The Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) invites qualified Wikimedians to apply as volunteer members of the Charter Election Commission (CEC).  The MCDC will select five (5) individuals for this role. The selected candidates will come from a variety of Wikimedia projects.


The CEC is a temporary commission formed specifically to provide guidance, support and management of the voting process seeking ratification of the Movement Charter.  Its work will be complete at the time the vote result is published. 


Responsibilities of the Charter Election Commission:


Successful candidates will hold the following qualifications:


Interested Wikimedians are invited to apply for consideration to the MCDC at mcdc {AT} wikimedia.org by April 8, 2024, stating their Wikimedia user name, their relevant experience, and identifying the Wikimedia project they consider their main focus of contribution. Successful candidates will be notified by April 12, 2024.


The Movement Charter Drafting Committee is responsible to develop a draft Movement Charter for consideration by the Wikimedia movement. A full draft of the proposed Charter will be published on April 2, 2024[3] for a final round of community consultations. The final draft of the Charter will be published by the MCDC in June 2024. Voting will start in mid- to late June and results will be announced in late July 2024.


For the Movement Charter Drafting Committee,


User:Risker/Anne Clin


Notes:

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Voter_eligibility_guidelines

[2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Confidentiality_agreement_for_nonpublic_information

[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter#The_full_draft_of_the_Wikimedia_Movement_Charter_will_soon_be_shared