For future WMF Board selections we could discuss adding a [[w:en:None of the above]] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_of_the_above> option which forces a new slate of candidates. I'm not sure how well it would play with ranked choice, especially if we're filling more than one seat. I'm also not sure it would have the disciplinary effect you're looking for, since invalidating a round of selection probably translates to simply leaving the current Board in place for longer. A "none of the above" option is included on ballots in some democracies but also in Argentina, Belarus and North Korea so it's hard to say whether it's the remedy we need.
It's never too late to push for real, legal Board elections perhaps by having historical "members" sue the WMF to reverse the evidently illegal 2006 change to its bylaws, as documented in [[meta: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_membership_controversy> Wikimedia Foundation membership controversy]] <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_membership_controversy>. It could be fun. -[[mw:User:Adamw]] in a volunteer capacity On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM Željko Blaće <[email protected]> wrote: > I am guessing many of you got the email below hours ago. > I wonder if the number of people abstaining is bigger > than the number of votes casted > ould that render the process > invalid/problematic? > > Regards - Z. > > p.s. > pardon if I repeat something already discussed > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM > Subject: Your vote is missing! > To: Zblace <[email protected]> > > > Dear Zblace, > > I wanted to remind you that you are eligible to vote in the Wikimedia > Foundation 2025 Board of Trustees election. Voting closes at 23:59 UTC > on October 22, 2025. > > Go to the SecurePoll voting page and vote now! > > Thank you, > > This message was sent on behalf of the Elections Committee > > This mail has been sent to you as you have registered your email > address with the Wikimedia Foundation. To remove yourself from future > election notifications, please add your username to the Wikimedia No > Mail List <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_nomail_list>. > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/2ZCMGXOANJGR5YUFA7YJEXENCYXLWUUQ/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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