, making quorum difficult to reach. 

An election that does not reach quorum is invalid. This would cause the whole voting process to be re-held, resulting in fewer voters and an undue amount of effort on the part of PSF Staff.

Recent updates to membership and voting

If you were formerly a Managing member, your membership has been updated to Contributing as of June 25th, 2025, per last year’s Bylaw change that merged Managing and Contributing memberships. 

Per another 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 2025 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. 

What happens next?

You’ll get an email from OpaVote with a ballot on or right before September 2nd, and then you can vote!

Check out our PSF Membership page to learn more. If you have questions about membership, nominations, or this year’s Board election, please email psf-elections@pyfound.org or join the PSF Discord for the upcoming Board Office Hours on August 12th, 9 PM UTC. You are also welcome to join the discussion about the PSF Board election on our forum.