- Check if you are a CIRA member – search by email address. You need to be eligible to have a .CA domain in order to become a CIRA member.
- If you are a member, go to step 8)
- If you are not a member – apply to become a member. You can only be a member once, either for yourself or as a representative for a company.
- Submit your application. You will need a piece of scanned ID (or business information), your domain name and some contact information. It’s easier to apply for a personal membership then as a business representative.
- You will receive a confirmation email from CIRA that your application was received.
- You should receive an approval email if there were no issues with your application.
- The voter’s list for the 2017 CIRA Board Elections closes at the end of the day on August 29th, 2017, so you will need to become a member before that in order to vote in this year’s election.
- On August 24, 2017 at approximately 2 p.m. ET (or before September 2nd if you just signed up) you should have received a “Show of Support” email from CIRA asking you to pick a candidate to support for the member elected slate. How you show support is described here.
- If you do not receive the email, contact election (at) cira.ca to get them to resend it.
- Online voting is open from 12:30 p.m. ET on September 19 until 12:30 p.m. ET on September 26, 2017. You should receive your voting access information at the beginning of this period.
To learn more about the CIRA Board Elections, visit their official site.