Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections

Movement Charter

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Drafting Committee

Ratification vote

FAQ

This is a page for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee. Consult the list of candidates and their statements. You can also use the the elections compass tool to compare views of candidates to yours.

Candidate appointment information

The initial Movement Charter Drafting Committee will have 15 members, appointed in the following way:

• An election for wiki projects takes place from October 12, 10:00 UTC to October 24, 2021 23:59 (AoE). The top seven candidates will be appointed.
• A selection by affiliates runs parallel to the election. Six members will be appointed based on the selectors’ ranking of candidates.
• Wikimedia Foundation appoints two members.

Guidance for elections

You are voting to elect 7 Movement Charter Drafting Committee members and 2 alternates. You can rank as many candidates as you want. The order of the ranking is important.

Ranking multiple candidates is also important. You may vote for only one candidate, but it is better to rank at least 7. If you rank more than 7 candidates, your vote still can change the result of the election.

The most practical way to vote is:

• Rank the 7 candidates you want to win.
• Add any other candidates that you also like, for instance, 7 more.
• Beyond 15 candidates, the probability of influencing the final result is small. If you want, you can skip the rest.