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Administrator elections are a proposed process for selecting administrators – users with access to additional technical features that aid in maintenance. It is an alternative to requests for adminship (RfA), which has been the only way to become administrator on the English Wikipedia since 2003.[1] The first trial election will be held in October 2024. After this trial, the community will discuss if and how to proceed with administrator elections.
The elections do not replace requests for adminship. Prospective administrators may freely choose which process to use.