Guess what! It’s time to pick the next ESS Council!
Elections for the 2023-2024 ESS Council will be happening from March 7th until March 31st, 2023. The elections are split into two parts: first we elect the President, and then we elect the rest of the Council. A detailed timeline of the elections can be found below.
This year’s elections resulted in a tie, requiring us to consult other universities and refer to/write policy to arrive at a winner. After a tie-breaking council vote, we give a huge congratulations to the 2023/2024 President, Sam Morrow!
The following positions are being elected in the second phase of the election:
- VP Communications
- VP Corporate Relations
- VP Events
- VP External
- VP Finance
- VP Internal
- VP Student Life
- Equity Officer
check out all of the candidates and their platforms and descriptions here
Overview of Elections Process:
As mentioned, the election process is split into two parts: first we elect the new President, and then we elect the other Council positions. Each part is split into 3 parts: nominations, campaigns, and voting. Each part is designed to make the process fairly easy for the candidate, while ensuring that the process is fair. Basically, the candidate writes out a couple hundred words (see the Nomination Form) on who they are, and their platform when they nominate themselves. The ESS handles most of the advertising during the campaigns, and runs a Candidates’ Debate event during the campaign (before the voting starts). The voting period is two days (for each part) and is run on the voting system set up by the Faculty of Engineering. For more details on this process, check out the Detailed Timeline and the Elections Policy (see the Links section) or send specific questions to the Chief Returning Officer (see the contact information under Questions or Concerns?).
Election Timeline:
| Event | Date | Time |
| Open Nomination Period for President | Tue, March 7th | 11:55 PM |
| Close Nomination Period for President | Sat, March 11 | 11:55 PM |
| Open Campaign Period for President | Mon, March 13 | 12:00 AM |
| Candidates’ Debate for President | Tue, March 14 | 6:00 PM |
| Open Voting Period for President | Thu, March 16 | 12:00 AM |
| Close Campaign and Voting Period for President | Sat, March 18 | 11:55 PM |
| Open Nomination Period for Other Positions | Fri, March 17 | 12:00 AM |
| Close Nomination Period for Other Positions | Tue, March 21 | 11:55 PM |
| Open Campaign Period for Other Positions | Thu March 23 | 12:00 AM |
| Candidates’ Debate for Other Positions | Mon-Tue, March 27-28 | TBA |
| Open Voting Period for Other Positions | Wed, March 29 | 12:00 AM |
| Close Campaign and Voting Period for Other Positions | Fri, March 31 | 11:55 PM |
Note: the Candidates’ Debates will be scheduled to work for the candidates – but will likely be at 6:30 PM PST.
Links:
Nomination form for ESS President
Questions or Concerns?
Please email the ESS President at esspresident@engr.uvic.ca with any questions or concerns about the election.