What are elections?
Every year your club/society must hold an election to select the new committee for the next academic year. The election will usually be a meeting that lasts between 1 - 2 hours (depending on the size of your committee). Typically these are held in Lent Term during February and March.
The meeting gives the current committee the opportunity to go through successes of the year, whether there's anything that could have been done differently and allow members to feedback to the committee what they think went well this year.
Key roles
There are three core roles that every affiliated group must have and they are:
- President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
There are other roles that can be added to your committee, and this will differ depending on what group you are, and what your club/society needs.
accessible spaces
As all elections for Michaelmas Term are online, if you wish to host an AGM alongside the election, you can do this via online platforms. For further support on this contact su.arcstaff@lse.ac.uk.
Michaelmas Term elections
Elections will automatically be online for Michaelmas Term. If you are unsure whether your club or society needs an election, please contact su.arcstaff@lse.ac.uk.
Online
Dates for the election period will be announced soon.
You must tell us if you want an election by filling out our Election Request Form(Opens in new tab)
Deadline to complete this form is Monday 14 September 9am.
Offline
No elections are to be held in person for Michaelmas Term.
Useful resources
Elections Guide(Opens in new tab) Offline Elections Guide(Opens in new tab) Rules For Candidates(Opens in new tab) Elections Announcement Template(Opens in new tab) Election FAQs(Opens in new tab)
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