In this year's e-vote for rector/pro-rector, you can rank the following on the ballot:
- None – in other words, a blank vote.
- One candidate pair – these are the ones you want to win the election.
- Two candidate pairs – as number 1 you rank the team you most want to win, and as number 2 you rank the team you want if team 1 is not elected.
- Three candidate pairs – the same as ranking two candidate pairs, as described in the bullet point above.
- To be elected, a candidate pair must either receive more than 50 per cent of the vote weight, or enough votes that none of the others can surpass them in vote weight.
Counting
The counting will proceed in this manner:
- For each candidate pair, the vote weight of the 1st priority is summed up.
- If a candidate pair receives more than 50 per cent of the vote weight, they are elected in the first round.
- If no one receives more than 50 per cent of the vote weight, the candidate pair with the least vote weight is removed from the election, and the votes for the removed pair are redistributed to any 2nd priority.
- The candidate pair that, after this redistribution, has the largest vote weight wins the election.
What does it mean to cast a vote?
- Cast a blank vote: You have no influence on the election.
- Rank one candidate pair: You can contribute to someone being elected, but if your candidate pair has the least vote weight in the first round, you will not have further influence on the election.
- Rank two or all candidate pairs: If your primary candidate has the least vote weight in the first round, you can influence which of the remaining candidates will be elected.