Representatives election

JAMKO IS ARRANGING BY-ELECTIONS IN JANUARY 2025

Students have the most decision-making power in the student union! The Representatives Council, elected annually from the students of Jamk UAS, decides on the major policies of the Student Union, such as how we run student affairs at JAMK, how much membership costs and what kind of issues we take a stand on. The work of the Representative Council is based on each member’s experience as a student. Each member knows for sure what works and what doesn’t work in their studies or everyday life, and where JAMKO should focus its resources.

Now is your chance to get involved! The Student Union JAMKO will elect more members for the 2025 term of office in a by-election in January 2025. The November election left a shortage of members, as some members were re-elected to the Board. Nominations will open on Monday 9 December at 12.00 and close on 15 January at 15.00. JAMKO’s Council has 21 full members and 21 alternates. The current number of full members is 18, so the election will be for three full members and 21 alternates. 

Central election committee

The elections are organized by the central election committee, which is named by the sitting representatives council. The committee is elected annually.

The elections are governed by the election regulations.  (FIN)

More info

keskusvaalilautakunta(a)jamko.fi.

Schedule for the Council Election

3.12. The formation of electoral alliances begins. You do not need to be a member of JAMKO or a student of JAMKO to set up an electoral association. However, the members of the electoral association must be members of JAMKO and students of JAMK. An electoral association is established using the official form, which is opened at the beginning of the election period on this page.

9.12. at 12.00 – 15.1. at 15.00 Nomination period. Candidates must have a valid student union membership at the time of the election. Students must have joined JAMKO for the current term (academic year 2024-2025 or spring 2025) by 15 January to be eligible to stand in the elections.

15.1. The right to vote will be reviewed. You must be a member of JAMKO by this date and pay the Student Union membership fee to vote.

22.1. Voting begins. JAMKO members who have joined JAMKO by 15 January will receive a voting link in the email they provided when they joined the Student Union.

30.1. Election day, voting ends at noon. The voting link will close at 12.00 p.m. The results will be announced on the same day after the counting of the votes.

Election documents

stand as a candidate

form an electoral alliance

form an electoral ring

What is the representatives council?

THE REPRESENTATIVES COUNCIL

  • is the highest authority of Student Union JAMKO.
  • is comprised and lead by JAMK UAS students.
  • consists of 21 members and 21 vice members.
  • operates for one calendar year at a time.
  • decides the student union’s membership fees, the student union’s plan of action and budget.
  • gives its opinions on other important matters that affect all students in Jamk UAS.
  • works in two languages, in Finnish and in English.

What is the work like?

MEMBER OF THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES
  • is in an integral role of the active student community.
  • affects education, student affairs in JAMKO, JAMK and Jyväskylä.
  • is the voice of students in different JAMK’s working groups.
  • networks with important future connections.
  • gains experience in organisational work, influencing and decision making.
  • gains expert knowledge pertaining to their own interests at JAMKO Academy.
WORKING IN THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
  • will not delay your studies or take a large amount of your time. The representatives meet a few times during the term. However, the representative can make motions and participate otherwise according to their own interest like to working groups.
  • things will not be hard to understand as all matters are prepped beforehand and presented to the members before the meeting.
  • you are the expert in being a student and your opinion has an impact.
  • you can come as you are. We value diversity and welcome students from as many different backgrounds as possible.

Electoral alliance, ring and electoral spokesperson

Electoral alliance

An electoral alliance is a group of one or more eligible candidates, and all votes cast for electoral alliance’s members are counted in favour of the candidates. Often, members of an electoral alliance are students in the same programme or share similar views on student politics. The maximum number of candidates in a single electoral alliance may not exceed the number of seats in the Council (42).

Electoral ring
An electoral ring consists of two or more electoral federations or one or more federations and one or more candidates outside all the electoral federations. To form an electoral ring, a declaration document must be submitted to JAMKO before the end of the nomination process. The maximum number of candidates in a single electoral alliance may not exceed the number of seats in the Council (42).

Spokesperson

The spokesperson submits the founding document of the alliance, act as a liaison between the central election committee and candidates, provide information to candidates and support during the elections. The Central Electoral Committee supports the election agents in their tasks. The spokesperson can be a candidate themselves if they are eligible, but it is not necessary. The spokesperson does not have to be a candidate in the election, a member of JAMKO or even a student in Jamk. To set up an alliance, the person fills in a document and submits it, preferably at the beginning of the nomination period or at the latest at the end of the nomination period. The maximum number of candidates is the number of vacant seats in the Assembly (42).

 

Election guiding documents

Rules of the elections (fin)

Registry and Privacy Statement for JAMKO’s Representative Elections

Election declaration