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From: Daniel Gomez Blanco <mail@dangb.me>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:34:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] New blogpost for GC 2024 candidates (#5410)

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+---
+title:
+  Announcing the 2024 OpenTelemetry Governance Committee Election Candidates
+linkTitle: 2024 GC Candidates
+date: 2024-10-15
+author: OpenTelemetry Governance Committee
+cSpell:ignore: Baeyens Danielson Marylia
+---
+
+The OpenTelemetry election committee is excited to announce the final list of
+candidates for the upcoming 2024 OpenTelemetry Governance Committee Election!
+
+If you are an
+[eligible voter](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/elections/2024/governance-committee-election.md#voter-eligibility),
+you’ll have the opportunity to continue shaping the future of OpenTelemetry by
+casting your vote between 21 October 2024 00:00 UTC and 23 October 2024 23:59
+UTC. You'll be selecting your preferred candidates to fill the four available
+seats in this year's election.
+
+You can find the candidates' pictures, profile link, and descriptions on the
+[candidates page](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/blob/main/elections/2024/governance-committee-candidates.md).
+Here are their names:
+
+- Adriana Villela
+- Alolita Sharma
+- Daniel Dyla
+- Jamie Danielson
+- Marylia Gutierrez
+- Morgan McLean
+- Pablo Baeyens Fernández
+- Trask Stalnaker
+
+You can check your eligibility by reviewing
+[this GitHub issue](https://github.com/open-telemetry/community/issues/2329). If
+you are not listed there but believe you have the right to vote, kindly
+[fill out this registration form](https://forms.gle/LBvyRpNwZvqcJxUbA).
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