Intersect Board Election 2026 Don Open With 11 Candidates

Intersect don open im 2026 Board election on September 14 after dem confirm say 11 candidates dey. The people wey go win go serve two-year terms and join the body wey dey responsible for the organization strategic direction, governance, financial sustainability and risk oversight.

The ballot na internal Intersect membership election, e separate from Cardano on-chain governance system.

Eleven Candidates Dey Compete for Two Board Seats

The confirmed candidates na Adam Rusch, Alexa K., we dem also sabi as Thyme, Anuj Chaudhary, Christian Taylor, Eric Helms, Ian McCullough, Jose Miguel De Gamboa, Kavinda Kariyapperuma, Ken Erik Ølmheim, Nana Safo and Ridwan Itopa Musa.

Intersect Board get seven directors, four of dem na the organization membership dey elect. The current terms of Adam Rusch and Kavinda Kariyapperuma go expire soon, and the two of dem still dey contest again.

Elected directors dey bring membership perspective enter Board discussions but dem must use independent judgment and act in Intersect best interests. The Board together dey oversee organizational strategy, internal governance, financial sustainability, risk management and accountability.

Intersect dey support Cardano governance coordination, membership activities and administrative services wey join with community-approved treasury withdrawals. So this election go determine who go help oversee how the organization dey perform those functions, no be who go decide individual Cardano governance actions.

Who Fit Vote for the Intersect Election

Voting dey happen through the Intersect Member Area and e dey limited to eligible Individual and Enterprise members.

Voters must don hold eligible membership for at least 180 days before the ballot open, remain for good standing and complete Intersect required identity verification process. Members wey their memberships just expire fit renew within 180 days without losing their existing membership history for election eligibility.

To hold ADA no dey automatically give voting access, and the amount of ADA wey member get no determine the weight of the ballot. DReps, stake pool operators and Constitutional Committee members no get any special role because of their Cardano protocol positions.

The Board no dey ratify Cardano treasury proposals and e no replace the governance institutions wey the Cardano Constitution define. The mandate na to oversee Intersect as Wyoming not-for-profit membership organization, including the strategy and accountability of im administration and coordination services.

Candidate Sessions Still Dey Happen Before the Deadline

Intersect dey hold candidate sessions during the voting period make members fit review each applicant experience, priorities and how dem plan take handle Board responsibilities.

The first candidate X Space happen on September 15. Dem schedule second session for September 22 at 16:00 UTC. Candidate profiles still dey available through the Intersect Member Area.

Intersect talk say the sessions dey use neutral format, with equal time limits and questions wey dem give candidates ahead. Members fit submit more questions wey dem go consider during the remaining election period.

The ballot go close on September 25 at 12:00 UTC. Intersect go publish the results on September 28, show the two directors wey go join the four community-elected positions for im seven-member Board.