Posts in Elections

The Elections Committee would like to thank all of our candidates for their hard work in this year’s election. We would also like to thank our departing Board Directors, Jennifer Haynes and Zixin Zhang, for all their work during their Board terms. With that, we are pleased to present the results of the 2025 Election. The following candidates (in alphabetical order) have been officially elected to the Board of Directors: Elizabeth Wiltshire Harlan Lieberman-Berg The new members of the Board will formally begin their term overlap on October 1. We wish them well with their terms. With that, the election season comes to a close…. Read more

The election has opened! Every OTW member who joined between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, should have a ballot by now. If you didn’t get one, please check your spam folder first, then contact us via our contact form. If you are unsure whether your donation was made before the deadline, please contact our Development and Membership Committee by using the contact form on our website and selecting “Is my membership current/Am I eligible to vote?” The election will run through August 18, 2025, 23:59 UTC; check this time zone converter to find out what time that will be for you.

At this time, all members of the OTW who are eligible to vote should have received an email linking to the voting instructions for 2025. The subject line was “Voting Instructions for Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) Board Election”. Please note that anyone who didn’t receive this email is not on the voter rolls this year and will not receive a ballot. The voting instructions email contains a link to a test version of the ballot. Please follow that link to make sure that the page displays correctly and the candidates are visible. If not, please ensure you are not blocking JavaScript from ajax.googleapis.com, bootstrapcdn.com,… Read more

The election season is in full swing! As part of the election season, we have a chat with our candidates coming up soon. You can also find links to the candidates’ answers to your questions at the bottom of this post. Chats There will be one public chat with all three candidates that will last 90 minutes. Chats will take place in our public chatroom (Discord). It is scheduled for: Saturday, August 2, from 21:00 UTC to 22:30 UTC – Live chat with all candidates (What time is the Candidate Chat where I live?) During this chat, chat attendees will have the opportunity to ask… Read more

Candidates Announcement The Organization for Transformative Works is pleased to announce the following candidates for the 2025 Election (in alphabetical order by given name): C. Ryan S. Elizabeth W. Harlan L.B. Because we have 2 seats to be filled and 3 candidates, the 2025 election will be contested – that is, the members of the OTW will vote on which candidates fill the seats. The Elections Committee is excited to introduce the candidates to all of the members of the OTW! Included in this post are links to short Bios and Platforms written by the candidates. This post also marks the beginning of our Q&A… Read more