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-The Wikimedia Foundation has used this method for Board of Trustees and Funds Dissemination Committee elections in [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/Results 2013], [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Results 2015], and [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Results 2017], after previously using [[Approval voting]] and [[Schulze method]].
+The Wikimedia Foundation has used this method for Board of Trustees and Funds Dissemination Committee elections in [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2013/Results 2013], [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_2015/Results 2015], and [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2017/Results 2017], after previously using [[Approval voting]] and [[Schulze method]]. It has also been used for Steward elections since 2009 or earlier,<ref name="Meta 2009">{{cite web | title=Stewards/elections 2009/Statistics | website=Wikimedia Meta-Wiki | date=2009-02-22 | url=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/elections_2009/Statistics | access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> with the current rules electing all candidates that receive at least 30 votes in favor and at least 80% support.<ref name="Meta">{{cite web | title=Stewards/Elections 2020/Statistics | website=Wikimedia Meta-Wiki | url=https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/Elections_2020/Statistics | access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref>
 Wikipedia uses this in a non-binding way for Administrator nominations,<ref>[[W:Wikipedia:Requests for adminship#Decision%20process|w:Wikipedia:Requests for adminship#Decision process]]</ref> etc.