Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2025/Voter information

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A vote on proposed changes to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines (UCoC EG) and the U4C Charter is open from 17 April until 1 May 2025 23:59:59 (UTC) via SecurePoll. All eligible voters within the Wikimedia community will have an opportunity to support or oppose five change proposals, and share why. Find more details on voting instructions and voter eligibility below.

Please review Voting FAQs for information on casting a vote.

Voting process

If you are eligible to vote:

1. Review the proposed changes. There are five proposals on which to vote.
2. Decide whether to support or oppose each of the proposed changes. If you like, you may note your thoughts on the proposed changes with your vote.
3. Learn how to record your vote with SecurePoll.
4. Go to the SecurePoll Voting page and follow the instructions.
5. Remind other community members to vote!

What is being voted on?

The three documents on the UCoC are reviewed annually for potential modifications. According to the Charter the U4C "shall closely monitor the Foundation safety perception surveys, its own caseload trends, and feedback from community self-governance processes to identify challenges to the effective self-governance of communities to enforce the UCoC. Concerns identified shall be publicly documented on the U4C’s noticeboard, addressed as merited, or tabled during the annual UCoC & EG review." And the Enforcement Guidelines (EG) state that "Based on the Board of Trustees' recommendation, one year after the ratification of the Enforcement Guidelines, the Wikimedia Foundation will host a community consultation and review of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and UCoC." Changes to the UCoC need to be ratified by the Board of Trustees.

Why should you vote?

It is important that the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee ("U4C") works well with existing community governance structures and reflects community values. As such, it is important that the UCoC continue to reflect community values and to ensure the U4C is best-positioned to protect communities.

How to vote

A mockup of the SecurePoll ballot. Note especially that votewiki may suggest you are not logged in. Your vote will still count.

Please read this section before you go to SecurePoll to learn helpful information to make your voting experience go smoothly.

The ballot will display each of the five proposed changes, and offer two options for each: "Oppose" and "Support".

• A "Comment" box will provide a place for you to leave comments on any concerns you have with the proposed guidelines.
• SecurePoll will then notify you that your vote has been recorded.
• You can re-vote in the election. It overwrites your previous vote. You can do this as many times as you like.

Go to SecurePoll on votewiki and cast your vote

How will the voting outcome be determined?

A threshold of above 60% support of participating users will be required for a change proposal to pass.

Will people outside the Wikimedia Foundation be involved in scrutinizing the vote to verify authenticity?

The outcome of the vote will be scrutinized for irregularities by non-staff Wikimedians with experience in movement voting and verification processes. Vote scrutineers will be announced soon.

Voting eligibility

All registered Wikimedia contributors who meet minimum activity requirements, affiliate and Wikimedia Foundation staff and contractors (employed prior to 6 March 2025), and current and former Wikimedia Foundation trustees, will have the opportunity to vote on the proposed changes to the Enforcement Guidelines and Charter in SecurePoll.

If you believe you are eligible to vote but SecurePoll will not let you participate, please email ca@wikimedia.org for attention.

Editors

You may vote from any single 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 in more than one project;
• and not be a bot;
• and have made at least 300 edits before 6 March 2025 across Wikimedia wikis;
• and have made at least 20 edits across all Wikimedia wikis between 6 September 2024 and 6 March 2025.