Summit 2011 Working Sessions/Session013/Deliverable 7

Deliverable 7
Revised Election Process

As a result of the OWASP Governance summit working session the following election process was defined.


 * Modify the board to consist of 6 members
 * Each board member will have a term of 2 years
 * Board members will be limited to three terms
 * Each year three board seats will be up for election
 * Every OWASP Member gets one vote
 * Any OWASP Member in good standing for the last 12 months may run for the Board


 * OWASP will hold an election in 2011 for three board seats currently held by Jeff, Dave and Seba
 * In 2012 the seats for Tom, Matt and Eoin will be up for election

Some additional comments/concerns that were captured at the session
 * The by-laws need to be updated to reflect this change
 * A mechanism for breaking board bote ties needs to be defined
 * It may be more appropriate to have a process for nominating candidates for Board rather then allowing self nomination
 * The transition process needs to be clearly defined to ensure knowledge management in transition
 * A board member resignation is already handled by the existing by-laws
 * A graduated term was discussed in place of simple 2 year terms
 * It was suggested that the board be comprised of regional representatives
 * It was suggested that an "advisory board" be created consisting of former board members to perserve institutional knowledge
 * It was suggested that the board be limited to only a single member from any one company