*You can find this message translated into additional languages on
Meta-wiki.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Announcement/Voting_1>*
Hello all,
In mid-January 2023, the Enforcement Guidelines
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines>
for
the Universal Code of Conduct
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct>
will
undergo a second community-wide ratification vote. This follows the March
2022 vote
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines/Voting/Results>,
which resulted in a majority of voters supporting the Enforcement
Guidelines. During the vote, participants helped highlight important
community concerns. The Board’s Community Affairs Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Committee>
requested
that these areas of concern be reviewed.
The volunteer-led Revisions Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee#Revisions_Committee_members>
worked
hard reviewing community input and making changes. They updated areas of
concern, such as training and affirmation requirements, privacy and
transparency in the process, and the readability and translatability of the
document itself.
The revised Enforcement Guidelines can be viewed *here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines>*,
and a comparison of the changes can be found *here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Comparison>*
.
*How to vote?*
Beginning *January 17, 2023*, voting will be open. *This page on Meta-wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information>*
outlines
information on how to vote using SecurePoll.
*Who can vote?*
The *eligibility requirements
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforcement_guidelines/Voter_information#Voting_eligibility>*
for
this vote are the same as for the Wikimedia Board of Trustees elections.
See the voter information page for more details about voter eligibility. If
you are an eligible voter, you can use your Wikimedia account to access the
voting server.
*What happens after the vote?*
Votes will be scrutinized by an independent group of volunteers, and the
results will be published on Wikimedia-l, the Movement Strategy Forum,
Diff, and Meta-wiki. Voters will again be able to vote and share concerns
they have about the guidelines. The Board of Trustees will look at the
levels of support and concerns raised as they consider whether the
Enforcement Guidelines should be ratified or developed further.
On behalf of the UCoC Project Team,
--
Zita Ursula Zage (she/her)
Facilitator, Movement Strategy & Governance
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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