In Person Elections

As a club, society or project wanting to run your elections offline, you need to let us know why you are planning to opt-out of our online elections. 

You must opt-out of online elections by Friday 10th February! Any CSP that has not opted out through out form will automatically be included in our CSP Spring Elections (online). 

As a club, society or project that has opted out of our online elections, there are some key dates and election rules you need to be aware of. Specifically, you can only hold your elections during imperial term times - no offline elections can be held during holiday periods.

We have provided this timeline to be completed before the start of our Summer bi-elections. This is so we can update our eActivities records in time for the online elections and capture any unfilled positions through this online bi-election process.

This deadline is so we can guarantee next year committee details are processed through all the evidence submitted. This timeline allows all new committee members the opportunity to benefit from our officer training programme and on-boarding process. 

Find a date during term time before Friday 26th May 2023. As we've stated above, all elections must happen during term time before the deadline. This is to give all your members the chance to engage in your elections, whether they decide to run for a position or participate as a voting member. 

Once you've found a date, find a space! You need to find a space viable and accessible to host your membership, here you can check all our bookable spaces and capacities. 

Next, just follow our ad-hoc room booking process and request a room! Make sure you submit 10 working days in advance to your AGM. 

You have a responsibility to email your members and let them know your election plans! 

Once you have a date, it is best to let your membership know ASAP to give them the best opportunity to attend and engage with your elections. In this communication, you should offer a way for members to nominate themselves for positions, offering information and support putting themselves forward. 

To get an up to date membership mail list, just download the contacts from eActivities 

Your Returning Officer (RO) is an appointed member of your CSP. This person is appointed to oversee the fair and equal delivery of your elections. 

This person appointed must be unbiased towards the outcomes of the elections and act impartially throughout the process. They are able to collect votes & assist the committee with the running of your AGM. 

Once you have agreed the date with your committee, booked the room and invited your members - it's time to organise your AGM. 

The main things to consider when organising your AGM is how you are going to collect nominations from members and collect votes. We encourage all groups to collect votes via an online form during the meeting to create an automatic voting record that can be attached to the evidence form. 

All election results will need to be evidenced and sent to the activities team via the Offline Elections - Evidence Submission Form. 

In your AGM, give your candidates an open, comfortable and accessible space to present their objectives/plans for next year. 

Offer an online offer to your members & online voting process. You can collect votes both in-person and online. Please make sure you collect the voting record that represents your election results.