Call for Elections Committee members - Wikimedia-l

4 Feb 2017


      Hello all,
The Wikimedia Foundation StandingElections Committee is, from today 
until February 17, seeking additional members to help facilitate 
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustee and Funds Dissemination Committee 
elections. This is a volunteer role and the appointment is for two 
years. Please note that, while you are a member of the Committee, you 
will not be able to run for any election overseen by the Committee – 
this includes the upcoming 2017 Board and FDC elections and any other 
election where the committee had already begun formal preparation before 
your departure. You will also be restricted in your ability to publicly 
advocate for community members running in those elections.
The Elections Committee has the following duties, as defined by a July 
2015 Board Resolution 
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee:
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The Committee shall recommend the dates, rules, and regulation of
    the voting procedures for approval by the Board of Trustees pursuant
    to Article IV, Section 3(C) in the Foundation Bylaws
    https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Bylaws%7CWikimedia.
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The Committee shall recommend who is qualified to vote for the Board
    of Trustees pursuant to Article IV, Section 3(C) in the Wikimedia
    Foundation Bylaws https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Bylaws.
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The Committee shall be responsible for preparing recommendations for
    the dates, rules and regulation of the voting procedures for the
    Funds Dissemination Committee
    https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Funds_Dissemination_Committee,
    and the Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson, consistent with
    the charter of the Funds Dissemination Committee.
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To the extent possible, the Committee shall consult with the wider
    Wikimedia community in developing and revising election procedures
    within the scope of this charter.
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The Committee shall be a source of information to any member of the
    Wikimedia community interested in the community selection processes
    of the Wikimedia Foundation.
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Under the direction of the Board Governance Committee, the Committee
    shall take actions as necessary to execute the selection process for
    the Board of Trustees, the Funds Dissemination Committee, and the
    Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson.
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As needed, the Committee may assist with other duties as may be
    assigned by the Board or the Board Governance Committee.
In practice, a member's duties involve communicating with the global 
committee who help to steward Board and FDC Elections. During an 
election period – one of which is over the next three to four months – 
this will be especially important as you help to run the upcoming 
elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees and the Funds 
Dissemination Committee. During this period, members of the Elections 
Committee meet for semi-regular meetings to discuss the current election.
However, this appointment is not just for election periods. Outside of 
the election season you will lead community discussions on election 
process and advise the Board of Trustees Governance Committee 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Committeeas 
requested, such as in their search for appointed board members. The 
expected time commitment can range from around 10 hours a week during an 
election to one or two hours outside of the election period.
If you'd like to apply please send an email to 
bec-newmembers@lists.wikimedia.org with:
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Your username;
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A brief summary of your Wikimedia related experience and any other
    experience you think may be useful along with;
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Why you're interested in the role and a quick statement saying you
    understand the requirements.
Given the private information that committee members handle, candidates 
must be 18 years of age or older, and be willing to sign the 
confidentiality agreement for nonpublic information 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Confidentiality_agreement_for_nonpublic_informationif 
they haven't already. You can view information on how to sign this on 
Meta-Wiki 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Confidentiality_agreement_for_nonpublic_information/How_to_sign.
As much as possible we want the committee to represent the diversity of 
the Wikimedia movement so if you're interested please apply! If you know 
of others, not on this list, who may want to apply please feel free to 
forward.
KTC,
On behalf of the Elections Committee
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Katie Chan
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