Hi all,

This is a reminder that request for review on the our draft of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package ends on 29 October 2023. The selection rules package have been drafted by the Elections Committee and will be used in the 2024 Board of Trustees selection. Provding your comments now will help us provider a smoother, more community-supported and better Board selecction process. See more on the Meta-Wiki page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024.

Regards,

KTC

On 16/10/2023 22:51, Katie Chan wrote:

Hi all,

Please review and comment on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees selection rules package from now until *29 October 2023*. The selection rules package was based on older versions by the Elections Committee https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Elections_Committee and will be used in the 2024 Board of Trustees selection.

The rules package includes campaign rules https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Candidate_guidelines, voter eligibility criteria https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Voter_eligibility_guidelines, and the voting method, platform, and timeline https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024. In previous Board selections, the voter eligibility criteria and the voting method were adjusted to fit expressed community needs. The Candidate Guidelines were originally developed during the 2022 election and have been revised.

The Wikimedia Foundation staff are supporting a community comment period for the rules package so the Elections Committee can receive comments and concerns well in advance of the Board selection process. Completing this comment period now will allow time for the Elections Committee to adapt the rules package as appropriate.

Please visit the Meta-wiki talk page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024 to provide your comments now and invite people you know to do so as well. Your comments will help the Elections Committee provide a smoother, better Board selection process.

Regards,

KTC Chair of the Elections Committee

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