USC PRESS RELEASE: Fall 2023 By-Elections

This fall, the USC is administering by-elections for the following positions: Kinesiology councillor, Science councillors (two vacant seats), FIMS president, and FIMS councillor. Nominations for these positions will open Monday, September 25, 2023 at 8 a.m. and will close on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. The USC now requires paper nomination forms, so the forms must be submitted in-person to the USC office (UCC 340).

An all candidates meeting will be held Monday, October 2, 2023 at 4:30 p.m in UCC 373. This is a mandatory meeting for all candidates. Campaign period starts on October 3, 2023 and ends October 13, 2023. Voting opens at 8 a.m. October 16, 2023 and closes at 8 p.m. October 17, 2023. All faculties must post the result of their election by 5 p.m. October 18, 2023.

Each Faculty President candidate has a spending limit of $200 for their campaign. Each Divisional candidate, excluding Faculty President candidates, has a spending limit of $100.

If you have questions, please contact the Chief Returning Officer at cro@westernusc.ca

You can also find more information at the links below, along with the nomination forms as of 8 a.m Monday, September 25, 2023:
https://westernusc.ca/governance/elections/
https://uscelections.ca/get-involved/#nomination

-USC Communications Team