Representative Council Elections of the Student Union of the University of Lapland 2023

The highest decision-making power in the Student Union of the University of Lapland (LYY) is exercised by the Council of Representatives. The Council of Representatives is elected by the members of the Student Union by proportional election. The term of office of the current Council of Representatives expires on 30 November 2023 and the new Council of Representatives will begin its two-year term on 1 December 2023. The Council of Representatives consists of twenty (20) members. The Representative Council Election is held electronically.

 

The election day is on Wednesday 8 November 2023

Voting is open between 2November 8:00 AM and 8November 8:00 PM.

The voting will take place in the Tuudo app, and registration is carried out using the IDs of the students at the University of Lapland.

Voting begins on 2 November 8:00 AM and ends on 8 November 8:00 PM.

Only members of the Student Union who have registered to attend the University of Lapland no later than 14 September 2023 have the right to vote in the Representative Council elections. The electoral register of those entitled to vote are displayed on 25-27 September 2023 at the student union’s office, at Ahkiomaantie 23 B, at café Meidän Lovisa, in the main building of the University of Lapland, at Yliopistonkatu 8 and in the F-wing service point.

Any requests for correction of the electoral register must be made to the Central Election Committee by 3 PM on 4 October 2023. Requests for corrections to the electoral register must be submitted to the Office of the Student Union, to the Secretary General.

Everyone entitled to vote is eligible to stand as a candidate. The documents used in the election are available from the Student Union’s office, Ahkiomaantie 23 B and from the Student Union’s website, at http://www.lyy.fi/lyy/asiakirjat/muut/. Electoral associations or electoral alliances must submit their election documents to the Central Election Committee in a sealed envelope at the Student Union’s office to the Secretary General, Service and Administration Specialist, Educational and Social Affairs Specialist, Community Specialist, or Communications Specialist at Ahkiomaantie 23 B, no later than 9 October 2023 at 12 PM.

Rovaniemi, 19 September 2023

THE STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND  
Central Election Committee

Krista Perälä

Chair of the Central Election Committee

Miikka Keränen

Secretary of the Central Election Committee