We're ready to share our third batch of questions from OTW members and responses from our candidates! You can read those questions and answers here, on the OTW Elections website. Answers are listed in the order they were received, and any responses that are received after the deadline will be added to that page as soon as possible, with any post-publication changes noted.

As stated in yesterday's second and final Board candidate chat, we are now sharing the responses to the first batch of overflow questions. The chat ended with questions pending — both those submitted live by chat attendees, and a queue of emailed questions submitted by OTW members, volunteers, and staff that had grown throughout the live chat period. Those questions are being delivered in batches to the candidates, and they are being asked to submit answers within twenty-four hours of each email so that those responses can be publicly posted.

The first of our two OTW elections chats was held at 1900 UTC 17 October 2011. We've posted a transcript and screenshot for any OTW members or supporters who missed the event and would like to catch up. As we have six candidates for the four seats available in this election, an hour-long chat proved tight! We've asked the candidates to answer the questions that were introduced but that went unanswered, and we will post their responses within the next day.

The OTW is happy to announce that we have six highly qualified candidates who have stepped forward to fill four seats open on the Board this year, as we bid a grateful farewell to two members of the Board who have reached the end of their three-year terms, Rachel Barenblat and Sheila Lane, and to two members who have chosen to tender their resignations effective at the close of this year, citing personal reasons: Hele Braunstein and Allison Morris.