Movement Charter/Ratification

This was a historical draft of the Wikimedia Movement Charter. The latest version of the Charter that is up for a global ratification vote from June 25 to July 9, 2024 is available in the main Meta page. We thank the stakeholders of the Wikimedia movement for their feedback and insights in producing this draft.

Ratification

The Charter is ratified and comes into effect after a vote that has the following result:

A majority (more than 50%) of participating Wikimedia affiliates votes to support the Charter,
A majority (more than 50%) of participating movement-based voters votes to support the Charter, and
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees votes to support the Charter.

Translations of this Charter may be provided in other languages. In the event of doubt or conflict between any translation and the original English language version, the original version shall hold.