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Online voting at universities: This is how voting works in 2025!
Election for the Senate and Faculty Council at the University of Bochum: Online voting from June 23rd to 25th, 2025 for students.
Online voting at universities: This is how voting works in 2025!
On June 18, 2025, the university community will prepare for the upcoming committee elections, which will take place from June 23, 2025, 12 p.m. to June 25, 2025, 12 p.m. These elections, which take the form of a Online voting are held mark a decisive step in modern higher education policy.
Students eligible to vote will receive their access link to the election portal conveniently via email. This measure is intended to ensure that all event participants can easily take part in the election process. For students who do not have a mobile device, laptops are available in the election office (UV 3/340). In addition to this practical information, the election website promises comprehensive details on the voting modalities.
Tasks of the committees
The elected committees have specific tasks that have a significant impact on university policy. The senate The university's tasks include, among other things, confirming the election of the members of the Rectorate, issuing statements on annual reports, and issuing and amending basic regulations and other statutes. The Senate consists of a total of 25 elected members, including four students.
The Faculty Council, on the other hand, is responsible for electing the dean and makes decisions about the use of financial and material resources, personnel and premises. The Faculty Council also has an advisory role in questions relating to research and teaching in the Faculty. Its membership is made up of elected representatives from various groups within the faculty.
Legal framework for online elections
The legal framework for such online elections at universities is broad in Germany. Loud Area of higher education law Higher education law is state law, which means that each federal state has its own higher education law. These differences can lead to specific regulations regarding the conduct of elections, but the legal basis already allows such electronic elections to be held in almost all federal states. Universities are able to issue their own regulations for conducting electronic elections without the need for special authorization in the State Higher Education Act.
One example is the state higher education law of Baden-Württemberg, which expressly allows elections to be held via electronic transmission. The Higher Administrative Court in Thuringia decided in 2013 that universities have statutory autonomy and can regulate election regulations themselves. These decisions help universities increase voter turnout through online voting.
In some federal states, including Hamburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein, universities are even being asked to create regulations to promote high voter turnout. There are general legal authorizations in most federal states that enable universities to design their election procedures accordingly.