[Wikimedia Announcements] Voting has begun in 2017 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections

This is a message from the Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee.[1] Translations are available: < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2017 elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Direct voting link: < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341Check that you are eligible: < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017#Require… The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees[2] is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons. The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 1 to 23:59 UTC May 14. *Vote here: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/341>>* More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2017 Board of Trustees election page on Meta-Wiki.[3] On behalf of the Elections Committee, Katie Chan, Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee[4] Joe Sutherland, Community Advocate, Wikimedia Foundation[5] [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Board_of_Trustees [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele… [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KTC [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF) -- Joe Sutherland Community Advocate Wikimedia Foundation