Wahlen der Wikimedia Foundation 2024

Wahlmethode und Plattform für die Wahl

Single Transferable Vote on SecurePoll will be used in this year's election.

Vorgehen der Kandidatur

Aufnahme der Kandidierenden in die Auswahlliste (falls nötig)

Als Richtwert gilt eine Auswahlliste von 12 Kandidierenden (da 4 freie Plätze verfügbar sind). Nach der Bestätigung der Eignung der Kandidierenden würde das folgende Verfahren ablaufen.

• Wenn es mehr als 15 Kandidierende gibt, wird ein Prozess mit Affiliates in Gang gesetzt, der dazu beiträgt, die Kandidiernden anhand der Qualifikationskriterien in die engere Wahl zu nehmen. Auf diese Weise würden die Affiliateorganisationen in ein Verfahren für "Community-Sitze und Affiliatesitze" einbezogen. Der Wahlausschuss und die Mitgliedsorganisationen werden das Verfahren entwerfen, und das unterstützende Team wird für die Verwaltung und Umsetzung des Verfahrens verantwortlich sein.
  • PROPOSAL: Iterate the process we used in 2022 for the affiliate process: request 1 representative for each affiliate to provide endorsements (or alternatively, the default contact point from each affiliate can provide endorsements); they could endorse a maximum of 12 candidates and at the end. The top 12 candidates with the most endorsements from affiliates would make up the shortlisted candidates.
• Note: the reason the proposal uses the threshold of 15 candidates to trigger this shortlisting process even though the ideal number is 12 candidates is because the 1-3 candidates that are removed might feel ostracized and it would be a lot of work for affiliates to carry out to only eliminate 1-3 candidates from the candidate list.

Community questions for candidates

• The Elections Committee can select from the community questions for the candidates to answer (suggested number of questions should be 5-7 total to ensure equity).
  • Note: in 2022, there were two separate sets of questions: one from the affiliates, one from the community. In this proposal, there would only be one call for questions (to be shared alongside the call for candidates) whereby anyone – from communities, projects, affiliates, etc. – can suggest questions to ask the candidates.
• The Elections Committee will finalize the list of questions, which will be shared with the shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates will provide written responses in English within a specific timeframe. Support staff will coordinate the translation of these responses and upload the English and translated responses to Meta at a designated time.

“Meet the Candidates” Panel

• Host a panel interview with all shortlisted candidates. This panel will be available virtually with interpretation; and recorded for those who can’t attend live.
• To ensure equity, the questions will be shared with candidates ahead of time so they can prepare. Support staff will facilitate to make sure there is equal airtime for every candidate.

Timeline

Phase	Milestone	Timeline
Candidacy Process & Campaigning	Announcement of upcoming election process	April 2024
	Pre-onboarding for all candidates ("candidates preparedness")	April 2024–August 2024
	Call for Candidates and Call for Questions	Mai 2024 (open for 3 weeks)
	Verification of candidates based on legal and candidate criteria	A week after the close of the Call for Candidates
	Shortlisting candidates (if applicable)	Juni 2024
	Campaigning period for candidates	Juli 2024–August 2024
	Candidates answer questions from community	Juli 2024
	“Meet the Candidates” panel interview	August 2024
Voting & Results	Voting period	End of August or early September 2024 (open for 2 weeks)
	Scrutiny, tally, verification, and preliminary announcement of voting results	Within 3 weeks of the close of the voting period
Confirmation	Background check and confirmation of elected candidates; Board of Trustees discusses candidates	Oktober 2024–November 2024
	Board of Trustees vote on elected candidates	Dezember 2024

Voter eligibility guidelines

Campaign rules