Elections

If you are interested in running for a position, please read this page thoroughly!

In the SRC Fall Election, 2 General Councilors, 3 Representatives, and 1 Senator will be elected. They will serve on the Board of Student Representatives (BSR), the governing body of the SRC. The Senator will also serve on the University Senate, representing student voices.

POSITIONS ELECTED IN THE FALL ELECTION 

Click on the position to read the job description and eligibility for each role:

To find out more about the positions, please visit our booth at SRC Extra Day during O-Week or attend an Information Session offered in early September. Check back here in August for dates.

If you wish to run for one of these positions, you must fill out the nomination form and submit it before the deadline. The nomination form will be posted below closer to the opening of the Nomination Period. You can scroll down to find the nomination form or pick up a paper copy in the SRC office at that time.

To be nominated, you will need at least 2 students to support your nomination (other than yourself). On the form, you will need the name, student number, and BU email address of the students, as well as each student’s signature. It is up to YOU to make sure that their information is legible and correct. Once your nomination is received, your nominators will be emailed by the SRC Elections office, and they must reply.

• Nominations open on Monday, September 2 and remain open until Monday, September 9 at 10 am.
• Information booth at the Student Success Fair on Tuesday, September 3, 12 noon – 2 pm in The Gait
• Information Booth at SRC Extra Day on Wednesday, September 4, 1 pm– 4 pm in The Gait
• Information Session on Friday, September 6 at 11 am in Agora, Library Learning Commons.
• The final deadline to submit your nomination form is Monday, September 9 at 10 am. Nominations received after the deadline will not be accepted.
• Candidates must attend the mandatory All-Candidate Meeting on Monday, September 9 at 1 pm in McGreer 100.
• Campaigning begins at 8 am on Tuesday, September 10 until the end of the voting period. No campaigning can happen prior to this date.
• Voting for these positions will take place on Tuesday, September 17 and Wednesday, September 18 via the SRC online voting platform – busrc.simplyvoting.com.
• The results of the election will be announced on the morning of Thursday, September 19 through an email to the student list and on the SRC’s Instagram page.
• Successful candidates are required to attend the off-campus BSR Training Retreat on Friday September 20 until Sunday September 22.

You can contact Karen Dymond, the SRC’s Secretary General / Chief Returning Officer, at srcsg@ubishops.ca.