Committee Elections
Information for upcoming election of the 2027 WAMSS Committee found here!
We’d love to have you on our committee.
Election guidebook
The new and updated Election Guidebook detailing all available positions and role descriptions is out now! Here you will find which executive or committee position to apply for, and what the job entails. You will also find the relevant contact for that position this year if you’d like to find out more about the role.
Campaigning guidelines
Candidates are to adhere to the WAMSS social media campaigning guidelines. The Executive reserve the right to make case by case decisions relating to breaches of the above rules; these may range from no penalty to removing a candidate’s name from the ballot and disqualifying them as a candidate. The policy can be accessed here.
How it works
Callouts for committee and executive will occur separately. Each group of candidates will have a nomination and campaigning period of 5 days and a voting period of 2 days, in line with our Election Administration Policy. Campaigning must adhere to our Social Media Campaigning Guidlines. The dates of this years election period are listed to the right.
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Nomination Period:
Opens: 12:00am Saturday 22nd August 2026
Closes: 11:59pm Friday 28th August 2026
Sunday 30th August 2026: Nomination Bulletin made available
Campaigning:
Begins: 12:00am Monday 31st August 2026
Ends: 11:59pm Friday 4th Sept 2026
Voting:
Opens 12:00am Saturday 5th Sept 2026
Closes: 11:59pm Sunday 6th Sept 2026
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Nomination Period:
Opens: 12:00am Saturday 5th Sept 2026
Closes: 11:59pm Friday 11th Sept 2026
Sunday 13th Sept 2026: Nomination Bulletin made available
Campaigning:
Begins: 12:00am Monday 14th Sept 2026
Ends: 11:59pm Friday 18th Sept 2026
Voting:
Opens: 12:00am Saturday 19th Sept 2026
Closes: 11:59pm Sunday 20th Sept 2026
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Nomination Period:
Opens: 12:00am Saturday 5th Sept 2026
Closes: 11:59pm Friday 11th Sept 2026
No voting or campaigning required
