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Running as a Candidate

Run for the Council of Loimu! As a member of the Council, you will have the opportunity to influence the union's activities and expand your professional network. The Council will offer you a front-row seat to the core of labor market activities.

As a member of the council, you have the opportunity to make decisions on Loimu’s strategy, operations, and finances, including membership fees. Additionally, being in the council allows you to develop valuable skills for the workplace, such as negotiation skills and decision-making abilities, and to build networks.

It’s important that council members represent the diverse membership of the organization and that the council includes various perspectives and expertise. You don’t need previous experience in the council, as we provide orientation for all council members at the beginning of each new term.

You can run as a candidate if you have joined Loimu as a student member or a full member by July 31, 2024.

Read more: How Do I Become a Candidate?

Important Dates for Candidates

4.9.2024Candidate Nomination Deadline: September 4, 2024 – This is the last day to submit your candidacy for the council elections.
11.9.2024The Election Committee approves the candidates and randomly assigns candidate numbers.
The election questionnaire will open for candidates no later than after the election committee meeting.
12.9.2024Candidate Training for Campaigning, led by Salla Saarinen from Radical Soul
17.9.2024Candidate Training on Using Canva, provided by TJS-Opintokeskus
8.10.2024The voting period begins.
The election questionnaire opens to the public no later than the beginning of the elections.
29.10.2024The last day to vote is until 11:59 PM.
30.10.2024The Election Committee confirms the election results.
30.11.2024The final meeting of the Council for the term 2021-2024.
25.1.2025The new council organizes itself. Both regular and alternate members are invited to the council meetings.

Read more: Timetable and ideas for campaigning

Loimu’s Council Election Guidelines

The purpose of these guidelines is to clarify the roles and obligations of council election candidates and various stakeholders during the electoral process. The organization of the elections is governed by association law, Loimu’s rules, and Loimu’s electoral regulations.

Election Alliance agent:

  • Ensures that candidate nominations within the election alliance’s jurisdiction occur widely and in a timely manner.
  • Assists the representatives of Electoral Associations in listing candidates for the election alliance.
  • Notifies the establishment of the Election Alliance via an online form by September 4, 2024, and ensures that all candidate lists from Electoral Associations and the Election Alliance are submitted to Loimu via the online form by September 4, 2024.
  • Acts as the liaison for Electoral Associations within the Election Alliance’s jurisdiction.
  • Engages in election campaigning to ensure the success of their Election Alliance and organizes, if necessary, joint campaigning efforts for the Election Alliance.

Electorial Association agent:

  • Recruit a Candidate.
  • Notify the establishment of the Electoral Association together with another founding member via the online form by September 4, 2024.
  • If the Electoral Association is established by a member association of Loimu, ensure the association’s consent for candidate nominations.
  • Fill out the candidate list and submit it to Loimu via the online form by September 4, 2024.
  • Coordinate with the candidate/candidates and other founding members of the Electoral Association regarding possible participation in an Election Alliance.
  • Engage in election campaigning to mobilize voters and support the candidacy of your candidate/candidates by disseminating information about Loimu’s elections within your community.

Second Founding Member of the Electoral Association:

  • Provide consent for the agent to act as the second founding member and submit the necessary information to the agent for filling online form.
  • Engage in election campaigning to mobilize voters and support the candidacy of your candidate/candidates by actively sharing information about Loimu’s elections within your community.

Candidate

  • Give consent to candidacy by providing their information for the candidate list.
  • Complete their responses and upload their own picture for the election machine and the union’s magazine (link and instructions will be provided no later than the end of the candidate nomination).
  • Engage in election campaigning among voters and actively share information about Loimu’s elections within their community.