[Wikimedia-l] Upcoming vote on the revised Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct

*You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Announcement/Voting_1>* Hello all, In mid-January 2023, the Enforcement Guidelines <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines> for the Universal Code of Conduct <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct> will undergo a second community-wide ratification vote. [1][2] This follows the March 2022 vote <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voting/Results>, which resulted in a majority of voters supporting the Enforcement Guidelines. [3] During the vote, participants helped highlight important community concerns. The Board’s Community Affairs Committee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee> requested that these areas of concern be reviewed. [4] The volunteer-led Revisions Committee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee#Revisions_Committee_members> worked hard reviewing community input and making changes. [5] They updated areas of concern, such as training and affirmation requirements, privacy and transparency in the process, and readability and translatability of the document itself. The revised Enforcement Guidelines can be viewed *here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines>*, and a comparison of changes can be found *here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Comparison>*. [6][7] *How to vote?* Beginning *January 17, 2023*, voting will be open. *This page on Meta-wiki <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information>* outlines information on how to vote using SecurePoll. *Who can vote?* The *eligibility requirements <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information#Voting_eligibility>* for this vote are the same as for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees elections. See the voter information page for more details about voter eligibility. If you are an eligible voter, you can use your Wikimedia account to access the voting server. *What happens after the vote?* Votes will be scrutinized by an independent group of volunteers, and the results will be published on Wikimedia-l, the Movement Strategy Forum, Diff and on Meta-wiki. Voters will again be able to vote and share concerns they have about the guidelines. The Board of Trustees will look at the levels of support and concerns raised as they look at how the Enforcement Guidelines should be ratified or developed further. On behalf of the UCoC Project Team, Patrick ----- [1], [6] Revised Enforcement Guidelines: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme… [2] Universal Code of Conduct: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct [3] March 2022 vote results: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guide… [4] Community Affairs Committee: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Comm… [5] Revisions Committee: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committe… [7] Comparison page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme… [8] Voter information: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme… [9] Voting eligibility: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme… -- Patrick Earley Lead Trust & Safety Policy Manager Wikimedia Foundation pearley(a)wikimedia.org