Voting is optional for all UTS elections, but you're encouraged to vote so you can have your say. Voting is conducted online at UTS: Elections Online Polling Booth.
During the ballot period, elections that are open for voting and candidate statements will be available at Staff elections and Student elections.
How to vote
- Go to the election you wish to vote in to see if you’re eligible and to read the candidate statements.
- Once you’ve decided who to vote for, log in to UTS: Elections Online Polling Booth.
- Students: use your UTS student webmail account user ID (8-digit student number) and password.
- Staff: use your UTS webmail/LDAP/neo login (username or 6-digit staff number) and password.
- Choose the election you wish to vote in.
- Select your candidates in order of preference.
- Click ‘submit’ to record your vote.
Occasionally, ballots may be conducted on campus or by post. Where this is the case, voting information will be available with the ballot papers.
Confidentiality and privacy
Your vote is confidential. Login details used for accessing UTS: Elections Online Polling Booth are separated from your vote.
Appointing a scrutineer
A scrutineer is someone who observes the counting of votes in an election.
If you are a candidate in an election, you may appoint a scrutineer to be present during vote counting. Vote counting is conducted by the Electoral Officer, on behalf of the Returning Officer, as soon as possible after the ballot closes.
To appoint a scrutineer, contact the Electoral Officer.
Results
UTS elections are determined by using the quota preferential method.
Results are published as soon as possible after an election's results have been declared, usually 2 weeks after voting ends.