Foundation/Local Chapters/United States/Elections/2026

What is the Board?

OpenStreetMap US is governed by a board of directors made up of five volunteer individuals. Two of the five positions are up for election in 2026. You can learn more about current board members on the OSM US website.

Board Vacancies

There are two board seats subject to this election. The board members who have terms expiring are:

• Harrison Devine (eligible to run this cycle)
• Levente Juhász (eligible to run this cycle)

Board members that will continue to serve through 2027:

• Kiri Carini
• Matthew Whilden
• Jazzy Smith

2026 Election Schedule (all deadlines in EST)

• December 3, 2025 - Town Hall Info session with existing board members
• January 26, 2026 - Nominations Open
• February 8, 2026 - Nominations close at 11:59 pm EST
• February 9, 2026 - Deadline for nominees to be members of OSM US by 11:59 pm EST
• Between 2/9 and 2/20 - Town Hall with Candidates.
• February 22, 2026 - Deadline to become a member of OpenStreetMap US to vote by 11:59 pm EST
• February 23, 2026 - Voting Opens for OSM US members at Noon EST
• March 1, 2026 - Voting Closes at 11:59 pm EST
• March 2, 2026 - Board Announced

How do I vote?

At the beginning of the election period all voting members of OpenStreetMap US will receive an OpaVote ballot link at their registered email address. You can join OpenStreetMap US and choose to be a voting member prior to the election week and by February 22. If you're not sure about your membership status or your registered email, please get in touch with us at [email protected] Town Hall with candidates will be recorded.

Nominations

• Nominations opened January 26 and closed February 8. Nominations are recorded below.
• Nominees are encouraged (but not required) to provide position statements upon nomination via links on this wiki page, or a statement embedded in the table.
• A Nominee who withdraws should not remove their name from the wiki page, but rather clearly note that they decline by editing the page.
• Nominees membership status will be verified before the election starts. A nominee may become a member of OSM US at any time before February 9, 2026.

A valid nomination will include:

• A name posted on this wiki page. Manifestos will be optional this year but all candidates will be encouraged to join the live town hall to share their positions with the community.
• All of the above by February 8, 2026 (based on the wiki timestamp of the last edit)
• Independent verification of current membership by February 9 (this is not the responsibility of the Nominee)

2026 Board Candidates - Nominations Open January 26

Table forthcoming upon opening of nominations.

Elections

• Only current members of OpenStreetMap US can vote. You must be a voting member or renew your membership by February 22, 2026.
• The election voting period will start on Monday February 23 and end Sunday March 1.
• OpenStreetMap US members will receive, via email, a unique link to a voting page. This will be sent to the email address associated with their entry in OSM US membership records.
• A member of the OSM US Governance Committee will monitor the election. The monitor shall not be a candidate for the OSM US board. They will have access to the voting website in order to verify that the vote has been correctly counted and reported.
• Tiebreaker: ranked choice voting prevents ties from occurring.