Richard, Chad:
I think both of you know that I’m an elections geek. I’m on the OSI’s board elections committee.
When I joined the board in 2022 there was a lot about our elections process that was inconsistent or not documented, making things confusing for voters and new board members. We’ve been in a process of continuous improvement since then. The overhaul of the elections texts on the website was my personal work as a member of the elections committee, to make terms and timelines clear. We’ve made a bunch of other changes this cycle with the goal of making sure that candidates are clear on what the actual work of the Board is and are prepared to contribute.
You’re right that it would be helpful to add signing the Board Agreement to the timeline documentation for candidates, and I’ve noted that for the election retro. Of course, for anyone who ends up on the Board, we could use your help to keep improving the elections docs.