Re: [Wikimedia-l] Voting has begun in 2015 FDC elections

Greetings, Voting has begun <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/336> for eligible voters < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015#Require… in the 2015 elections for the *Funds Dissemination Committee < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… (FDC) and *FDC Ombudsperson < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… Questions and discussion with the candidates for the *Funds Dissemination Committee < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… (FDC) and *FDC Ombudsperson < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… will continue during the voting. Nominations for the *Board of Trustees < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… will be accepted until 23:59 UTC May 5. The *Funds Dissemination Committee < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemi… (FDC) makes recommendations about how to allocate Wikimedia movement funds to eligible entities. There are five positions on the committee being filled. The *FDC Ombudsperson < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemi… receives complaints and feedback about the FDC process, investigates complaints at the request of the Board of Trustees < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Boa… and summarizes the investigations and feedback for the Board of Trustees on an annual basis. One position is being filled. The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 3 to 23:59 UTC May 10. *Click here to vote <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/336 Questions and discussion with the candidates will continue during that time. *Click here to ask the FDC candidates a question < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… Click here to ask the FDC Ombudsperson candidates a question < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2015 FDC election page < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… the 2015 FDC Ombudsperson election page < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… and the 2015 Board election page < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… on Meta-Wiki. On behalf of the Elections Committee, -Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Varnent> ) Volunteer Coordinator, 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… *Translations < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… of this email are available.* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>