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Elections

Committee Elections

Council members are invited to vote for the new members of the committees. The 2026 Committee Elections are administered by eVoting on behalf of epi.

Votes in the election must be casted online. All Council members will receive an email from eVoting with a personal voting link and further information. Voting is possible from 29 July 2026 at 9.00 CEST and will close on 12 August 2026 at 23:59:59 CEST.

In the event of a query regarding the vote or in case you have not received the email with the link, please contact eVoting at [email protected] or telephone +31651104450 (Weekdays 9am-5pm GMT).

Please find here a
Guide to online voting for epi Committee Elections 2026


Deadlines for the Committee elections 2026:

Nomination phase, all epi members may nominate themselves.

  • 13 May 2026 - Opening of the Nomination process
  • 10 June 2026 - Closing of the Nomination process
  • 24 June 2026 - Publication of final list of candidates for election


Election phase,
all Council members are entitled to vote (online voting).

  • Latest 8 July 2026 - Indication of preferred candidate (individuals or constituencies can indicate a candidate they prefer)
  • 29 July 2026 - Start of online voting
  • 12 August 2026 - Closure of voting
  • 9 September 2026 - Publication of results


Objections

  • 16 September 2026 - Deadline for objections


Validation at autumn Council meeting

  • 21 November 2026 – At C103 validation of the results of the election

     

Rules for Committee elections

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the epi Secretariat: [email protected]