Elections for the 2nd student parliament of the University of Koblenz

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Announcement

At its constitutive meeting (2024-07-30), the electoral council set the period for the elections of the 2nd student parliament of the University of Koblenz, which are hereby regularly announced in accordance with §34 (1) and (4) of the election regulations of 2023-03-24 (came into force 2024-07-13).

The student parliament is the decision-making and controlling body of the student body. It decides on all matters concerning the student body, unless the statutes prescribe otherwise. The student parliament is elected by the members of the student body in accordance with § 1 para. 1 of the statutes of the student body.

The statutory number is nineteen members. The members are elected for a period of one calendar year.

The elections will take place in D 238 from 2024-12-10 to 2024-12-12, each day from 09:00 to 15:00.

All regular students enrolled at the University of Koblenz can stand for election to the student parliament (see §1 and 3 of the statutes). Excepted from this are members of the electoral council (§9 of the statutes). Candidacy is only possible on a list (§17 of the electoral regulations).

List Submission

• Candidates may only stand for election on one list.
• A list includes the names and email addresses of at least three candidates in a recognisable order, who confirm their candidacy by signature.
• A list must include a list designation. The chosen list designation may not violate the legal provisions or mislead the voters. The electoral committee may reject a list designation in justified cases.
• Each list may be submitted to the electoral council in writing up to 2 p.m. 21 days before the first day of voting. The submission deadline for 2024 is 15-11-15 at 14:00.
• When submitting the list, the delegates for the electoral council must be named.

List Combination

• A list alliance is permissible. This has the effect that the allied lists are considered as one list when the seats are distributed in relation to the other lists and list alliances, and when the seats within the list alliance are distributed.
• All candidates on the respective lists must have given their written consent to the list combination.
• The list combination must specify an order of candidates.
• The formation of a list combination must be declared in writing to the Electoral Council no later than two days after the deadline for submitting lists in accordance with section 10 (4). Such a declaration can no longer be withdrawn.
• The deadline ends 2024-12-18.

General Meeting

The plenary assembly will take place on 4 December 2024 at 12:00 in D 028. All lists standing for election will introduce themselves here. Further information will follow.

postal vote

• If an eligible voter is likely to be prevented from casting their vote in the polling station by ballot box on the election day, they may make use of the option of postal voting.
• The application for a postal vote must be submitted to the electoral council no later than ten days before the first election day.
• After applying for a postal vote, the applicant is no longer allowed to vote by ballot. The electoral council must be notified if the documents are lost. In this case, only the ballot vote can be used.

Who is standing?

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Counting Of Votes

The counting of the vote will take place directly after the election on 12 December 2024 from 3:00 p.m. in D 028.

Election Results

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Election Challenge

Within four weeks of the election, an appeal against the election may be submitted in writing to the electoral council. The election committee decides on the appeal and communicates the result by posting a notice explaining the reasons. If necessary, the election committee announces new elections.

Constitution of the student parliament

The electoral council shall convene the elected representatives for the constituent assembly without undue delay after the publication of the election result. The constituent assembly must take place at the latest in the next student hour after the election. The electoral council shall preside over the assembly until the election of the first presidium member of the student parliament.

The constitutive session of the 2nd student parliament will take place on 2024-12-18 from 12:00 in B 013. From 14:00, the room will change to D 239.

The agenda will be announced in due course.