The election ended 31 August 2021. No more votes will be accepted.
Theresults were announced on 7 September 2021. Please consider submitting any feedback regarding the 2021 election on theelections' post analysis page.
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The 2021 Board of Trustees election has been rescheduled to 18 – 31 August 2021 due to technical issues with SecurePoll.Read more.
The 2021Board of Trustees elections was from 18 August 2021 to 31 August 2021. Members of the Wikimedia community have the opportunity to elect four candidates to a three-year term. TheCall for Candidates closed on 29 June 2021.
Read thecandidate questions and answers.
Please click on a candidate's name to learn more.
Voting was from 18 August 2021 to 31 August 2021.Voting information and instructions are on the Voting information page.
Before voting, please read theCandidate Presentations andskills assessment done by the existing Board.
Note: If your vote is rejected, don't try logging in on votewiki. Instead, if the system rejects a valid vote, you should just restart the voting process. Since the voting form will be blank again, it is a good idea to write down your choices in a separate document or take a screenshot before submitting the form.
Learn more about the Board of Trustees in this short video:
The Board election facilitators created a graphic of the timeline. This can be used to share information about the election.The graphic is available in more languages.
This is a list of campaign activities planned during the campaign period. Further activities are in the making, the list will be updated continuously. Community members are welcome to add additional activities to the list below. If you add activities, please link to the page where community members can find more information.
Voter turnout in prior elections was about 10% globally. It was better in communities with volunteer election support. Some of those communities reached over 20% voter turnout.
Do you want to help improve voter numbers in your community? You don’t need to have experience in elections.Election Volunteers can help promote the Board election in their community. Volunteers from all Wiki Projects are welcome! The aim is to have at least one Election Volunteer for Wiki Projects in the top 30 for eligible voters. Help form a more diverse and better performing Board of Trustees by getting your community involved in the election!
There are many conversations happening around the world about the Board of Trustees selection. Come join the conversations!
TheBoard of Trustees elections were due in 2020 to elect three of the Community trustees seats. In April 2020, the Boardannounced that the voting process was being postponed. The Board of Trusteesannounced in April 2021 the plan for the 2021 Board elections. The Board is seeking to increase diversity and participation in Board elections.
The Board is expanding to 16 seats to better cover the increasing work and areas of expertise required to steer the Wikimedia Foundation. This expansion was based in part on recommendations from an external governance review.
Four seats will be up for selection in 2021, the three due for renewal and a fourth from the approved Board expansion. The two other new community-and-affiliate seats approved will be selected during 2022, together with the two affiliate seats that will be due (four in total).
