Wikimedia CEE Hub Steering Committee Election 2026/Eligibility

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The eligibility criteria for voters and candidates in the Wikimedia CEE Hub Steering Committee Election 2026 are based on the provisions outlined in the Wikimedia CEE Hub Internal Governance document.

Voter eligibility

To be eligible to vote, individuals must be members of the Wikimedia CEE Hub community.

A Wikimedia CEE Hub community member is any Wikimedian with a Wikimedia account who meets at least one of the following criteria by 18 June 2026:

Present on the CEE Hub mailing list
Present on the CEE General mailing list
Member of the CEE Youth Group mailing list
Delegate to the CEE Meeting at least once in the last 5 years

In addition, eligible voters must:

Have a Wikimedia account created on or before 18 December 2025
Have at least 300 edits on Wikimedia projects between 18 December 2025 and 18 June 2026
Not have been blocked on any Wikimedia project between 18 March 2026 and 18 June 2026, and not be currently blocked

You can check your eligibility using the following tool:

https://cee-sc-election.toolforge.org/

Each eligible voter may cast:

One vote for Community positions
One vote for Affiliate positions (if designated by an affiliate)

Note: Current Wikimedia Foundation staff members are not eligible to vote.

Candidate eligibility

To be eligible as a candidate, individuals must first meet all voter eligibility criteria.

In addition, candidates must:

Be at least 18 years old by 18 June 2026
Be eligible to vote (as defined above)
Participate in at least two of the three CEE Hub Advisory Group monthly status meetings before the close of nominations

The meetings are scheduled as follows: (15 April 2026, 20 May 2026, 17 June 2026)

Each meeting lasts one hour, from 16:00 to 17:00 UTC (18:00 to 19:00 CEST).

Meeting link: Google Meet

Community candidates

May self-nominate
May also be nominated by others, but must explicitly accept the nomination before 18 June 2026

Affiliate candidates

Must be nominated by a Wikimedia affiliate in good standing (List of the eligible CEE affiliates)
The nomination must be publicly documented by the affiliate (e.g., on a website or in meeting notes)

Additional notes

Each affiliate designates one voter for Affiliate positions
A person may vote in both categories if they are eligible as both a community member and an affiliate representative
The term limit for Steering Committee members is 6 consecutive years
In cases where the interpretation of the rules or eligibility criteria is unclear, the Electoral Commission is responsible for making the final determination, including verifying whether requirements have been fulfilled