diff --git a/votes/initiateNewVote/_EDIT_ME.yml b/votes/initiateNewVote/_EDIT_ME.yml
index 1050ccb4..2e892eb8 100644
--- a/votes/initiateNewVote/_EDIT_ME.yml
+++ b/votes/initiateNewVote/_EDIT_ME.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ canShuffleCandidates: true
 # 5. Insert here a short description of the vote objectives and link to the
 #    issue it was discussed on to give the full context.
 footerInstructions: |
-  The objective of this vote is to decide whether duration to determine
+  The objective of this vote is to decide whether the duration to determine
   inactivity should be reduced from 12 months to 9 months. This vote was discussed
   in pull request https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/52459 and the issue #1524.