Term 1: Elections & Referendum – AUB STUDENTS' UNION

Term 1 Elections & Referendum

All of the information about the term 1 elections and the referendum that has been called by our members.

The Official Announcement

This term, AUBSU is holding our Student Executive Elections and a Referendum on AI-generated materials. These are your chance to shape who represents you — and how your Students’ Union makes big decisions. Whether you’ve voted before or it’s your first time, this page has everything you need to know: how to stand, campaign, vote, and have your say.

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The Timeline

Nominations Open

Nominations open for the positions of:

AUBSU Executive Officer
Referendum Yes Campaign Agent
Referendum No Campaign Agent

Nominations Close

Nominations close at 15:00 for the positions of:

AUBSU Executive Officer
Referendum Yes Campaign Agent
Referendum No Campaign Agent

Get your nominations in well before this time to ensure you don’t risk missing out.

Candidate & Agent Briefing

All candidates and agents are required to attend. Failure to attend could lead you to be disqualified from the election or referendum.

Campaigning Opens

This is the day when candidates, campaign agents and their teams can formally begin campaigning to convince students to vote in particular ways.

Voting Opens

Voting is anonymous and independently overseen by Peter Robertson from NUS, appointed by the Trustee Board.

Voting will be open from 09:00 until 17:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday it will be open from 09:00 until 15:00.

All students who haven’t opted out of membership of the Students’ Union can vote in both the election of the Student Executive and Referendum.

Hustings

Effectively this is Question Time! Hear directly from the candidates and campaign agents on the reasons they think you should vote for them and their campaign.

All current AUB students are eligible to attend and ask questions.

Voting Closes

Polling closes at 15:00 on the dot. Any votes not completed by this point will not be verified.

The Count will begin once the Returning Officer is happy that all votes are verified.

THE RESULTS

The results will be announced live on www.aubsu.org.uk. Tune in for all of the decisions.

These results will be announced by our Acting Deputy Returning Officer.

Inaugural AUBSU Student Assembly

Our first ever student assembly takes place where your unions priorities are set and you get to hear what the key issues the SU has been tackling on your behalf.

What's Next & How to Get Involved 👇

FAQs

Everything you need to know about the elections and referendum.

Become a Campaign Agent

Lead the conversation! Nominate yourself before 3pm on 5th November to represent either the Yes or No side in the referendum.

See the campaigns

From Monday 10th November click here to see the campaigns of the candidates and campaign agents.

Vote Here

From 9am on Tuesday 11th November you can vote via this link!