Intersect Set 2026 Board Election for Two Member-Elected Seats

Intersect don announce say dem go run 2026 Board election, wey go open two member-elected seats as the terms of Adam Rusch and Kavinda Kariyapperuma dey near finish. The vote go decide part of the leadership wey dey responsible for the organization strategy, financial sustainability, governance and risk oversight across the work wey dey support Cardano.

Two Intersect Board Seats Enter the 2026 Vote

Intersect na member-based organization wey dey coordinate governance, open-source development and ecosystem initiatives wey connect to Cardano. The Board get seven directors, four of dem na members elect, so elected representatives get majority for the seats.

The two candidates wey win go each serve two-year term. According to Intersect election announcement, directors suppose bring member perspectives enter Board discussions and still use independent judgment for the interest of the organization.

The position carry shared responsibility for strategic direction, organizational governance, financial stability, accountability and risk management. Candidates must also ready to manage conflicts of interest and provide the time wey Board meetings and supporting work need.

The election no join Cardano on-chain governance system. To hold ADA no give voting rights for the Intersect process, and delegated ADA no determine the weight of member vote.

Candidate and Voter Requirements Tighten

Candidates must don hold Intersect membership for at least 180 days before applications open and remain for good standing. Dem must also don complete at least one previous term as voting member of an Intersect committee or as member of the Board.

Identity verification dey required for both candidates and voters. Intersect don update the process after feedback from previous voting events, remove proof of address but keep identity, liveness and mobile verification.

Members fit complete standard KYC or use decentralized identity option powered by Socious, wey dem don align with the same verification requirements.

Candidates wey dem elect enter the Board must provide their legal name and address for filings with the Wyoming Secretary of State, to reflect Intersect status as Wyoming not-for-profit corporation.

Voting eligibility dey limited to Individual and Enterprise members wey don maintain membership for at least 180 days before voting begin, remain for good standing and complete the required verification. Associate membership no provide voting rights for the election.

Applications Open on August 31

Candidate applications go open 12:00 UTC on August 31 and go close 12:00 UTC on September 11. The voting period go start on September 14 and end on September 25, and results go dey published on September 28.

Members fit review the application form before the submission window open. Translated versions dey available for Spanish, French, Sinhala, Tamil and Japanese.

The 2026 process still separate the Board election from Intersect committee elections. During the election briefing, Intersect talk say the next committee election cycle go move to April 2027 as committee terms dey transition from one year to two years.

After dem publish the audited Board results, the incoming directors suppose overlap with the outgoing members before the existing terms finish for late October. That transition period go give the two newly elected directors time to enter the Board operational and governance work before dem assume their full responsibilities.