All about voting
Want to secure your space at the student summit? Vote on our resolutions from 30 October to 13 November!
Part of the Student Summit is dedicated to conducting official business, we call this the ‘Conference’. This includes exploring the Open SU reports and accounts, and voting on resolutions. These resolutions are motions put forward by the Student Leadership Team, Open SU and of course, Open University students to make changes, alter processes and guide the work done by Open SU.
Read the documents linked at the top of this page for important information to help you make your decisions and vote.
How to vote
Voting opens from Friday 30 October to Friday 13 November. You must vote to be able to attend the Student Summit!
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Check your emails for a link to vote (you’ll receive this from Civica, who are running our voting process)
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Cast your votes
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Then you’ll be invited to register for the Student Summit to secure your space!
We’re also hosting a set of ‘discuss and decide’ sessions from 19 to 27 October where you can share your views on the different resolutions, and hear other people’s perspectives to help you make up your mind ahead of voting opening.
You can also discuss the resolutions at any time on our dedicated resolutions discussion page, opening on Thursday, 15 October.
The business
What are the resolutions, and why do they matter? Learn more about what the business section of the Student Summit is all about:
Special resolutions
The below resolution requires 75% of Conference delegates to approve the changes before it can be officially implemented.
Resolution A
The Articles of Association would be amended as follows, to replace the current references to a “European Representative” with an “International Representative”, in order to reflect changes to the composition of the Student Leadership Team:
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Article 26.1.2 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with: “One representative for each of the Nations and an International Representative, not exceeding six representatives in total”; and
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Article 48.1.37 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with: “Nations and International Representative - as defined in the Association’s Bye-Laws.”
Below you will find a video explaining resolution A, which features previous International Students Representative (2023-26) Isabelle Hoyet.
Ordinary resolutions
The ordinary resolutions require a simple majority of 50% to be implemented. You can find all of the ordinary resolutions listed here, and a full list of resolutions and their explanations in this document link to Resolutions for 2026 Conference document
Resolution B
Approve a motion to support Open SU undertaking a review of how underrepresented students are represented within the organisational governance structure, and how that representation could be strengthened.
Resolution C
Vote to ratify the minutes of the 2024 biennial Conference.
Resolution D
Receive the report of the Trustees and the Student Leadership Team on Open SU’s activities since the 2024 biennial Conference.
Resolution E
Vote to approve the appointment of Goodman Jones LLP to act as the Open SU’s auditors.
Resolution F
Receive the accounts of Open SU for the completed financial years since the previous biennial Conference (2023-24, 2024-25).
Resolution G
Approve the list of Affiliations of Open SU.
Open SU does not currently have any affiliations with other organisations, and this is explained further [here]. However, Conference approval is still required, and members are therefore asked to approve the current list of affiliations, which is nil.
