2026 Elections

Timeline

There are four phases to the Renegade Board of Directors elections timeline. Per the Renegade Bylaws each phase must last a minimum of 14 days.

1. Nominations Open | March 25th, 2026 - April 7th, 2026 @ 11:59PM PST

2. Nominees decide if the would like to run and supply their Candidate Question Responses | April 8th-April 22nd, 2026 @ 11:59PM PST

3. Candidates Announced & Voting | April 25th, 2026 - May 8th, 2026 @ 11:59PM PST

4. Final Results Announced | May 9th, 2026

How does voting work?

• Candidate information and ballots are located on this page.

• Each candidate who has chosen to run has answered a set of questions to help share a bit of information about their history with and hopes for Renegade, as well as some information on their qualifications. Those answers are provided separated by role in the accordion table below.

• Once you have reviewed the candidates, please scroll down to access, complete, and cast your ballot on this page.

Who can vote for the board members?

• All current guild members can vote for the board.

• Each ballot requires an email address be included. This is how we check to ensure that only active members are voting so please make sure to list the email address you used to sign up for your guild membership.

• Each member’s vote can only be count once. If you submit more than one ballot, only the most recent ballot instance will be recorded towards the vote.

There is only one candidate, do I still need to vote?

• A number of our board positions ended up only having one nominee accept the nomination and agree to run. But we still need your votes!!

• Per the Renegade Guild Bylaws

• The President, Treasurer, and Volunteer Director positions are a 3 year term; elections are held every 2 years, with the third year of the current President/Treasurer/Volunteer Director’s term utilized as a training period for the President/Treasurer/Volunteer Director-elect. The elect year serves as year 1 of the incumbent’s term. See bylaws for more details.

• Vice-President, Secretary, Public Affairs Director, and Community Director office terms are 2 years, elections will be held every 2 years.

• You must be available, within reason, for the outlined duties of your role (See Board Duties). Please note that the time commitment of a Board position is greater than that of a general volunteer.

• For more detailed information, please check out the Renegade bylaws.

Who can nominate a board member?

• Any Renegade Bookbinding Guild member in good standing may nominate, and eventually vote, for the board.

  • Your nominations must be eligible, per the three nomination requirements (see above).

  • Your nominee reserves the right to turn down the nomination.

  • Nominations are anonymous; your nominee will not know you nominated them.

    • As nominations are anonymous, you may also nominate yourself if you so choose!

What happens if I don’t accept the nomination?

• All nominees are well within their right to turn down a nomination, for any reason. Nominations will be confirmed with the nominees before candidacy is announced at large.