[Chapter-delegates] 2025 ISOC Board of Trustees Elections Results

[Godsway Kubi]

A big congratulations to @Charles Mok on being elected to a 3-year term on
the Internet Society Board of Trustees! 🎉

Warm regards,
Godsway Kubi
Lead Facilitator, Online Safety SIG

On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM Ramanou BIAOU via Chapter-delegates <
chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> wrote:

> Dear Chapter Leaders:
>
>
>
> On behalf of the Internet Society Elections Committee, I wish to extend my
> appreciation and thanks to all of the candidates for the Board of Trustees
> elections. We are honored that so many qualified individuals offered to
> serve on the board. Voting closed on Friday and the election results were
> certified today, in accordance with the elections timetable.
>
>
>
> *CHAPTERS*
>
> In the Chapters election, there were five (5) candidates for one (1) seat.
> Having received the most votes, Charles Mok has been elected to a 3-year
> term as a trustee.
>
>
>
> Voter turn-out in the Chapters election was *93.38%. Of the 121 eligible
> chapters, 113 voted*. In accordance with the Procedures for Selecting
> Trustees
> <https://www.internetsociety.org/about-internet-society/governance-policies/procedures-selecting-trustees/>,
> Publication of the Result, *Charles Mok* received 69 votes.
>
>
>
> In addition, the Procedures for Selecting Trustees
> <https://www.internetsociety.org/about-internet-society/governance-policies/procedures-selecting-trustees/>
> state that, “ISOC will make available a list of all Chapters eligible to
> vote in an election, indicating which Chapters exercised their voting
> privilege.” I am pleased to share that list with you (attached to this
> email).
>
>
>
> *ORGANIZATION MEMBERS*
>
> In the Organization Members election there were three (3) candidates for
> two (2) seats. Having received the highest weighted vote counts, *Barry
> Leiba and Sagarika Wickramasekera* have been elected to a 3-year term
> each as trustees.
>
>
>
> Voter turn-out in the Organization Members election was *61.84%. Of the
> 76 eligible Organization Members, 47 voted*.
>
>
>
> Please join me in congratulating the successful candidates and thanking
> all who ran. I also wish to thank all voters, members of the Elections
> Committee, and ISOC staff who supported the elections process.
>
>
>
> Election challenges may be lodged between now and *15:00 UTC on 14 April*
> by email to the Internet Society President Sally Wentworth at the address
> election-challenge at isoc.org. Any such challenges must include an
> explanation of the reasons for the challenge. The President, after
> consultation with the chairs of the Nominations and Elections Committees
> and the members of the Board of Trustees, shall advise the challenge author
> of the board's decision by 21 April.
>
>
>
> Again, thanks to all who participated in the 2025 Board of Trustees
> elections.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> *Ramanou Biaou*
>
> 2025 Elections Committee Chair
>
> Internet Society Board of Trustees
>
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