Election Office

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The Electoral Office, situated in Division of Academic Affairs, organizes the election of senate members and faculty councils at RWTH Aachen.

 

2019 Council Elections in the Student Group

The elections for the Senate and the faculty councils for the Student Group will be held June 24 to 28, 2019. At the same time, the elections for the student councils will be carried out by secret ballot. For more information, please refer to the German webpages on elections offered by the Student Representatives of AStA.

If students apply for an absentee ballot for either of these two elections, then the application is valid for both, as long as the students are eligible to vote in both elections.

The timing of the elections process for the Senate and the faculty councils is illustrated in the preliminary election schedule. In the downloads section below, you will also find information regarding the distribution of seats according to electoral districts.

The electoral register can be viewed between April 29 and June 13, 2019 at the Election Office (Hauptgebäude, Templergraben 55, Raum 030). In case of inaccuracies in the electoral register, appeals can be filed to the Chairman of the Election within the viewing period. The appeal must be made in writing or officially recorded on site. Eligible to vote are only those individuals who are listed in the electoral register.

The templates for election nominations can be used to nominate an individual and must be submitted by May 6, 2019, 12 noon. Late entries will not be considered. More information about submitting election nominations can be found in the above template.

When forming committees, it is important to ensure that men and women are equally represented. This is to be taken into account when nominating candidates. Please also note the following document (de) from the NRW Ministry of Education and Research.

The election announcements for the Student Group were published on the Election Office's official posting board on April 15, 2019. They contain all the important election regulations.

The election nominations were published on the Election Office's official posting board from May 28, 2019. This contains a list of all students standing for election.

The official results were published on the Election Office's official posting board on July 2, 2019.

 

By-Election in the Group of University Professors in the 2019 Faculty Council for Civil Engineering

A by-election is necessary because one member of the Faculty Council in the group of university professors has withdrawn from their position. It is not possible to replace this member with a deputy, due to staff shortages.

The election announcement was published on the Election Office's official posting board on April 15, 2019 and the election nominations will be published there starting May 3, 2019. All the important election regulations are explained. The time frame is outlined in the election procedures model. Please use this form this form to submit any election nominations until 12 noon on May 3, 2019.

The official results were posted on the official posting board of the Election Office on May 27, 2019.