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# How to vote in the Intersect elections

## What is included in the Intersect election vote

As part of the 2024 elections we will be voting on

* Committee Seats (including Intersect Steering Committee)
* Intersect Member Board Seats

## Key dates for committee voting

**30 September -** Deadline for members to join / upgrade their membership to Individual or Enterprise Membership to be eligible to vote in the election and AMM events.

**3 October -** Election delegates announced.

**4 October at 10.00 am UTC -** Intersect election voting opens. 

**20 October at 10.00 am UTC -** Intersect election voting closes

**23 Oct** - Elected members announced at Cardano Foundation Summit in Dubai

## Voting eligibility

To be eligible to vote in the elections or other Annual Member Meeting (AMM) voting you **must** be a "Individual" or "Enterprise" member.

"Associates" are **not able** able to vote in the elections or other AMM votes.  

If you are an associate and would like to partake in voting then you have until the **30th September** to upgrade your membership.

## Voting platform and methodology 

We will be using the [Summon platform](https://summonplatform.io/) 

We are planning on using the majority voting method, we are currently testing this.  

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This is a change from "ranked choice" voting which we were previously considering as majority voting is the simplest option and is still fair and transparent.
{% endhint %}

We will be using the "one-member, one vote" principle.  Each member (Individual and Enterprise) will have a vote for each committee.

## Tracking Candidates

 We have created this [election spreadshee](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wILI3ML7NedlSCouIjnjZcxZPWQPxUmzjbuEboKbwWw/edit?usp=sharing)t to aid you through the voting period.  It contains all of the committees and their delegates with links to their biographies.

You can download a copy and then use it to make notes and help you decide which candidates you would like to vote for.