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Everything you need to know about the Students' Union Election

Jan. 20, 2023
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During the Students' Union election, Laurier students will vote in undergraduate students to be the Students' Union President and CEO, sit on the Students' Union Board of Directors, student representative(s) on the Laurier Senate, and student representative(s) on the Laurier Board of Governors for the following school year.

All information on the Students' Union Elections can be found at lauriervotes.yourstudentsunion.ca or the Students' Union social media accounts:

This includes past recordings of open forums and debates, links to upcoming events, candidate platforms and more.

Important Dates

  • Jan. 23 – Presidential Debate at 3 p.m. (Students' Union Boardrooms and Laurier Students' Union YouTube)
  • Jan. 24 to 26 – Voting Days
  • Jan. 26 – Results Night at Wilf's (Waterloo)

Presidential Debate

The final presidential debate takes place Jan. 23 at 3 p.m. This is a drop-in event hosted by WLU Student Publications where undergraduate students can join in person in the Students' Union Boardrooms or virtually on the Students' Union YouTube channel and ask questions of the presidential candidate. 

Voting Days

Voting days are Jan. 24 to 26. You will be emailed the link to vote to your @mylaurier email on lauriervotes.yourstudentsunion.ca and @lauriervotes.

Results Night

Results will be announced on Jan. 26 as part of an Elections Results night at Wilf's Restaurant and Bar (first floor, Fred Nichols Campus Centre, Waterloo campus) with a DJ playing from 8 p.m. to midnight with an interlude at 10 p.m. to announce election results. The event is open to all Laurier students on the Waterloo and Brantford campus.