Fall 2026 AMS Election and Referenda Proclomation

 

A Fee Referendum – to continue, increase, or establish new Student Activity Fees. Please note that the SAF process is broken into two phases.

The process diagrammed: Validation Stage (Student Activity Review Committee) –> Referenda (Vote by Constituents).

All key information required to submit can be found in the Validation Package and visiting the Internal Affairs Help Desk where the Internal & External Validation Form and Budget Templates are made available. – this was changed now

The deadline to submit the required forms outlined in the Validation Package is September 18th, 2026.

For any questions or concerns of the referendum process please contact the Chief Returning Office, Arani ()

 

Trustee Election

The Undergraduate Student Trustee represents undergraduate students to the Queen’s University Board of Trustees and is a member of the University Culture Committee. The Board of Trustees governs all the financial and strategic matters of Queen’s University. The Board has 25 members, 3 of whom are students: the Graduate Student Trustee, the Rector, and the Undergraduate Student Trustee. It is the job of the Undergraduate Student Trustee to provide a student perspective to the work of the Board.

It is a two-year, volunteer position. For more information on the role,  visit the Queen’s University Secretariat’s page on the Board of Trustees here: https://www.queensu.ca/secretariat/board-trustees

You are encouraged to engage with the Trustee Kelvin, by directly contacting her at .

A full information package about this role will be released on September 7th, 2026! For any questions relating to the Trustee election, please contact Ashmaan, the Chief Electoral Officer at

Rector Election

The Rector, a position rooted in the Scottish academic tradition and passed down from the University of Edinburgh is the third officer of the University, after the Chancellor and Principal, and is the only officer elected entirely by the student body.

The role serves to represent all students as a voting member on the Board of Trustees and as an official observer at Senate; advocates for student needs, facilitates dialogue with senior administration, and participates in university committees.

Additionally, the Rector also co-presides over Convocation alongside the Chancellor and Principal to deliver remarks to graduating classes, and oversees the prestigious Tricolour Award process.

For more information on the role please refer to the Office of the Rector: https://www.queensu.ca/rector/

You are encouraged to engage with Rector Boytchuk-Hale, by directly contacting her at

A full information package about this role will be released on September 7th, 2026! For any questions relating to the Rector election, please contact Ashmaan, the AMS Chief Electoral Officer at

Please reference the Fall 2026 Timeline Here;

Please refer to https://www.myams.org/about/governance/elections/ for more information on both processes. For general inquiries, please contact