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Office of the Registrar

Board of Governors Byelection - Student Representative

1 Student by-election / Term: November 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026

  1. Gather all supporting documents
  2. Download and complete three nomination forms
    1. Attach completed forms to the online application as part of step 3
  3. Submit an (form is open during the nomination period, see below for dates)

2025 Byelection Dates for Board of Governors

Nomination Period:

Sep. 19 – Oct. 3, 2025


Election Dates:

October 22 - 29, 2025

Candidates Names Published:

October 6, 2025


Announcement of Results:

October 30, 2025

Campaign Period:

October 7 - 21, 2025


Appeal Deadline:

November 3, 2025

Education Council - Student Representatives

2 Students Education Council - Preference will be given to student candidates from Central Ðǿմ«Ã½ and Shuswap/Revelstoke / Term: November 1, 2025 to July 31, 2026

  1. Gather all supporting documents
  2. Download and complete three nomination forms
    1. Attach completed forms to the online application as part of step 3
  3. Submit an (form is open during the nomination period, see below for dates)

2025 Election Dates for Education Council

Nomination Period:

Sep. 19 – Oct. 3, 2025


Election Dates:

October 22 - 29, 2025

Candidates Names Published:

October 6, 2025


Announcement of Results:

October 30, 2025

Campaign Period:

October 7 - 21, 2025


Appeal Deadline:

November 3, 2025

Education Council Byelection - Faculty Representative

1 Faculty by-election – Health &  Social Development / Term: November 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026

  1. Gather all supporting documents
  2. Download and complete three nomination forms
    1. Attach completed forms to the online application as part of step 3
  3. Submit an (form is open during the nomination period, see below for dates)

2025 Byelection Dates for Education Council

Nomination Period:

Sep. 19 – Oct. 3, 2025


Election Dates:

October 22 - 29, 2025

Candidates Names Published:

October 6, 2025


Announcement of Results:

October 30, 2025

Campaign Period:

October 7 - 21, 2025


Appeal Deadline:

November 3, 2025

Elections Procedure

To submit your application:

Gather all supporting documents

  1. Download and complete three nomination forms
  2. Attach completed forms to the online application as part of step 3
  3. Submit an (form is open during the nomination period only, see election schedule above this section) 

Information Regarding Elections and Campaigns

Elections for positions on Ðǿմ«Ã½ Board of Governors and Education Council are conducted by the Registrar’s Office. 

Questions may be emailed to elections@okanagan.bc.ca.

To obtain further details about the regulations governing the election, please click on the button below.

Election rules

To access further details about the guidelines governing the campaign process, please click the button provided below.

Campaign rules

Eligibility Requirements

Faculty/Instructor

Faculty/Instructor member means any faculty member or vocational instructor employed by Ðǿմ«Ã½ who is a member of the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Faculty Association or BC Government and Service Employees’ Union (Vocational Instructors).

Any faculty member or vocational instructor shall be deemed eligible to stand for election if they in good standing with their representative group and have an employment contract or a reasonable expectation of a contract that covers the period of the term of office.

Support staff

Support staff member means any individual employed by Ðǿմ«Ã½ who is a member of BC Government and Service Employees’ Union Support Staff or covered by the Terms and Conditions for Administrators or Excluded Staff and is not in a position excluded under Appendix A.

Any support staff member shall be deemed eligible to stand for election if they in good standing with their representative group and have an employment contract or a reasonable expectation of a contract that covers the period of the term of office.

Student 

Student means any person enrolled as a student at Ðǿմ«Ã½ in a program approved by Education Council.

Eligibility to stand for election and to hold office.

Be deemed to be in good standing by the Registrar. Any Student is eligible be nominated to be a Student elected member with the following exception: that a Student candidate may not be employed by the College as a Support Staff, Faculty or Educational Administrator except when the employment falls under one of the following: Letter of Understanding #1 - Student Employees, Letter of Understanding #2 – Co-operative Education Students and Letter of Understanding #3 – Research Projects as part of the Collective Agreement between Ðǿմ«Ã½ (Support Staff) and the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (2014-2019 and as renegotiated).  Be considered a Student on the day the election is held.

Appeal committee

  1. The Registrar/Associate Vice President who will chair the Committee and be non-voting;
  2. A student (President of the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Student Union or designate in odd years, the President of the Vernon Students’ Association Ðǿմ«Ã½ or designate in even years);
  3. A representative from the Faculty/Instructor representative groups (Chair of the BCGEU (Vocational Instructors) or designate in odd years and the Chair of the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Faculty Association or designate in even years); and
  4. A representative from Support Staff/Administrator representative groups (Chair of BCGEU Support Staff union or designate in odd years and the Chair of the Administrators Association or designate in even years).

Note: OCFA & BCGEU Vocational and OCSU & VSAOC agreed to serve on alternate years.