Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda/Board Elections 2025
The Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda will conduct board elections between January and February 2025 to select five board members who will form the governing body for a two-year term. The next board election will take place in 2027.
Eligibility Criteria for Voting Members
[edit]As outlined in the constitution, Voting Members must:
- Be Ugandan citizens with an active Wikimedia account.
- Have actively participated in WCUGU activities.
- Contributed at least 100 edits or contributions annually to Wikimedia projects for the past two consecutive years.
Privileges of Voting Members:
- Vote and participate in board elections.
- Attend and speak at general meetings.
- Serve on the governing board.
Election Timeline
[edit]- Community Meeting: January 25, 2025
- Call for Applications: January 25 – February 8, 2025
- Candidate Discussions: February 9–14, 2025
- Candidate Forum: February 15, 2025
- Voting Period: February 16–21, 2025
- Ballot Processing and Announcement of Results: February 22–23, 2025
Elections Committee
[edit]- Joe Njoroge - Independent observer
- Sharon Atyang - Abstaining member
- Alvin Ategyeka - Abstaining member
Ballot Process
[edit]- The election will be facilitated through OpaVote (www.opavote.com), managed by the Elections Committee.
- Voting will be conducted as a secret ballot.
- Each Voting Member will receive a unique ballot sent to their primary membership email account.