Greetings,

Voting has begun for eligible voters in the 2015 elections for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. Questions and discussion with the candidates for the Board will continue during the voting.

The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons.

If you would like a translated ballot, you can change your language for Meta-Wiki on the Universal Language Selector or in your Preferences before clicking the 'jump to next wiki' button on SecurePoll. You may also click the vote banner from your home wiki or select your preferred language from the language box above the ballot.

The voting phase lasts from 00:00 UTC May 17 to 23:59 UTC May 31.

To vote:  https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:SecurePoll/vote/339

More information on the candidates and the elections can be found on the 2015 Board election page on Meta-Wiki:  https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Board_elections/2015

On behalf of the Elections Committee,
-Gregory Varnum (User:Varnent)
Volunteer Coordinator, 2015 Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee

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