{"id":291716,"date":"2022-09-12T12:10:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T09:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helga.fi\/?page_id=291716"},"modified":"2025-10-10T08:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T05:30:44","slug":"elections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helga.fi\/en\/elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Representative Council elections 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Osio&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.57)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/helga.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_5435.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||223px|||&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;wave&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;60px&#8221; border_width_right=&#8221;60px&#8221; border_color_right=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width_left=&#8221;60px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_width_right_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_right_phone=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_right_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_left_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_left_phone=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_left_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;103px||40px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Teksti&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|800||on|||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;3vw&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;3px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;4vw&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;6vw&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;8vw&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_letter_spacing_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_letter_spacing_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_letter_spacing_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;6vw&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;9vw&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><b>Representative Council elections 2025<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#006887&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-220px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;-100px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|40px|20px|40px|false|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|15px|15px|15px|15px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would you like to be involved in influencing the affairs of your own university? The new Representative Council for the year 2026 will be elected again in November and as a member of Helga, you also have the opportunity to run as a candidate and vote in the elections!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/helga.fi\/en\/your-sanctuary\/representative-council\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: ffffff;\">You can read more about the the Representative Council here.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Osio: Edaattorit&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;-100px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; 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You can find the &#8220;Build your Student Union&#8221; patch, for example, from Helga&#8217;s campus tour, but the patch with colorful superhero animals are available only to members, who are voting in the elections. The third patch is intended for the members of the representative council, so register for the elections already today and collect them all! <\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/helga.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220908_172836-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Edustajiston vaalarimerkit&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Edarimerkit&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-120px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;UKK&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#845498&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;2vw&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;5vw&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;7vw&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Frequently asked questions<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;50px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Rivi&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221; How can I run for office?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#845498&#8243; open_icon_color=&#8221;#845498&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Miten ehdolle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||15px||true|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u00a0 can become a candidate in the election if you 1) are studying in a degree programme in Haaga-Helia and 2) have\u00a0 paid\u00a0 the\u00a0 student\u00a0 union\u00a0 membership fee\u00a0 latest\u00a0 by\u00a0 4.10.2024\u00a0 at\u00a0 18:00 .\u00a0 Becoming\u00a0 a\u00a0 candidate\u00a0 is\u00a0 done\u00a0 by filling a digital candidate form.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;How can I form an electoral alliance?&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#845498&#8243; open_icon_color=&#8221;#845498&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Vaaliliitto&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||15px||true|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candidates are able to form an electoral alliance that can host up to\u00a0 20\u00a0 candidates.\u00a0 An election agent (that does not have to be a\u00a0 candidate)\u00a0 must be named for the alliance. The alliance is formed by filling an official form that must have the names of all the candidates.\u00a0 The digital form should be sent within the nomination period. The electoral alliance must have a\u00a0 name that will be published in the election announcements.\u00a0 A\u00a0 candidate can only be part of one electoral alliance.\u00a0 If a candidate does not join an alliance,\u00a0 the candidate will be viewed as independent. The official candidate list will be published in the student union website and as posters in every campus.<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;How often the representative council has meetings? &#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#845498&#8243; open_icon_color=&#8221;#845498&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Milloin kokoukset&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||15px||true|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The representative council has three statutory meetings each year: the organizational meeting (in November 2024), the spring meeting, and the autumn meeting. 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