The
2021 Board of Trustees election
opens 4 August 2021. Candidates from the community were asked to submit their candidacy. After a three-week-long Call for Candidates, there are
20 candidates for the 2021 election
.
The
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's operations. The Board wants to improve their competence and diversity as a team. They have shared the
areas of expertise
that they are hoping to find in new trustees.
The Wikimedia movement has the opportunity to vote for the selection of community-and-affiliate trustees. The Board is expected to afterwards select the four most-voted candidates to serve as trustees, starting in September, for a term of three years.
How can you get involved?
Learn more about the candidates
Candidates from across the movement have submitted their candidatures
. Learn about each candidate to inform your vote. The community submitted questions for the candidates to answer during the campaign.
Candidates will answer the list of community questions
collated by the
Elections Committee
on Meta. In the coming weeks, candidates will have the opportunity to submit videos of themselves speaking about their candidacies.
Participate in campaign activities
The team of facilitators supporting this Board election has planned some activities for the campaign period. These activities can be found on the
Board election page on Meta
.
Community members are encouraged to organize activities in their own communities. We do ask that any activities intended to involve candidates remain respectful of their time, since candidacy can be very time-consuming. Please list activities you organize on the
Board election page on Meta
so that more people can find them.
Facilitators
and
Election Volunteers
are available if you need support.
Vote
Voting for the 2021 Board of Trustees election opens on 4 August 2021 and closes on 17 August 2021. The Elections Committee chose Single Transferable Vote for the voting system. Learn more about
voting requirements
, the process, and
frequently asked questions about voting
.
Single Transferable Vote
This voting system allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference. This helps voters share their preferences more clearly than simple support or oppose votes. If your top-choice candidate already has enough votes to be selected or will not win, your vote will be moved to your second-choice candidate. And so on. The facilitation team came up with
a fun example
. More information will be coming mid-July.
Please spread the word so that more people can support finding the best candidates to help guide the Wikimedia Foundation and support the needs of the movement over the next few years.
Best,
The Elections Committee