Hi Z., Short answer: No, a high number of non-voters (or “abstentions”) does not invalidate the WMF Board election.These elections are run with SecurePoll using Single Transferable Vote (STV) and have no quorum requirement; validity depends on the process and timeline, not on a majority of all eligible accounts voting. See: SecurePoll/Help and STV on Meta.
For context: Recent Board elections typically see about 5–6k votes cast across ~80k+ eligible accounts; e.g., the 2024 election recorded ~6,000 voters and was duly certified. See 2024 election stats on Meta. The 2025 cycle is again conducted via SecurePoll (STV) under the Elections Committee; timeline and info here: 2025 WMF Board election (Meta). So while we should always encourage more participation, a larger number of non-votes doesn’t, by itself, create a procedural problem. Best, Andreas — Dr. phil. Andreas Buller Philosophy Teacher Website: https://andreasbuller.wixsite.com/andre?lang=de Mit freundlichen Grüßen Dr. Phil. Andreas Buller Philosophy Teacher WWW https://andreasbuller.wixsite.com/andre?lang=de
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