The Polling Officers are solely responsible for Staff Union electoral issues and referendums. This includes establishing electoral procedures; organizing, conducting and monitoring elections and by-elections; and publishing results.
They are operationally independent and have the sole authority with regard to electoral procedures, in full compliance with the Statutes and Regulations of the UNOV/UNODC Staff Union.
The Polling Officers are independent and as such shall not receive instructions or advice from the Staff Council or from anyone else.
Any member of the Staff Union, with the exception of members of the Staff Council and the Arbitration Pool, is eligible for election to the Office of Polling Officer.
Polling Officers can be contacted at: unvienna-staffunionpollingofficers@un.org
Election to the First Session of the Staff Council - spring 2023
The next session of the Staff Council will not be the 29th Session but the 1st Session, as this will be the first Council elected under the new Statutes, adopted by the membership in February 2022.
