AMS Elections give every Queen’s undergraduate student the power to shape campus life. Vote for your student leaders, run for a position, or bring your club’s funding to a referendum — this page has everything you need.
For Candidates
Nomination forms, campaign rules, key deadlines, and the Elections Package.
For Student Groups
Want to establish a student activity fee? Learn about the referenda process and submit a validation form.
Click on each card to learn about Elections and Referenda for Candidates and Student Groups!
Positions on the Ballot
President
Vice-President (Operations)
Vice-President (University Affairs)
Other Society Elections
University Rector
University Trustee
Referenda Items:
Increasing/Decreasing a Student Fee
Triennial Review of a Student Fee
Non-Binding Plebiscite Questions
Key Dates – Winter 2026
Event
Date
Election Proclamation Released
September 2nd
Validation Forms Due (Fee Referenda)
November 24th
Validation Forms Due (Executive)
December 12th
First Day of the Election Period
January 5
Information Sessions
January 7-8
Nomination Period
January 12-15
All-Candidates Meeting (Executive)
January 19th at 4:30 pm
Ratification Assembly
January 19th at 5:30 pm
Campaigning Period (Executive)
January 21-27
Candidates Debate (Executive)
January 23 at 6:00 pm, the Agora
Voting Days
January 28-30
Expense Forms Due
January 30 at 11:59 PM
All times are Kingston, Ontario (EST).
Key Dates
Submit a Form
Elections and Referenda Documents
Nomination forms, candidacy agreements, and referenda validation forms.
The AMS Election team administers the Simply Voting platform, a secure platform used for elections of faculty societies executives, department student councils and some clubs! If you would like to use the SimplyVoting platform, use the Formstack below to make a request and provide the ballot information.
Election and Referenda Forms can be submitted on the Internal Affairs Help Desk. To access, click the button below to be directed to the AMS Help Desk. After logging in or creating an account, navigate to [Requisition Forms and Submissions] > [Internal Affairs]. For Election-related submissions, select the subfolder [Elections] > [Executive AMS Elections]. For Referenda-related submissions, select [Student Activity Fees].