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“The office should seek the candidate rather than the candidate the office.”

To be elected to Executive Office in the Y’s Men Movement is an honour. It is a great honour. It is a greater honour than to be elected to office in many other organisations. It is a far greater honour than to be elected to many public offices. For, in such cases, the candidates seek their own election, and the office goes to the most successful vote-getter. In our movement, since the beginning, it has been the unwritten rule that the office should seek the candidate rather than the candidate the office.

Nominated candidates must complete the
Biodata and Declaration of Acceptance Submission Form

Key Dates – 2025/26 International Elections

  • Friday 5 September 2025
    • Proposed nominations for IPE & ITE from RDs and Nominating Committee to be received at IHQ.
  • Friday 12 September 2025
    • Deadline for Declaration of Acceptance and bio-data of proposed IPE & ITE candidates to be received at IHQ.
  • Tuesday 30 September 2025
    • Last day for clubs to be in good standing as defined in By-law 409, have at least fifteen (15) members for the three last semesters and have the required details of its Club President recorded at IHQ
    • A club failing to meet any of these requirements forfeits its international voting rights for the year (By-law 411, International Constitution)
    • Requests for exemption from eligible clubs with 5-14 reported members in order to vote on international issues to be submitted (By-law 412, International Constitution)
  • Friday 3 October 2025
    • Proposed nominations from clubs for LAR/LAR(E) to be submitted
  • Friday 10 October 2025
    • Deadline for Bio-data and Declaration of Acceptance forms of proposed LAR/LAR(E) candidates to be received at IHQ
  • Wednesday 15 October 2024
    • Last day for Regional Directors to submit endorsements of requests for exemption
  • Friday 12 December 2025
    • International Election commences (5 pm, 17:00 CEST)
  • Monday 26 January 2026
    • International Election ends  (5 pm, 17:00 CEST)

The International President-Elect and International Treasurer-Elect shall be elected by the membership by a mail ballot of the clubs duly chartered and with voting privileges on international issues. The candidate receiving the highest number of ballots returned by the clubs, within forty-five (45) days after notice of the International Council nominations is mailed to the club president of record, will be elected. Each club shall have one (1) vote for each office. The election of the International President-Elect, International Treasurer-Elect and International Council Members shall be held at the same time.

International Constitution, Article V – Administrative Officers, Section 2 B