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* Similar community-selected positions as determined by the [[<tvar name="wmf-board">Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees</tvar>|Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees]] |
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The current [[foundation:Elections_Committee_Charter|Elections Committee Charter]] can be viewed on Foundation wiki. |
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The committee consists of eight community volunteers alongside advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation.<ref name="jan2020">[[mailarchive:wikimedia-l/2020-January/094201.html|Wikimedia Foundation elections committee: Call for volunteers]]</ref> |
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The 2022-23 Elections Committee had their terms extended in May 2022. Their terms expire on 31 March 2023. |
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| <translate> 31 March 2023 </translate> |
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Revision as of 22:15, 10 June 2022
The Wikimedia Foundation elections committee oversees, on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikimedia community, elections to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees.
Responsibilities
The elections committee has oversight of the following elections:
- Board of Trustees elections
- Similar community-selected positions as determined by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
The current Elections Committee Charter can be viewed on Foundation wiki.
Membership
Members and advisors serve terms of two years and are appointed by the Board Governance Committee, in consultation with sitting members of the Committee and their advisors.
Current members
The committee consists of eight community volunteers alongside advisors from the Wikimedia Foundation.[1] The 2022-23 Elections Committee had their terms extended in May 2022. Their terms expire on 31 March 2023.
Name | Languages | Location (time zone) | Term ends |
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AbhiSuryawanshi | en, hi, mr, pa, bn, bho, ur, kok | Various timezones | 31 March 2023 |
Carlojoseph14 | tl, en-5, es-1, ceb-1 | Philippines (UTC+8) | 31 March 2023 |
HakanIST | tr, en-4, az-3, es-2, de-1 | Turkey (UTC+3) | 31 March 2023 |
KTC | en-N, yue-N | London, England (UTC+1) | 31 March 2023 |
Mardetanha | az-N, fa-N, en-3, tr-2, ar-1, bqi-1, crh-1, glk-1, mzn-1, tk-1 | Zanjan, Iran (UTC+4:30) | 31 March 2023 |
Masssly | en-3, ha-2, ak-1, dag-N | Accra, Ghana (UTC±0) | 31 March 2023 |
Matanya | en, he | Israel (UTC+2) | 31 March 2023 |
Ruslik0 | en-3, ru-5 | Moscow, Russia (UTC+3) | 31 March 2023 |
- Board liaisons
- Nataliia Tymkiv
- Advisors
At least two staff members are appointed by the Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director to support the committee and additional advisors (staff or volunteer) can be appointed by the election committee depending on their needs with the support of the Board Governance Committee.
- Stephen LaPorte, Wikimedia Foundation Legal
- Charles Roslof, Wikimedia Foundation Legal
- Joe Sutherland, Wikimedia Foundation Trust and Safety
- Greg Varnum, Wikimedia Foundation Communications
- Zita Ursula Zage, Movement Strategy and Governance
History
Prior to 2016, each community election for the Board and FDC resulted in the creation of a temporary elections committee. On 7 November 2015, the Board of Trustees approved the formation of a standing elections committee. The founding members of the standing committee were announced on 20 July 2016.
Past elections committees
References
See also
- Elections Committee Resolution
- Standing Election Committee (proposal)
- Private ElectCom wiki
- Appointment announcements: "New Elections Committee" (2016); "Updates regarding the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee" (2017); Wikimedia Foundation elections committee: Call for volunteers (2020)