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How can I verify my eligibility?</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1._How_can_I_verify_my_eligibility?-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2._How_are_eligibility_requirements_set?" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2._How_are_eligibility_requirements_set?"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>2. How are eligibility requirements set?</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2._How_are_eligibility_requirements_set?-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-3._Eligible_voter_is_unable_to_vote" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#3._Eligible_voter_is_unable_to_vote"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>3. Eligible voter is unable to vote</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-3._Eligible_voter_is_unable_to_vote-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-4._I_cannot_log_into_VoteWiki" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#4._I_cannot_log_into_VoteWiki"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>4. I cannot log into VoteWiki</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-4._I_cannot_log_into_VoteWiki-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-5._Is_anyone_able_to_see_who_I_voted_for?" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#5._Is_anyone_able_to_see_who_I_voted_for?"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>5. Is anyone able to see who I voted for?</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-5._Is_anyone_able_to_see_who_I_voted_for?-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-6._What_data_is_collected_about_voters?" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#6._What_data_is_collected_about_voters?"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.6</span> <span>6. What data is collected about voters?</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-6._What_data_is_collected_about_voters?-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-7._How_will_this_data_be_used?" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#7._How_will_this_data_be_used?"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.7</span> <span>7. 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elections/2021/Voting/ko (100% translated)" lang="ko" dir="ltr">한국어</a></li></ul></div> <div class="warningbox" style="margin: 4px 0; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1em;"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/OOjs_UI_icon_notice.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/OOjs_UI_icon_notice.svg/60px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/OOjs_UI_icon_notice.svg/80px-OOjs_UI_icon_notice.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></a></span> </p> <p><b>The election ended 31 August 2021. No more votes will be accepted.</b><br/> The <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Results" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Results">results were announced</a> on 7 September 2021. Please consider submitting any feedback regarding the 2021 election on the <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Post_Analysis" title="Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Post Analysis">elections' post analysis page</a>.</p></div> <table cellpadding="5" align="right" style="border-collapse:collapse; clear:none; width:16%; margin-left: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; background:#f5faff; border:1px solid #a7d7f9; padding:5px; border-collapse:collapse; box-shadow: 4px 4px 4px #CCC; font-size:1em;"> <tbody><tr> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2020" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2020"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/75px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/113px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wikimedia-logo_black.svg/150px-Wikimedia-logo_black.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#00669a; text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffffff"> <b>2021 Board Elections</b> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021">Main Page</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Candidates">Candidates</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Voting">Voting information</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Single_Transferable_Vote" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/Single Transferable Vote">Single Transferable Vote</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Results" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Results">Results</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021" title="Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021">Discussions</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/FAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/FAQ">FAQ</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#00669a; text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffffff"> <b>Questions</b> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates/CandidateQ%26A" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Candidates/CandidateQ&A">Questions for Candidates (selected)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates/Community_Questions" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Candidates/Community Questions">Full Collection of Community Questions for Candidates</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#00669a; text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffffff"> <b>Organization</b> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees">Board of Trustees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections">Wikimedia Foundation elections (all years)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee">Elections Committee</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Translation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Translation">Translation</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#00669a; text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ffffff"> <b>Documentation</b> </span> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Candidate_Resources" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/Candidate Resources">Candidate Resources</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Election_Outreach_Insights" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Election Outreach Insights">Election Outreach Insights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Election_Outreach_Plan" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Election Outreach Plan">Election Outreach Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Reports" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Reports">Reports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Post_mortem" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Post mortem">Post mortem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Post_Analysis" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Post Analysis">WMF Post Analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Stats" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Stats">Statistics</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#f5faff; border:1px solid #a7d7f9; padding:5px; border-collapse:collapse;"><div class="noprint plainlinksneverexpand" lang="en" dir="auto" style="line-height:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:x-small;white-space:nowrap;"> This box: <a href="/wiki/Template:Board_Elections_2021_Nav" title="Template:Board Elections 2021 Nav"><span style="color: var(--color-progressive, #002bb8);font-size:x-small;" title="View this template">view</span></a> <b>·</b> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Board_Elections_2021_Nav&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template talk:Board Elections 2021 Nav (page does not exist)"><span style="color: var(--color-progressive, #002bb8);font-size:x-small" title="Discussion about this template">talk</span></a> <b>·</b> <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Board_Elections_2021_Nav&action=edit"><span style="color: var(--color-progressive, #002bb8);font-size:x-small" title="You can edit this template. Please use the Preview button before saving.">edit</span></a></span> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The 2021 <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Board_of_Trustees" title="Special:MyLanguage/Board of Trustees">Board of Trustees</a> elections are from 18 August 2021 to 31 August 2021.</b> Members of the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to elect four candidates to a three-year term. This page contains voting instructions, voter eligibility, and a voter FAQ. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Vote" data-mw-thread-id="h-Vote"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Vote"></span>Vote<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Vote"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Vote"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If you are eligible to vote: </p> <ol><li>Read the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates#Candidate_Table" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Candidates">Candidate Presentations</a></li> <li>Review the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Candidates#Skills" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Candidates">skills assessment done by the existing Board</a></li> <li>Decide which candidates you will support.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Elections_2021" title="Special:SecurePoll/vote/Wikimedia Foundation Board Elections 2021">Go to the SecurePoll voting page</a></b>.</li> <li>Follow the instructions on that page.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_to_vote" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_to_vote"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_to_vote"></span>How to vote<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_to_vote"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: How to vote"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2021_SecurePoll_interface_example.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/2021_SecurePoll_interface_example.png/220px-2021_SecurePoll_interface_example.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/2021_SecurePoll_interface_example.png/330px-2021_SecurePoll_interface_example.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/2021_SecurePoll_interface_example.png/440px-2021_SecurePoll_interface_example.png 2x" data-file-width="1732" data-file-height="1612"/></a><figcaption>An example of the SecurePoll voting interface voters will see.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Below is some helpful information to make sure your voting experience goes smoothly. Please read this section carefully before you go vote.</b> </p> <ul><li>This election is using the <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:GoToLinkedPage/enwiki,enwiki,frwiki,dewiki/Q115807" class="extiw" title="wikidata:Special:GoToLinkedPage/enwiki,enwiki,frwiki,dewiki/Q115807">Single Transferable Vote</a> methodology. An explanation of the calculation process can be found <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Single_Transferable_Vote" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/Single Transferable Vote">here</a>.</li> <li>On the voting page, the voter will see a sequence of dropdown boxes. The voter will rank candidates from “Preference 1” (most preferred) to “Preference 19” (least preferred).</li> <li>Starting from the top, the voter will begin ranking candidates they consider most suitable to be elected. Candidates that the voter believes are least suitable should be marked toward the bottom of their list.</li> <li>A voter may stop ranking candidates at any point during the voting process. For example, out of 19 candidates, the voter may only rank the top 6 and not rank the remaining 13.</li> <li>Candidates need to be ranked without skipping numbers in-between. Skipping numbers will result in an error. For example:</li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>Preference one: Susan</dd> <dd>Preference two: (blank)</dd> <dd>Preference three: Joseph</dd></dl></dd> <dd>This is not allowed. Preference three cannot be added without adding preference two.</dd></dl> <ul><li>A voter may not rank the same candidate multiple times. Ranking the same candidate multiple times will result in an error. For example:</li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>Preference one: Susan</dd> <dd>Preference two: Susan</dd> <dd>Preference three: Joseph</dd></dl></dd> <dd>This is not allowed. Candidate Susan was ranked twice.</dd></dl> <ul><li>People can re-vote in the election. It overwrites their previous vote. They can do this as many times as they like.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Voting_Example_and_Best_Practices" data-mw-thread-id="h-Voting_Example_and_Best_Practices"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Voting_Example_and_Best_Practices"></span>Voting Example and Best Practices<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Voting_Example_and_Best_Practices"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Voting Example and Best Practices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There have been some questions about voting and how ranking candidates works. Here is a short explanation. Single Transferable Vote helps to rank preferences so you can share more than one choice with your vote. Let’s use colors of shirts as an example this time. </p><p>Your employer is ordering shirts for all employees and you need to pick a shirt color. Your employer will order the same two colors of shirts for everyone. They decide to allow everyone to vote. The colors of shirts are: </p> <ul><li>Yellow</li> <li>Blue</li> <li>Orange</li> <li>Green</li></ul> <p>You absolutely love the color blue! Green is your next favorite color. Yellow is a fine color. Orange is not a good color for you at all. You do not like the color orange. </p><p>Here is how you should vote: </p> <ul><li>Blue</li> <li>Green</li> <li>Yellow</li></ul> <p>But you should not rank orange at all. </p> <dl><dt>Here’s why</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <p>Blue is the color of shirt you absolutely want to wear. A green shirt is your next preference, and you’d be fine with a yellow shirt. You would not at all be happy to wear an orange shirt. </p><p><b>What happens if you add orange to your vote:</b> </p><p>You have more of a chance to end up wearing an orange shirt. </p> <dl><dt>Here's why</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <p>If other people vote and they rank orange shirts higher than blue, green or yellow, your vote could go to orange. If you do not vote for orange, there is no vote of yours that can go to orange. Voting for orange increases the chance your employer will order orange shirts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="How_does_this_relate_to_the_Board_of_Trustees_election?" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_does_this_relate_to_the_Board_of_Trustees_election?-Voting_Example_and_Best_Practices"><span id="How_does_this_relate_to_the_Board_of_Trustees_election.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_does_this_relate_to_the_Board_of_Trustees_election?-Voting_Example_and_Best_Practices"></span>How does this relate to the Board of Trustees election?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_does_this_relate_to_the_Board_of_Trustees_election?-Voting_Example_and_Best_Practices"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: How does this relate to the Board of Trustees election?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Vote for the candidates you wish to seat on the Board in the order you prefer the candidates. Do not rank candidates you do not wish to seat on the Board. Only rank candidates you would like to see join the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. </p><p>Now that you know this, do you want to change your vote? No problem. Voters may vote again and this new vote will overwrite the previous vote. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Voting_eligibility" data-mw-thread-id="h-Voting_eligibility"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Voting_eligibility"></span>Voting eligibility<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Voting_eligibility"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Voting eligibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Voting eligibility is set by the Elections Committee. Contact the Elections Committee via email at <bdi dir="ltr" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;font-family:monospace">board-elections<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"/></span></span>wikimedia<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/4px-Dot.svg.png" decoding="async" width="4" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/7px-Dot.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/9px-Dot.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4" data-file-height="13"/></span></span>org</bdi> by 27 August 2021 if you are unable to vote but believe you should be able to vote based upon the criteria listed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Editors" data-mw-thread-id="h-Editors-Voting_eligibility"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Editors-Voting_eligibility"></span>Editors<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Editors-Voting_eligibility"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Editors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>You may vote from any single registered account you own on a Wikimedia wiki. You may only vote once, regardless of how many accounts you own. To qualify, this one account must: </p> <ul><li>not be blocked in more than one project;</li> <li>and not be a bot;</li> <li>and have made at least 300 edits before 5 July 2021 across Wikimedia wikis;</li> <li>and have made at least 20 edits between 5 January 2021 and 5 July 2021.</li></ul> <p>The <a class="external text" href="https://meta.toolforge.org/accounteligibility/56">AccountEligibility tool</a> can be used to quickly verify basic editor voting eligibility. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Developers" data-mw-thread-id="h-Developers-Voting_eligibility"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Developers-Voting_eligibility"></span>Developers<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Developers-Voting_eligibility"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Developers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Developers qualify to vote if they: </p> <ul><li>are Wikimedia server administrators with shell access</li> <li>or have made at least one merged commit to any <a class="external text" href="https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/">Wikimedia repos on Gerrit</a>, between 5 January 2021 and 5 July 2021.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Additional_criteria" data-mw-thread-id="h-Additional_criteria-Developers"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Additional_criteria-Developers"></span>Additional criteria<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Additional_criteria-Developers"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Additional criteria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>or have made at least one merged commit to any repo in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/MWStake/nonwmf-extensions">nonwmf-extensions</a> or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/MWStake/nonwmf-skins">nonwmf-skins</a>, between 5 January 2021 and 5 July 2021.</li> <li>or have made at least one merged commit to any Wikimedia tool repo (for example <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bitbucket.org/magnusmanske/magnustools">magnustools</a>) between 5 January 2021 and 5 July 2021.</li> <li>or have made at least 300 edits before 5 July 2021, and 20 edits between 5 January 2021 and 5 July 2021, on Translatewiki.</li> <li>or maintainers/contributors of any tools, bots, user scripts, gadgets, and Lua modules on Wikimedia wikis.</li> <li>or have substantially engaged in the design and/or review processes of technical development related to Wikimedia.</li></ul> <p>Note: If you meet the main criteria, you will be able to vote immediately. Due to the technical limitations of SecurePoll, people who meet the additional criteria may not be able to directly vote, unless they meet any of the other criteria. If you think you meet the additional criteria, please email <bdi dir="ltr" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;font-family:monospace">board-elections<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"/></span></span>wikimedia<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/4px-Dot.svg.png" decoding="async" width="4" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/7px-Dot.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/9px-Dot.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4" data-file-height="13"/></span></span>org</bdi> with the reasoning at least four days before the last date for voting i.e. on or before 27 August 2021. If you meet the criteria, we will add you to a manual list, to be able to vote. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wikimedia_Foundation_staff_and_contractors" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_staff_and_contractors-Voting_eligibility"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_staff_and_contractors-Voting_eligibility"></span>Wikimedia Foundation staff and contractors<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_staff_and_contractors-Voting_eligibility"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Wikimedia Foundation staff and contractors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Current Wikimedia Foundation staff and contractors qualify to vote if they have been employed by the Foundation as of 5 July 2021. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wikimedia_movement_affiliates’_staff_and_contractors" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikimedia_movement_affiliates’_staff_and_contractors-Voting_eligibility"><span id="Wikimedia_movement_affiliates.E2.80.99_staff_and_contractors"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikimedia_movement_affiliates’_staff_and_contractors-Voting_eligibility"></span>Wikimedia movement affiliates’ staff and contractors<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikimedia_movement_affiliates’_staff_and_contractors-Voting_eligibility"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Wikimedia movement affiliates’ staff and contractors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Current Wikimedia Chapter, thematic organization or user group staff and contractors qualify to vote if they have been employed by their organization as of 5 July 2021. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wikimedia_Foundation_board_members,_Advisory_board_members,_FDC_committee_members" data-mw-thread-id="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_board_members,_Advisory_board_members,_FDC_committee_member-Voting_eligibility"><span id="Wikimedia_Foundation_board_members.2C_Advisory_board_members.2C_FDC_committee_members"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_board_members,_Advisory_board_members,_FDC_committee_member-Voting_eligibility"></span>Wikimedia Foundation board members, Advisory board members, FDC committee members<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Wikimedia_Foundation_board_members,_Advisory_board_members,_FDC_committee_member-Voting_eligibility"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Wikimedia Foundation board members, Advisory board members, FDC committee members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Current and former members of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, the Wikimedia Foundation Advisory Board and the Funds Dissemination Committee are qualified to vote. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Single_Transferable_Vote" data-mw-thread-id="h-Single_Transferable_Vote"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Single_Transferable_Vote"></span>Single Transferable Vote<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Single_Transferable_Vote"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Single Transferable Vote"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Single_Transferable_Vote" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/Single Transferable Vote">voting system</a> allows voters to rank candidates. The benefit of this is voters can rank their choices in order of preference. This helps share your preferences more clearly than support or oppose. If your top choice candidate already has enough votes to be selected, your vote will be moved to your second choice candidate. If your top choice candidate will not win, your vote will be moved to your second choice candidate. And so on. </p><p>SecurePoll was updated for this voting system. Meek’s STV with Droop quota is the specific system used. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Voting_FAQ" data-mw-thread-id="h-Voting_FAQ"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Voting_FAQ"></span>Voting FAQ<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Voting_FAQ"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Voting FAQ"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1._How_can_I_verify_my_eligibility?" data-mw-thread-id="h-1._How_can_I_verify_my_eligibility?-Voting_FAQ"><span id="1._How_can_I_verify_my_eligibility.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-1._How_can_I_verify_my_eligibility?-Voting_FAQ"></span>1. How can I verify my eligibility?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-1._How_can_I_verify_my_eligibility?-Voting_FAQ"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 1. How can I verify my eligibility?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Editors can utilize the <a class="external text" href="https://meta.toolforge.org/accounteligibility/56">AccountEligibility tool</a> to verify eligibility in the current election. The <a href="/wiki/Special:CentralAuth" title="Special:CentralAuth">global account information page</a> is available to learn more about your edit count and contribution history. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2._How_are_eligibility_requirements_set?" data-mw-thread-id="h-2._How_are_eligibility_requirements_set?-Voting_FAQ"><span id="2._How_are_eligibility_requirements_set.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-2._How_are_eligibility_requirements_set?-Voting_FAQ"></span>2. How are eligibility requirements set?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-2._How_are_eligibility_requirements_set?-Voting_FAQ"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2. How are eligibility requirements set?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Elections Committee sets the eligibility requirements prior to the start of the election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3._Eligible_voter_is_unable_to_vote" data-mw-thread-id="h-3._Eligible_voter_is_unable_to_vote-Voting_FAQ"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-3._Eligible_voter_is_unable_to_vote-Voting_FAQ"></span>3. Eligible voter is unable to vote<span data-mw-comment-end="h-3._Eligible_voter_is_unable_to_vote-Voting_FAQ"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 3. Eligible voter is unable to vote"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>You may receive a message: "Sorry, you are not in the predetermined list of users authorized to vote in this election." </p><p>Solutions </p> <ol><li>Make sure you are logged in.</li> <li>Make sure you are voting from Meta, you can use <a href="/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Elections_2021" title="Special:SecurePoll/vote/Wikimedia Foundation Board Elections 2021">this link</a> to go to the voting start page.</li> <li>If you are a developer, Wikimedia Foundation staff member or Advisory Board member, the Elections Committee may not have been able to match you to a specific username. You should contact <bdi dir="ltr" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;font-family:monospace">board-elections<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"/></span></span>wikimedia<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/4px-Dot.svg.png" decoding="async" width="4" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/7px-Dot.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/9px-Dot.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4" data-file-height="13"/></span></span>org</bdi> to be added to the list.</li> <li>If you are still unable to vote and believe you should be able to please leave a message on the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021">election talk page</a> or contact the Elections Committee at <bdi dir="ltr" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;font-family:monospace">board-elections<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145"/></span></span>wikimedia<span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle skin-invert-image" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/4px-Dot.svg.png" decoding="async" width="4" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/7px-Dot.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Dot.svg/9px-Dot.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4" data-file-height="13"/></span></span>org</bdi>. A response should be sent within 72 hours.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4._I_cannot_log_into_VoteWiki" data-mw-thread-id="h-4._I_cannot_log_into_VoteWiki-Voting_FAQ"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-4._I_cannot_log_into_VoteWiki-Voting_FAQ"></span>4. I cannot log into VoteWiki<span data-mw-comment-end="h-4._I_cannot_log_into_VoteWiki-Voting_FAQ"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 4. I cannot log into VoteWiki"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>You do not need to log into VoteWiki to vote. If you see the ballot, then SecurePoll has successfully identified you. For security reasons, only a limited number of accounts are registered on VoteWiki. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5._Is_anyone_able_to_see_who_I_voted_for?" data-mw-thread-id="h-5._Is_anyone_able_to_see_who_I_voted_for?-Voting_FAQ"><span id="5._Is_anyone_able_to_see_who_I_voted_for.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-5._Is_anyone_able_to_see_who_I_voted_for?-Voting_FAQ"></span>5. Is anyone able to see who I voted for?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-5._Is_anyone_able_to_see_who_I_voted_for?-Voting_FAQ"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 5. Is anyone able to see who I voted for?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>No, the election is secure. The election uses SecurePoll software. Votes are secret. No one from the Elections Committee, the Board, or anyone on the Wikimedia Foundation staff has access to them. A member of the Trust & Safety team at the Wikimedia Foundation holds the encryption key for the election. Once the key is activated, the election is halted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="6._What_data_is_collected_about_voters?" data-mw-thread-id="h-6._What_data_is_collected_about_voters?-Voting_FAQ"><span id="6._What_data_is_collected_about_voters.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-6._What_data_is_collected_about_voters?-Voting_FAQ"></span>6. What data is collected about voters?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-6._What_data_is_collected_about_voters?-Voting_FAQ"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 6. What data is collected about voters?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some personally identifiable data on voters is viewable by a select few persons who audit and tally the election (<a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee">the Election Committee</a>). This includes the IP address and user agent. This data is automatically deleted 90 days after the election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="7._How_will_this_data_be_used?" data-mw-thread-id="h-7._How_will_this_data_be_used?-Voting_FAQ"><span id="7._How_will_this_data_be_used.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-7._How_will_this_data_be_used?-Voting_FAQ"></span>7. How will this data be used?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-7._How_will_this_data_be_used?-Voting_FAQ"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 7. How will this data be used?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Metrics about this election will be summarized on the Board of Trustees election pages on Meta and the Post-Analysis report of the 2021 Board of Trustees election. No personally identifiable information will be published. This personally identifiable information may be used to determine the number of independent voters and the global spread of voters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="8._When_I_vote,_I_see_no_acknowledgement_that_the_vote_was_received,_and_an_automated_message_appears_saying_that_I_need_to_be_logged_in_to_vote._What_is_happening?" data-mw-thread-id="h-8._When_I_vote,_I_see_no_acknowledgement_that_the_vote_was_received,_and_an_auto-Voting_FAQ"><span id="8._When_I_vote.2C_I_see_no_acknowledgement_that_the_vote_was_received.2C_and_an_automated_message_appears_saying_that_I_need_to_be_logged_in_to_vote._What_is_happening.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-8._When_I_vote,_I_see_no_acknowledgement_that_the_vote_was_received,_and_an_auto-Voting_FAQ"></span>8. When I vote, I see no acknowledgement that the vote was received, and an automated message appears saying that I need to be logged in to vote. What is happening?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-8._When_I_vote,_I_see_no_acknowledgement_that_the_vote_was_received,_and_an_auto-Voting_FAQ"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 8. When I vote, I see no acknowledgement that the vote was received, and an automated message appears saying that I need to be logged in to vote. What is happening?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>You do not need to log into votewiki to vote. This error is likely a caching issue. We apologise for this hassle: please try to vote again at <a class="external free" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Elections_2021">https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Elections_2021</a> This should prompt you with a message saying "The vote will be conducted on a central wiki. Please click the button below to be transferred." Clicking on the button will send you to the voting server and should allow you to vote. </p><p>Also note that you are free to assign or change your voting preferences as many times as you like. Only one vote per user will be stored, and the system will simply replace your old vote(s) with the new one, and discard any previous vote(s). </p><p>When your voting process is complete, a receipt is displayed on your screen, which you may retain as evidence that you have voted. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="9._How_is_the_voting_system_safeguarded_from_users_entering_multiple_votes?" data-mw-thread-id="h-9._How_is_the_voting_system_safeguarded_from_users_entering_multiple_votes?-Voting_FAQ"><span id="9._How_is_the_voting_system_safeguarded_from_users_entering_multiple_votes.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-9._How_is_the_voting_system_safeguarded_from_users_entering_multiple_votes?-Voting_FAQ"></span>9. How is the voting system safeguarded from users entering multiple votes?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-9._How_is_the_voting_system_safeguarded_from_users_entering_multiple_votes?-Voting_FAQ"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 9. How is the voting system safeguarded from users entering multiple votes?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Only one vote per user is stored on the system. You are free to assign or change your voting preferences as many times as you like. The system will simply replace your old vote(s) with the new one, and discard any previous vote(s). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="10._Other_question_not_mentioned_here" data-mw-thread-id="h-10._Other_question_not_mentioned_here-Voting_FAQ"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-10._Other_question_not_mentioned_here-Voting_FAQ"></span>10. Other question not mentioned here<span data-mw-comment-end="h-10._Other_question_not_mentioned_here-Voting_FAQ"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 10. 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