The election will be conducted using Curtin University’s electronic voting system ‘Simply Voting’. Academic Staff Members will receive a generated email from Simply Voting which contains your Elector ID, a randomly generated password and a link to the Simply Voting website.
Please note, the generated email from Simply Voting may be received in your junk email box. Please ensure that you check your junk mail if you cannot find the email.
Once you have accessed the Simply Voting website and entered your Elector ID and your randomly generated password you may vote in the election. The list of candidates will appear in a random order. If the candidate has provided a statement supporting their case for election or a photograph you may click on their name to view the statement and/or photograph.
In this election:
- Voting will begin at 9:00 am on Monday, 11 March 2024 and close at 5:00 pm on Monday, 25 March 2024. Please note that Simply Voting will not accept votes outside of these times.
- You must vote for at least one candidate.
- Place the numeral “1” in the box beside your candidate of first preference.
- Place the numeral “2” in the box beside your candidate of second preference.
- You may choose to express a preference for some or all of the remaining candidates. Place the numerals “3” ,“4” and “5” etc in numerical order in the box beside the candidate or candidates for whom you wish to express a second or any subsequent preference.
- Simply Voting will invite you to check your ballot choices before you submit your vote.
- Once the vote is confirmed it may not be recalled and you will not be able to vote again.
- The candidate who receives the highest number of votes, following the distribution of preferences, will be declared elected to the Council.