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The two elected positions, were selected from volunteer and contributing members of Wikimedia (article IV, sec. 2.3). They were elected by [[en:Wikipedia:Elections for the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia-wide elections]] held in June 2004. The election was open to all active members of the foundation who had made their first edit at least 90 days ago. |
The two elected positions, were selected from volunteer and contributing members of Wikimedia (article IV, sec. 2.3). They were elected by [[en:Wikipedia:Elections for the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia-wide elections]] held in June 2004. The election was open to all active members of the foundation who had made their first edit at least 90 days ago. |
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The Board of Trustees are the ultimate corporate authority in the Wikimedia Foundation Inc. (article IV, sec. 1). The Board has the power to direct the activities of the foundation. It also has the authority to set membership dues, discipline and suspend members (article III), and to amend the corporate bylaws (article VI). |
The Board of Trustees are the ultimate corporate authority in the Wikimedia Foundation Inc. (article IV, sec. 1). The Board has the power to direct the activities of the foundation. It also has the authority to set [[membership]] dues, discipline and suspend members (article III), and to amend the corporate bylaws (article VI). |
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The board elected some officers and set two committees. |
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The Board is also empowered to set up committees to delegate its powers (art. 4 sec. 3). There is currently a proposal for individual [[Wikimedia Project Governing Committees]] that delegate the issues relating to issues such as policy and member disputes on each individual Wikimedia project. |
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== Trustees == |
== Trustees == |
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