Time to vote in the Engineers Election
As a full member of Sveriges Ingenjörer, the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers, it’s time to vote for the List or candidate that best represents what you want the union to work on in the coming four years.
We need your vote no later than 30 April, and for each vote cast in the Engineers Election we will donate SEK 10 to the non-profit organisation Engineers Without Borders. Vote and make a difference.
How to vote
- You will receive an e-mail from Sveriges Ingenjörer with the subject line Rösta i Ingenjörsvalet/ Vote in the Engineers Election. The email will be sent to the e-mail address you provided to the association. Click on the personalised link in the e-mail to go directly to the elections platform, Assembly Voting, where you can choose to vote for a List or an individual candidate.
- If you do not find your personal e-mail or have not provided us with your current e-mail address, you can find the Assembly Voting elections platform when you click on the button Vote here. You will need to log in using your BankID. You can then select the List or candidate you would like to vote for.
If you have any problems voting, you are welcome to contact val@sverigesingenjorer.se.
Your vote = SEK 10 to Engineers Without Borders
Your vote makes a difference – both locally and globally. For every vote cast in the Engineers Election, Sveriges Ingenjörer will donate SEK 10 to Engineers without Borders.
Engineers Without Borders uses engineering expertise to contribute to a more sustainable and equal Hofuture in line with the UN's global development goals. The organisation is active both in Sweden and internationally.
The international work of Engineers Without Borders focuses on ensuring that people's basic needs are met, for example by improving access to clean water and electricity. Within Sweden, the work of the organisation includes increasing awareness and knowledge of the engineering profession among young people and providing support to foreign engineers who are new to the Swedish labour market.
What is the Engineers Election?
Sveriges Ingenjörer is a member-run organisation. By electing representatives every four years, we ensure that decisions are made about the union's future activities. The representatives elected by you and other members constitute the Engineers Council, the executive council of the association.
As a member, this is your opportunity to influence what issues Sveriges Ingenjörer will pursue by voting for the list or candidate that best represents your interests.
The election takes place through direct democracy, meaning that it is the members who elect the Council. The process is similar to that of the Swedish parliament.
Representatives of student members are elected through a separate process and are not part of this election.
- Lists are created
25 Nov-15 Feb
Each List has to have a name that describes whom or what it represents and a contact person. Fill in our form and submit the List. Write on the form who is nominating the List.
The contact person for the list receives a login to the Assembly Voting elections platform and has access to the List's page on the platform. Here, the contact person fills in the List's policy statement and invites and approves candidates. The List can have a maximum of thirty candidates. Adjustments to the policy statement or the List of candidates can be made no later than February 15th.
Create List here
- Candidate registration
25 Nov-15 Feb
If you wish to stand as a candidate, please contact the relevant List’s contact person. Explain who you are and why you want to be on the List in question. If you and the contact person agree that you are to be on the List, the contact person will register you as a candidate and you will have access to the elections platform, where you can create your candidate profile. Please note that you can only be a candidate on one List.
See existing Lists here
- List review
16 Feb
The association’s nomination committee examines all Lists and candidates. They check that the candidates are eligible and that the policy statement does not contravene Sveriges Ingenjörer’s statutes.
- Final adjustments to candidate profiles
16-28 Feb
Any final adjustments required are made to the candidate profiles. You can edit your candidate profile until February 28, after which it will be locked.
- Lists & candidates presented
Around 10 March
Approved Lists and candidates are presented.
- The electoral roll is finalised
15 March
Anyone registered as an ordinary member of Sveriges Ingenjörer on March 15 is entitled to vote.
- The election takes place
28 March-30 April
Members vote for a List using a secure digital voting system on the Assembly Voting elections platform. You can also tick a candidate’s individual selection box if there is a particular candidate that you wish to vote for personally. For each vote, Sveriges Ingenjörer will donate SEK 10 to Engineers Without Borders.
- Elected candidates are contacted
1-15 May
The nomination committee reviews the election results and contacts elected candidates.
- Presentation of the election results
Around 15 May
The election results are presented to the members as soon as all the elected candidates have been contacted.
FAQ - Frequently asked questions
You can influence which people will represent you in decisions concerning the union's future. You are thus also involved in and have influence on the issues that Sveriges Ingenjörer will work with.
You will also contribute to the work of Engineers Without Borders' activities by the association donating SEK 10 per vote.
You vote for a List using a secure digital voting system on the Assembly Voting elections platform. You can also tick a candidate’s individual selection box if there is a particular person that you wish to vote for personally.
You can vote either using a unique secure link that you will receive by e-mail or by going directly to the election platform, where you can log in to vote using your BankID.
If you have any problems voting digitally, you are welcome to contact val@sverigesingenjorer.se.
You can vote multiple times, but you only have one vote. Therefore, if you vote more than once, only your last vote will be counted.
Yes, we have ensured that the supplier of our elections platform (Assembly Voting) complies with all current laws and regulations regarding digital voting. The server for data management is located in Sweden.
Click to find out more about the Assembly Voting elections platform.
You only have one vote. You can cast your vote for either a List or an individual candidate. If you tick the box of an individual candidate, that candidate's List will automatically receive your vote.
The elections platform registers the votes and delivers the election result to Sveriges Ingenjörer’s nomination committee, which verifies and implements the allocation of seats on the Engineers Council using the adjusted odd-number method. When the seats have been allocated according to votes per List, the order of candidates elected on each List is determined on the basis of personal votes received per List candidate.
The election results will be announced by Sveriges Ingenjörer through our usual communication channels no later than 31 May 2022. Members who were candidates and who have been elected to the Engineers Council will be contacted by the nomination committee.
Engineers Without Borders uses engineering expertise to contribute to a more sustainable and equal future in line with the UN's global development goals. The organisation is active both in Sweden and internationally.
The international work of Engineers Without Borders focuses on ensuring that people's basic needs are met, for example by improving access to clean water and electricity. Within Sweden, the work of the organisation includes increasing awareness and knowledge of the engineering profession among young people and providing support to foreign engineers who are new to the Swedish labour market.