ECSESS Election 2026

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Nomination period

March 2 - 13

Review the Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering Student Society Terms of Reference and EUS and ECSESS Electoral bylaws.
If applicable, prepare a nomination form and gather signatures from peers.
Share nomination Google Form with ecsess.dro@mcgilleus.ca by 5pm March 13th.

Extended nomination period

March 14 - 15

For positions with one or fewer candidates, the nomination period ends at 5PM.

Campaigning period

March 17 - 23

The candidate runs their campaign and reaches out to the student body. The campaign ends at 10PM on March 23rd.

Deadline to register a "No" campaign

March 18

If you are interested in running a "No" campaign against a candidate, you must register by 11:59pm on March 18th.

Submit candidate blurb

March 20

Submit a blurb (max 200 words) about yourself to ecsess.dro@mcgilleus.ca by 12pm on March 20th.

Candidate debates

March 23

The candidate for elected positions debates are held. The location is TBA.

Voting period

March 24 - 30

Cast your vote for your preferred candidates.

Results released

March 31

Election results are published.

Available positions

Elected positions

Positions that are elected by the student body via voting.

  • President
  • VP Administration
  • VP Events
  • VP Internal
  • VP External
  • VP Communications
  • VP Academic
  • Year Representatives (U2-U4)

Selected positions

Positions that are selected by the ECSESS Council, via selection committee process.

  • VP Finance
  • VP Technical Development
  • Equity and Mental Health Officer

Contact

Please direct any questions to:

Sydney Brajer

ecsess.dro@mcgilleus.ca

ECSESS Deputy Returning Officer (DRO)