Elections
Voting Schedule
SU Officer Elections 2025
Nominations Open:
SU Elections Information Night
6pm Tuesday 28th of January 2025 in AC202 Arts/Science Concourse
Learn more about running for election, the 18 SU Officer positions and ask any questions you may have.
You can also find out more information about running for election in our SU Election Handbook HERE
This handbook focusses on the 4 Full Time SU Officer positions
Election of Officers for 2025/26
ALL POSITIONS
Nominations Open: 10am Wednesday 26 February 2025
Nominations Close: 5pm Wednesday 5 March 2025
Election Day: Thursday 13 March 2025
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Full Time Officers
The four full-time officers – the President, the Vice-President / Education Officer, Vice-President / Welfare and Equality Officer and the Vice President for the Irish Language will all be elected on Thursday 13 March 2025
Nominations will open 10am Wednesday 26th of February 2025 and close 5pm Wednesday 5th of March 2025
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Part Time Officers
The 14 part-time officer positions of – Postgraduate Taught Officer, Postgraduate Research Officer, Clubs’ Captain, Societies Chairperson, 4 College Convenors, Mature Students’ Officer, Gender and LGBT+ Rights Officer, Disability Rights Officer, Ethnic Minorities Officer, International Students Officer, Environmental and Sustainability Officer will all be elected on Thursday 13th March 2025
Nominations will open 10am Wednesday 26th February 2025 and close 5pm Wednesday 5th March 2025.
Important Dates
All members of the Executive Committee shall be elected by and from the full members of the Union in accordance with Schedule 1 of the Students' Union Constitution.
The procedure for all other elections shall be determined by the Elections Committee. Every year as a member of the Students Union you choose who you want to run your Union by electing the Executive Committee for the following year.
The term of office for the elected Officers of the Union runs from the 1st of July until the 30th of June.
FAQs
Voting gives you a direct say in how your Union is run, how your issues are dealt with and how your money gets spent. It’s important to pick the people you want as it’s the Union who will be representing your views to the Universtiy and on a local,regional and national level. Your vote is your voice so speak up!
The full-time officers – the President, the Vice-President/Education Officer, the Vice-President/Welfare and Equality Officer and the Vice-President/Irish Language – will all be elected on Thursday 13th of March 2025. Nominations for these positions will open on Wednesday 26th February 2025.
The part-time officer positions of – Societies’ Chairperson, Postgraduate Research Officer, Postgraduate Taught Officer, Clubs’ Captain, 4 College Convenors, Mature Students’ Officer, International Students Officer, Gender and LGBT+ Rights Officer, Disability Rights Officer, Ethnic Minorities Officer, Environmental and Sustainability Officer – will all be elected on Thursday 13th March 2025. Nominations for these positions are open 10am Wednesday 26th February 2025.
Voting will take place online on the YourSpace platform Thursday 13th March 2025.
For the elections of Clubs’ Captain and Societies’ Chairperson on polling day it is strictly one vote per club for Clubs’ Captain and one vote per society for Societies’ Chairperson. Only Club Captains and Society Auditors may vote
To be eligible to run in this election, candidates must be members of University of Galway Students’ Union. All registered students of University of Galway, on payment of the student levy are members of the Students’ Union.
Nomination forms will be available HERE
Late nominations will not be accepted under any circumstance.
The Elections Committee comprises of the President, the Vice-Presidents and the Returning Officer appointed under Schedule I. The duties of this committee are to oversee the running of all Union elections and to decide on any matters relating to such which are not specifically covered in this constitution and its schedules. If a member of the committee is running for re-election, they must resign their position on the Elections Committee. The Executive Committee shall nominate one of their number as a replacement. The Elections Committee must also provide a list of rules and regulations for candidates before campaigning begins.
Election regulations are outlined in the Students’ Union Constitution, Schedule 1
Queries?
If you have any queries about the regulations or running of the elections, please email elections@su.universityofgalway.ie