Summons to 2nd Election Meeting of the Social Sciences Student Union Assembly, 2025/2026

Date: Saturday, 25th of April
Time: 13:00
Place: SH128, Gamla Köket (Socialhögskolan), Allhelgona Kyrkogata 8, 223 62 Lund

Sent to:

• Assembly members of the Social Sciences Student Union
• Those constantly co-opted to the Assembly’s meetings:
  • Inspector and pro-inspector
  • Presiding Committee, Coordinators and Board of the Social Sciences Student Union
  • Presiding Committee of the Assembly
  • Presidents and Vice Presidents of Socionomsektionen, Agora and Pluto
  • Chairpersons of the Election Committee and Nominating Council
  • Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Education Committee
  • Study Council Chairpersons
  • Vice Event Coordinator and Vice Labour Market Coordinator
  • Student representatives at the Faculty level
  • Auditors

Please note that participation in Assembly meetings is only mandatory for Assembly members, and Board members and full-timers of the Social Sciences Student Union.

Assembly members are asked to please confirm their attendance by responding to this email.

Election Meeting – elections for the upcoming year
The Social Sciences Student Union Assembly conducts elections for the upcoming academic year (2026/2027)  in two special Election Meetings.

The 1st meeting, taking place on 25 March, saw elections to the student union’s full-time positions and Board member positions.

The 2nd meeting, taking place on 25 April, will see elections to the student union’s other internal positions of trust and to student representative positions at the Faculty of Social Sciences and its departments. Additionally, elections to vacant full-time positions and Board member positions will be seen to. The Nominating Council has announced the opportunity to apply to these positions, with the deadline April 2nd.

Nominations & counter-candidacy
The Nominating Council will announce its nominations for the 2nd Election meeting on March 13th.

If you thereafter wish to counter-candidate to a position with a nominated candidate, you must counter-candidate no later than April 17th, by sending an email to [email protected]. State clearly in your email to which position you wish to counter-candidate, and include a presentation of you as a candidate.

To any position without a nominated candidate, one may candidate on the spot at the Election Meeting.

Rules of the meeting
The meeting will be held with English as the working language.

All members of the Social Sciences Student Union have the right to attend Assembly meetings, and partake in the discussions. Those constantly co-opted also have the right to make moves in the meeting (propose amendments), with the exception of Inspector and Pro-inspector. Assembly members hold the right to vote when the meeting goes into decision.

For more information about the rules in place for Assembly meetings, see the Policy for Assembly Procedure.

Agenda and documents
Agenda and documents for the meeting will be sent out to Assembly members and constantly co-opted 5 business days before the meeting, March 20th.

The meeting documents will also be made available for all members on the Social Sciences Student Union’s website.

Motions and errands?
During Election Meetings, only election errands for the upcoming academic year are treated. Do you have a proposal or initiative you want the Assembly to discuss? In that case, your next chance to raise your errand will be at the next ordinary Assembly meeting taking place on May 13th.

Submit your motions or interpellations no later than April 28th, and send your discussion points or information points no later than May 5th. Send your errand to [email protected]!

On duty, 
Erik Sånemyr
Speaker of the Assembly
The Social Sciences Student Union at Lund University
2026-04-01