RUSU 2026 Annual Elections

About the Elections

Voting at these elections will be conducted via an online method. All enrolled students willreceive a link to vote in their student email on Monday 7 September. Students can vote on their own devices at any time during election week and can attend a polling location for assistance with online voting.

Voting will be by the optional preferential and optional proportional representation methods. Optional proportional representation will be the method of counting for those positions where more than one candidate is to be elected.

Polling will be conducted from 9am, Monday 7 September 2026 until 1pm, Friday 11 September 2026.

The Returning Officer is Owen Wrangle.

Team and Candidate Statements

This booklet contains information about the election, polling assistance locations, team statements and individual candidate statements.

WATCH TEAM STATEMENT VIDEOS:

Together 

Left Action

Polling Assistance Times & Locations 

Notice of Nominations Received

NOTICE OF ELECTION: Monday 7 September – Friday 11 September 2026

NOTICE: RUSU Ruling – Exclusion Zones (PDF):

NOTICE: Notice of Team Registrations Received (PDF):

RUSU Election Regulations – Approved June 2026 (PDF):

RUSU Constitution – Updated October 2023 (PDF):

Polling Times and Locations (PDF):

NOTICE: Timeline of Election (PDF)

NOMINATIONS FORM (Word Doc):

TEAM PREFERENCE FORM (Word Doc):

TEAM APPLICATION FORM (Word Doc):

REGISTER OF CAMPAIGNERS:
RUSU Register of Campaigners 2026 (Word Doc):