Statusas of 20:00 (UTC), Wednesday, 27 November 2024 (Purge)
Voting in the 2024 Arbitration Committee elections is now open to eligible editors until 23:59, 02 December 2024 (UTC). If you wish to participate in the 2024 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page.
Community members are welcome to ask questions of the candidates.
have disclosed any previous or alternate accounts in their election statement (legitimate accounts which have been declared to the Arbitration Committee before the close of nominations do not need to be publicly disclosed).
Caution about scrutiny
Candidates should be aware that they are likely to receive considerable internal and external scrutiny. External scrutiny may include attempts to investigate on- and off-wiki activities; previous candidates have had personal details revealed and unwanted contact made with employers and family. We are unable to prevent this and such risks will continue if you are successful.
be submitted after 00:00 UTC on 03 November 2024 and until 23:59 UTC on 12 November 2024,
not exceed a limit of 400 words[b] (although candidates are free to link to a longer statement if they wish),
confirm that the candidate will fully comply with the criteria for access to non-public data,
include a disclosure of all prior and alternate accounts or confirmation that all such accounts have been declared to the Arbitration Committee, and
be created using the inputbox below, by appending your username to the existing text, clicking the button, and following the instructions.
Applications are considered complete only when properly filled out and transcluded by the deadline. Deadlines will be strictly enforced regardless of technical problems that may occur. Candidates are advised to have their application ready early.
Because we believe that safeguarding the privacy of the Wikimedia community is an important Wikimedia value, those who have access to nonpublic personal data need to:
Be at least 18 years old (except email response team members, who must be at least 16 years old);
Provide contact information; and
Sign a confidentiality agreement.
^The mandatory disclosure of alternate accounts and declaration of intent to comply with the WMF identification policy are exempt from the 400-word limit, although candidates are encouraged to be concise.