--- title: Python Software Foundation News: The 2026 PSF Board... description: Voting for the 2026 PSF Board Election opened on Tuesday, September 1st at 2:00 pm UTC and runs through Tuesday, September 15th at 2:00 pm UTC. Voting members... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-the-2026-psf-board-election-is-open--bwthsselu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Python Software Foundation News: The 2026 PSF Board Election is Open! | daily.dev og:description: Voting for the 2026 PSF Board Election opened on Tuesday, September 1st at 2:00 pm UTC and runs through Tuesday, September 15th at 2:00 pm UTC. Voting members... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-the-2026-psf-board-election-is-open--bwthsselu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BwthSSeLu.png og:image:alt: Python Software Foundation News: The 2026 PSF Board Election is Open! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Python Software Foundation News: The 2026 PSF Board Election is Open! **[Python Software Foundation](https://daily.dev/sources/pyfound)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Voting for the 2026 PSF Board Election opened on Tuesday, September 1st at 2:00 pm UTC and runs through Tuesday, September 15th at 2:00 pm UTC. Voting members who affirmed intent or voted last year receive a ballot link via OpaVote email. Four board seats are open among 17 candidates, and voters can approve as many candidates as they like, though votes cannot be changed once cast. Candidates participated in written interviews and AMA threads on discuss.python.org to help inform voters. Eligibility requires Contributing, Supporting, or Fellow membership with affirmed voting intention by August 25th, or automatic inclusion for those who voted last year. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Who is eligible to vote in the 2026 Python Software Foundation Board election? Contributing, Supporting, and Fellow members who affirmed their voting intention by August 25th at 2:00pm UTC are eligible, along with anyone who voted in the prior year's election, since a recent bylaw change automatically adds prior voters to the current year's voter roll unless they changed or removed their email on psfmember.org. _daily.dev keeps Python community members current on PSF governance news like board elections._ ### How many seats are open in the 2026 PSF Board election and how many candidates are running? Four seats on the Python Software Foundation Board are open in the 2026 election, with 17 candidates running. Voters can approve as many candidates as they choose, and ballots are distributed via email from OpaVote with the subject line naming the Python Software Foundation Board of Directors Election 2026. _Track open-source governance decisions like PSF board elections through daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Python Software Foundation News: Announcing the PSF Board Candidates for 2026\!](https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-announcing-the-psf-board-candidates-for-2026--tudzotvag) · Python Software Foundation · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Python Software Foundation News: PSF Board Election Dates for 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-psf-board-election-dates-for-2026-vlw445zii) · Python Software Foundation · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Python Software Foundation News: Get Ready: PSF Board Nominations Opening Soon\!](https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-get-ready-psf-board-nominations-opening-soon--rmrpoxjqm) · Python Software Foundation · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-the-2026-psf-board-election-is-open--bwthsselu) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Python Software Foundation News: The 2026 PSF Board Election is Open!","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-the-2026-psf-board-election-is-open--bwthsselu","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-the-2026-psf-board-election-is-open--bwthsselu"},"datePublished":"2026-09-01T14:08:05.242Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:57:01.404Z","description":"Voting for the 2026 PSF Board Election opened on Tuesday, September 1st at 2:00 pm UTC and runs through Tuesday, September 15th at 2:00 pm UTC. 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