Elections FAQ 2012

How do I vote?

As in our previous election, Electoral Reform Services will conduct our elections.

Voting opens on 1 March 2012. All full clinical members and organisational members of UKCP are eligible to vote and will receive ballot papers at this time. For your vote to count, your membership must be current and up to date both when the voting period opens and when it closes on 14 March 2012.

Members for whom we have an email address will receive a password and be able to vote online on a secure website. A postal voting option will be available only for members for whom we do not have an email address. Only one voted ballot per individual or organisational member is permitted - duplicate votes will be discarded.

When do I vote?

Voting opens on 1 March 2012 and closes on 14 March 2012.

Who am I voting for?

One position is contested - UKCP Chair.

Information on the candidates for this position may be found on the candidate information page of this website.

Why is the Electoral Reform Society's postcode on my ballot paper different from the one of the prepaid envelope?

What is the timetable for this election?

Key election dates are

• 28 October 2011
  Election called and nominations open
• 9 December 2011 
  Nominations close
• 12 December 2011-13 January 2012
  Vetting of candidates
• 16 January 2012
  Candidates are announced and campaigning begins
• 24 February 2012
  Campaigning closes
• 1 March 2012
  Voting opens
• 14 March 2012
  Voting closes
• 16 March 2012
  Candidates notified of the results
• 17 March 2012
  Results announced
• 19 March 2012
  Results posted on the website

I have heard that there is a code of conduct for UKCP elections. Does this apply to me?

The UKCP elections code of conduct applies to all UKCP members including candidates, their proposers and other 'active' supporters .

The objectives of the Code are to:

• ensure that campaigning by candidates is carried out in an honest, fair and respectful way.
• protect the standing and reputation of UKCP candidates, members, officers and employees.

More information is available here.

Can I ask the candidates a question?

The campaigning period has now closed and we are no longer accepting questions for candidates.

Questions which were asked during the campaigning period can be viewed on the members discussion forum on this website.

You may also be interested in the election statements submitted by candidates and members.

I have something to say about the election. How can I make my views known?

If you wish to raise concerns about someone's conduct during the election or how the elections are being conducted, please email .