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The Central Electoral Committee informs students and employees of the university about the university elections through a number of official announcements.

Announcement no. 1 | Publication Electoral register

Establishment of electoral registers – check your voting rights

Concerning the elections of May 2026, the Central Electorate Committee hereby announces the following:

3 February 2026: All electoral registers will be established for the elections of the University Council, the Faculty Councils and Service Unit Councils of the University of Groningen;
4 February 2026: All voters will receive an email to view their details in the relevant electoral registers;
4 February 2026 until 6 February 2026: Voters can submit an error correction request if you were wrongly or incorrectly included, or if you were wrongly not included in the electoral register;
No later than 10 February 2026: The Central Electoral Committee will reach a decision concerning any error correction request as referred to under 3;
11 February 2026 until 25 March 2026: You can appeal against the Central Electoral Committee’s decision as referred to under 4. Please submit your letter of appeal via csb rug.nl.;

By virtue of the Higher Education and Research Act and the University of Groningen Electoral Regulations, all voters of the University of Groningen have both active and passive voting rights. This means that any voter is entitled to vote (active voting rights) or stand for election (passive voting rights) for the University consultative bodies on condition that they are included in the electoral register of the Council or Service Unit where they are enrolled as a student or employee.

For more information about the consultative bodies and the UG elections, see rug.nl/vote. Here you will also find more information on standing as a candidate.