Publish the election results announcement to community news (#596)

Co-authored-by: Devin Ulibarri <[email protected]>

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+title: "Board election results announcement: Three new members for the 2025-26 cycle"
+date: 2024-12-19
+author: "Devin Ulibarri"
+categories: community
+---
+
+**The results for the 2025-26 Sugar Labs board cycle have been
+  determined.**
+
+The votes have been counted, and the [results][1] for the [2025-26
+Sugar Labs board cycle][2] have been determined.
+
+[1]: https://bettervoting.com/dp3xc7/
+[2]: https://www.sugarlabs.org/community/2024/11/22/elections-extension/
+
+The winners are Devin Ulibarri, Sumit Srivastava, and Sebastian
+Silva. They have all been notified and have agreed to serve on the
+Board of Directors for the 2025-26 cycle. For this election, we used
+bettervoting.com after doing research on various voting
+systems. Please read our [original election announcement][3] for more
+information on how we decided upon this voting system.
+
+[3]: https://www.sugarlabs.org/community/2024/11/22/elections-extension/
+
+The new members of the board will be filling the seats of two outgoing
+board members, Lionel Laské and Alex Perez, and one vacant seat.
+
+The next election for three seats to the 2026-27 cycle is planned for
+August of next year. All Sugar Labs members may vote, and members can
+run for election to the Board of Directors, vote in the elections for
+the Board of Directors, and suggest referenda. As indicated in the
+[Sugar Labs Inc. bylaws][4], anyone with "significant and sustained"
+contributions to Sugar Labs is eligible for membership. If you believe
+you qualify for membership based on this criteria and are interested
+in [becoming an official member of Sugar Labs][5], you are encouraged
+to send an email to <[email protected]>. And if you were a member
+in the past, but [did not vote in this election][6], you will need to
+reapply for membership in order for your membership status to be
+reinstated. (If you voted in this election, no further action is
+required.) Registering for membership early will help ensure that you
+will be ready for the next election.
+
+[4]: https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Governance
+[5]: https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Labs/Members
+[6]: https://www.sugarlabs.org/community/2024/11/22/elections-extension/
+
+And if you are interested in volunteering to assist with the next
+election in 2025, please contact <[email protected]> with
+your interest.
+
+On behalf of the [Sugar Labs Board of Directors][7], we offer a big
+*Thank you!* to all who participated in this year's election.
+
+[7]: https://www.sugarlabs.org/leadership/
+