# October 2025 - Committee Elections

## Overview

**Committee Elections** were held in October. These elections allowed members to participate in shaping the committees that drive progress across critical areas such as governance, technical development, community engagement, and more.

## Key Dates

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<summary>Application period</summary>

Application period open: **October 1** at 12 PM UTC

Application period close: **October 24** at 12 PM UTC

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<summary>Voting Period</summary>

Voting period open: **October 27** at 12 PM UTC

Voting period close: **November 7** at 12 PM UTC.

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<summary>Voting Results</summary>

Following an independent audit by Dquadrant, [results were published](https://docs.intersectmbo.org/intersect-membership/intersect-voting-events/intersect-elections-2025/october-2025-committee-elections/april-2025-committee-election-results) on **November 14**.

In summary, 293 members (19.4% of eligible voters) cast 5,182 ballots for 98 candidates competing for 36 seats across eight committees.

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## Voter Eligibility

To participate in voting, members met the following criteria.

Only members who have either:

* Been part of Intersect for **at least 3 months prior to the start of voting**, **or**
* Have successfully **completed the verification process**,\
  will be eligible to vote.

**No Verification Required (3-Month Members):**\
Members (individual or enterprise) who joined **on or before 16th July 2025 at 12 PM UTC** are eligible to vote **without needing verification**.

**Verification Option (Recent Members):**\
Members who joined **before 16th October 2025 at 12 PM UTC** but **after 16th July 2025** must complete **verification** to vote. Verification can be done **any time before voting ends**.

{% hint style="info" %}
**New Members:**\
Anyone who is **not yet a member** must:

1. **Join Intersect before voting starts**, and
2. **Complete verification before voting ends**,\
   to be eligible to vote.
   {% endhint %}


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