Dear community members,

The Community Voting period for the 2022 Board of Trustees election https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022 is now open. Here are some helpful links to get you the information you need to vote:

- Try the Election Compass https://board-elections-compass-2022.toolforge.org/, showing how candidates stand on 15 different topics. - Read the candidate statements https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates and answers to Affiliate questions https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affiliate_Organization_Participation/Candidate_Questions - Learn more about the skills the Board seeks https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Apply_to_be_a_Candidate and how the Analysis Committee found candidates align with those skills https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates - Watch the videos of the candidates answering questions proposed by the community https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Campaign_Videos .

If you are ready to vote, you may go to SecurePoll voting page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Elections_2022 to vote now. *You may vote from August 23 at 00:00 UTC to September 6 at 23:59 UTC.* To see about your voter eligibility, please visit the voter eligibility page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Voter_eligibility_guidelines . Regards,

Chitraparna Sinha (she/her) (Meta https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:CSinha_(WMF))

Facilitator, South Asia, Movement Strategy and Governance https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance (MSG)