BCNU General Elections

The BC Nurses’ Union conducts elections for its provincial executive officers and regional council members every three years as per article 5.01 in its Constitution and Bylaws. The last election was held in 2020; the next election will take place this year.

Election Calendar

Nominations

Nomination forms must be submitted electronically via the BCNU Member Portal. Nomination forms will be available on the BCNU Member Portal starting on Monday, May 8 at 12 p.m. PDT. 

The deadline to submit a nomination form is Wednesday, May 24 at 12 p.m. noon PDT. 

Signatures of Endorsement

Signatures of endorsement are required criteria necessary to submit an online nomination and may be collected in-person or electronically. The Nominations Committee has revised the process to allow potential candidates to collect signatures of endorsement electronically, if they wish.  

To do so, nominees are advised to take the following the steps:

1. Ask your endorser(s) to print and complete the form with their name, worksite and signature.
    
2. Your endorser(s) must then take a photo of the signed form using their mobile device and send it back to you for you to include in your online nomination form.
    
3. You will then be asked to upload each of the signed endorsement forms as separate image files to your nomination form. Nomination forms will not be accepted without four signed endorsement forms included. 

If you are submitting your endorsers' signatures electronically, your signature will only be required on your completed nominations form.

It is expected that potential candidates will use either a paper-based endorsement form or follow the process to have signatures submitted electronically. 

DOWNLOAD THE ENDORSEMENT FORM 

Resources

Potential nominees can access the following resources before the nomination period opens: 

• Candidate job descriptions
• Candidate responsibilities
• Sample nomination form
• Election Eligibility – Steward experience policy 

Voting

If you plan to vote, it is important that BCNU has your primary email address (not your work email). Register or log in to the BCNU Member Portal to confirm we have up-to-date contact information. 

Related Bulletins

• BCNU Elections 2023