Statement on the results of the Vice-Presidential election held in June 2024
The EUSEM board regretfully must annul the recent election results for Vice-President and announces that a new electoral process for Vice President will be organised next year.
The board arrived at this decision following the discovery of problems within the electoral procedure. Routinely EUSEM employs an external IT provider for elections and also, provides instructions of eligibility for members to vote.
It came to the board’s attention that a number of noneligible members had received access to vote and upon further enquiry, it became clear that there had been a failure of voting security checks. The IT company recognised their mistake and apologised.
In light of these procedural failures, the election can no longer be considered valid.
The EUSEM board has engaged with both candidates and is grateful to both for their understanding and patience and both remain committed to EUSEM.
The Vice-Presidential elections will take place next year and as this year’s election has been annulled, a new, open call for candidates will be made. EUSEM is also currently in the process of selecting another company that specifically specializes in electronic voting.
The board officially apologises to its members and more specifically to the two candidates for the inconvenience and uncertainty that this situation has caused.
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