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Voting in the SUS Elections
The voting period for the 2026-2027 SUS Executive Committee is from February 13th to February 23rd at 11:59 pm. Use the link below to vote.
Contact Elections SUS
The Chief Returning Officer (CRO) organizes the official elections of the SUS, this includes both regular and special elections. The CRO will develop the electoral calendar, which, when approved by General Council, calls an official election.
All questions can be directed to our Chief Returning Officer (CRO), Sena Lee at cro@susmcgill.ca. For more information on SUS elections, consult the Electoral Bylaws.
SUS Election Guidelines
Do you have ideas about how to improve our faculty and university as a whole? Looking to make a lasting impact within the Science and Arts & Science community at McGill? The Science Undergraduate Society holds elections for the Executive Council every Winter semester. The SUS represents the voice of all Science and Arts & Science students within the McGill community. The SUS members provide events and services for the SUS body and work with various departmental and faculty associations at McGill.
Students enrolled full-time in either a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts & Science are eligible for election to a position on the SUS Executive Council while ONLY full-time Bachelor of Science students may run for election as a Representative to SSMU and as the Science Senator.
Positions available:
President (1)
VP Academic (1)
VP External (1)
VP Internal (1)
VP Finance (1)
VP Sustainability (1)
VP Communications (1)
Science Senator (1)
Science Representatives to SSMU (3)
Guidelines for Nominees:
Nominees may only run for 1 position
Nominees must obtain 50 signatures from the SUS student body, with the exception of the President, who must obtain 75 signatures
Nominees must meet with and receive the incumbent executive's signature of the position they are running for
Nominees wishing to run for the position of President must have at minimum 1 year of experience on the SUS executive, any departmental council, or have held the position of Representative to SSMU, or Science Senator.
Nominees wishing to run for the position of Vice President Finance must have held a position on the SUS Finance Committee or had been a departmental VP Finance.
The Electoral Calendar:
Preliminary Candidates Meeting: Potential candidates can learn about the structure of the SUS elections, including rules and the electoral calendar with the CRO.
Nomination Period (12 days): Potential candidates can collect the required amount of signatures to ratify their candidacy. If there are less than 2 nominees per position, this period will be extended by 4 days. Nomination forms will be provided by Elections SUS, and forms must be given to the CRO by the end of the nomination period.
Candidates Meeting: Official candidates meet with the CRO to review campaign rules and guidelines.
Campaign Period (5+ days): official candidates campaign for their candidacy.
Meet the Candidates: Constituents can meet the official electoral candidates to discuss and ask questions about their platforms.
Voting Period (3+ days): Constituents under the SUS will vote for a candidate for each elected position.
2026 Electoral Calendar
The extended election dates shall be as follows:
Preliminary Candidate Meeting: January 15th at 6:00 PM
Nomination Period: January 15th (12:00 AM) - February 2nd (11:59 PM)
Candidate Meeting: February 5th at 6:00 PM
Campaign Period: February 6th (12:00 AM) - February 12th (11:59 PM)
Meet the Candidates: February 12th at 6:00 PM
Voting: February 13th (12:00 AM) - February 23rd (11:59 PM)
Results by: February 24th
The regular election dates shall be as follows:
Preliminary Candidate Meeting: January 15th at 6:00 PM
Nomination Period: January 15th (12:00 AM) - January 29th (11:59 PM)
Candidates Meeting: February 2nd at 6:00 PM
Campaign Period: February 3rd (12:00 AM) - February 9th (11:59 PM)
Meet the Candidates: February 9th at 6:00 PM
Voting: February 10th - February 20th
Results by: February 21st