Is an Elections Committee being appointed, or has one been? Newyorkbrad
On 5/27/09, effe iets anders <effeietsand...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hm, that was also the information I got :) > > Besides that, I personally feel that one week in the middle of the > vacation is somewhat short for an internet election. Is there an > urgent reason not to have it for two weeks? And good luck to count and > confirm the votes within two days time! :o I'd find it impressive if > that works so well in that tight schedule. > > Best, > > Lodewijk > > 2009/5/27 Ting Chen <wing.phil...@gmx.de>: >> Hello Philippe, >> >> I thought this year three candidates would be elected. >> >> Ting >> >> philippe wrote: >>> Information concerning the election rules, candidacy, and suffrage/ >>> voting requirements for the 2009 election to the Board of Trustees is >>> now posted at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2009/en. >>> I have copied it below, but for the wiki-links to work, you will - of >>> course - need to be on meta. >>> >>> For the election committee, >>> Philippe >>> >>> ________________________ >>> >>> The 2009 elections to the Board of Trustees will be held between >>> August 3rd and August 10th 2009. Members of the Wikimedia community >>> have the opportunity to elect one candidate to a two-year term which >>> will expire in 2011. The Board of Trustees is the ultimate governing >>> authority of the Wikimedia Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit >>> organization registered in the United States. The Wikimedia Foundation >>> manages many diverse projects such as Wikipedia and Commons. >>> The elections will be held securely on servers belonging to an >>> independent third party (to be confirmed). Votes are secret and are >>> only visible to the select few persons who audit and tally the >>> election. Voters will submit ranked preferences by numbering >>> candidates. The votes will be tallied using the Schulze methodto rank >>> candidates based on the number of voters who prefer that candidate >>> over other candidates. >>> The Election Committee intends to announce the results on or before >>> August 12th. Detailed results will be available. All times on this >>> page are 00:00 (midnight) UTC. >>> Contents [hide] >>> 1 Information for voters >>> 1.1 Requirements >>> 1.2 How to vote >>> 2 Information for candidates >>> 2.1 Responsibilities as member of the Board >>> 2.2 Prerequisites to candidacy >>> 2.3 How to submit your candidacy >>> 3 Organization >>> 3.1 Time line >>> 3.2 Translators >>> [edit]Information for voters >>> >>> [edit]Requirements >>> You may vote from any one registered account you own on a Wikimedia >>> wiki (you may only vote once, regardless of how many accounts you >>> own). To qualify, this one account must: >>> not be blocked; and >>> not be a bot; and >>> have made at least 600 edits before 01 June 2009 across across >>> Wikimedia wikis (edits on several wikis can be combined if your >>> accounts are unified into a global account); and >>> have made at least 50 edits between 01 January and 1 July 2009. >>> Special exceptions: the following may vote regardless of the above >>> requirements: >>> Wikimedia server administrators with shell access; >>> paid staff of the Wikimedia Foundation who started working at the >>> office before 01 March 2009; >>> current or former members of the Board of Trustees. >>> [edit]How to vote >>> If you are eligible to vote: >>> Read the candidate presentations and decide which candidates you will >>> support. >>> Go to the wiki page "Special:Securepoll" on one wiki you qualify to >>> vote from. For example, if you are most active on the wiki >>> meta.wikimedia.org/, go to meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Securepoll. >>> Follow the instructions on that page. >>> [edit]Information for candidates >>> >>> A detailed description of the responsibilities of a member of the >>> Board can be found at http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_member. >>> [edit]Responsibilities as member of the Board >>> Being a Board member of a small organization like the Wikimedia >>> Foundation, which faces immense challenges, can be time-consuming. The >>> position is voluntary and unpaid. While board members are not expected >>> to bring personal money to the organisation, they are welcome to help >>> raise funds. >>> Board members are expected to attend at least 3–4 meetings per year in >>> person, attend Wikimania (our annual conference), and attend other >>> scheduled online meetings and votes. The Board communicates >>> intensively via e-mail, wiki, and IRC. Individual trustees sometimes >>> participate in strategic meetings with other organizations and >>> companies, relaying results back to Board and staff. >>> Individual board members are expected to be involved in certain >>> activities (such as fundraising, Wikimania, or auditing) and to help >>> draft policies, charters and resolutions on such topics. >>> Because Board members owe duties by virtue of their position, >>> candidates who currently hold paid positions with the Wikimedia >>> Foundation must resign from those position before they can be >>> appointed to the Board of Trustees. This is to avoid potential >>> conflicts of interests. >>> [edit]Prerequisites to candidacy >>> To be eligible as a candidate, you must: >>> have made at least 600 edits before 01 March 2009 on any one >>> registered account (edits on several wikis can be combined if your >>> accounts are unified into a global account); and >>> have made at least 50 edits between 01 January and 01 July 2009; and >>> publicly disclose your real name in your candidate presentation >>> (because the identities of Board members are a matter of public >>> record, it is not possible to hold a position on the Board of Trustees >>> anonymously or under a pseudonym); and >>> be at least 18 years old and of legal age in your home country. >>> Special exceptions: current members of the Board of Trustees may be >>> candidates regardless of the above requirements. >>> [edit]How to submit your candidacy >>> If you are eligible, you can submit your candidacy by doing the >>> following: >>> Write a brief summary of no more than 1200 characters stating what you >>> would do if you were elected to the Board of Trustees, your relevant >>> opinions and experience, and anything else you think is relevant. You >>> may not use your candidate summary to link to lists of endorsements or >>> other platform pages, and may not run on a slate with other candidates. >>> Submit your summary between 00:00, 06 July 2009 (UTC) and 23:59, 20 >>> July 2009 (UTC). After July 20, it cannot be changed except for minor >>> corrections or translation. Any additions submitted after this >>> deadline will be time-stamped and presented separately from the >>> original summary, and will only be presented to voters if they get >>> translated into all of the same languages as the original summary. >>> Submit proof of your identity to Cary Bass (Volunteer Coordinator) >>> before 20 July 2009. You will be privately contacted by a member of >>> the Election Committee with further information about meeting this >>> requirement when you list yourself as a candidate. >>> Candidates who fail to comply with the above requirements and >>> deadlines will be disqualified. >>> [edit]Organization >>> >>> [edit]Time line >>> 01–30 June 2009: primary translation phase; subcommittee actively >>> coordinates and promotes translation. >>> 06–20 July 2009: candidate submissions. >>> 20 July 2009: deadline to send proof of identity (late or missing >>> submissions will be disqualified). >>> 03–10 August 2009: elections. >>> 10–12 August 2009: vote-checking. >>> 12 August 2009: publication of results. >>> [edit]Translators >>> To ensure that a representative cross-section of the Wikimedia >>> community takes part in this election, it is important to translate >>> election notices and candidate statements into as many languages as >>> possible. To help translate, please see the translation page. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> foundation-l mailing list >>> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>> >> >> >> -- >> Ting >> >> Ting's Blog: http://wingphilopp.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
