Category: Announcements
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Results: 2024 Regional Advocate Special Election – Western Provinces
The Western Provinces held a Special Election for the position of Regional Advocate, to replace the vacancy created when Tobias Vyseri was elected as a member of the Board of Directors. The winner of the election is Chevy Larson. They will serve with the current class of Regional Advocates for the remainder of the 2024-2025…
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Announcement: 2024 Regional Advocate Special Election – Western Provinces
At the 2024 Annual Meeting, sitting Regional Advocate Tobias Vyseri was elected as a member of the Board of Directors for a term starting 1 October 2024. As a result, the Board of Directors called a special election to fill the vacancy in the Regional Advocate position for Western Provinces. This election only applies to…
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Interim Report: 2024 Annual Meeting
The 2024 Annual Meeting has just ended! This report will include the results of each vote which took place at the Annual Meeting. A future report will discuss the election cycle in more detail, including what worked, what didn’t, and recommendations for next time. All results from the meeting are available directly from ElectionBuddy on…
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Technical Report: Board of Directors Ranked Choice Voting Breakdown
Counting a Ranked Choice election is easy to explain to a layperson, but can get mathematically pretty complicated. For the former, check out: For those who want to get deeper in the math, you’re in the right place. A few caveats: Important Caveats Detailed Vote Counting Explanation To get deeper in the math, here are…
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Interim Report: 2024 Annual Meeting
Note: This was accidentally posted as a Page instead of a Post. Please see the correct URL instead: https://blogs.magicjudges.org/jfelections/2024/09/20/interim-report-2024-annual-meeting/ The 2024 Annual Meeting has just ended! This report will include the results of each vote which took place at the Annual Meeting. A future report will discuss the election cycle in more detail, including what…
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Announcement: Voting at Judge Foundry’s Annual Meeting 2024
Judge Foundry Members, By now, you’ve seen that our Annual Meeting has been scheduled for September 14, 2024, in Crystal, Minnesota. The schedule includes both business meetings of the organization, where members may be asked to vote on issues, and other sessions, including educational and social sessions. The meeting sessions will be available to online…
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Final Report: Regional Advocate Elections 2024
The 2024 Regional Advocate election has wrapped! Before we proceed to the formalities, on behalf of the Elections Committee, I’d like to thank each candidate who put their name forward to participate in this process. Whether you were elected or not, you have volunteered to help build the first Judge Program truly by and for…
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Update #2 – Sample Ballot – Regional Advocate Elections 2024
The campaigning period for Regional Advocate candidates is over, and candidates have less than a week to finish answering questions and updating their statements. Voting members of Judge Foundry will receive a ballot via email next Friday, July 12th. Prospective members have until Thursday, July 11th, Noon Central Time to become certified voting members if…
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Update #1 – Q&A – Regional Advocate Elections 2024
The Q&A period for the Regional Advocate elections is half-done, and we wanted to share an update with our members on the status so far. The 2024 Regional Advocate Elections are a special out-of-cycle election to fill the first class of Regional Advocates for an extended term, so people can start helping out our regions…
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Announcement: Regional Advocate Elections 2024
The Judge Foundry Elections Committee is pleased to announce that the election process for Regional Advocates is starting now! Judge Foundry is divided into 11 regions, each of which selects a Regional Advocate. This Regional Advocate’s goal is to foster growth in both the quantity and quality of JF members, and represent their regional concerns…