WPC Candidacy Form

NOMINATING 

The Nominating Committee is responsible for submitting a slate of nominees for elected office (Western Province Bylaws, Article XXVIII). Candidates also can be nominated for office from the floor of the Council once nominations have been opened by the presiding officer. Questions or concerns regarding the committee and its guidelines should be directed to the Committee Chairman, Brother William Garling, (nominations.chairman@kapsi-western.org).

Process Overview / Timeline

1. Candidates submit their intention to run for elected office (complete form below). Deadline is 30 days prior to the Council (March 2, 2026) except for undergraduate members initiated at the Council. 
2. Undergraduate candidates submit transcripts by Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Send an official copy to the Province Keeper of Records and provide a copy (unofficial OK) to the Nominating Committee Chairman. 
3. Chapter Polemarchs must submit their representative's name, email address, & phone number to the Committee Chairman (NLT Wednesday, March 18, 2026). 
4. Nominating Committee meets following the first Business Session at the Council (April 1, 2026).
5. If applicable, undergraduate candidates initiated at the Council may submit their names for office (5pm PST on first day of Council).
6. Nominating Committee meets following the second Business Session (Thursday, April 2, 2026) to conduct interviews and select a slate of nominees.
7. After hearing potential nominations from the floor, Council votes on Committee's report (Friday, April 3, 2026).
8. Report is sent to the Elections Committee for balloting (Sat, April 4, 2026).
9. Balloting/elections take place (Sat, April 4, 2026).

 Nominating Committee meets following the first Business Session at the Council (April 1, 2026). 

1. (if applicable) Undergraduate candidates initiated at the Council may submit their names for office (5pm PST on first day of Council).

Nominating Committee meets following the second Business Session (Thursday, April 2, 2026) to conduct interviews and select a slate of nominees.

After hearing potential nominations from the floor, Council votes on Committee's report (Friday, April 3, 2026).

Report is sent to the Elections Committee for balloting (Sat, April 4, 2026).

Balloting/elections take place (Sat, April 4, 2026).

Rules and Guidelines

Committee Membership

The Committee shall consist of no more than one representative from each chapter represented at the Council, as selected by their respective chapters.

Committee Responsibility

It shall be the duty of the Nominating Committee to submit to the Council a slate of nominees for the offices as provided for in the Bylaws of the Western Province, Article XX, Sections I, V, VI, and VII.

Candidate Submission Criteria and Guidelines

1. Any member who desires to be a candidate for a province office (see list below), and who has not previously filed with the chairman of the Nominating Committee must submit his intention with the chairman of the Nominating Committee no later than 30 days prior to the Council, unless the member is an undergraduate who has just been initiated at the Council, in which case he must submit his intention no later than 5:00 pm PST on the day of the Council's first business session. Candidates shall use the form below on the Nominating Committee webpage to submit their statement of candidacy.
2. Candidates must be in "good standing" on all three levels of the fraternity (i.e. "active" status, financial, and not under any disciplinary action, whether current or pending, and either within or outside of the fraternity).
3. Candidates must be able to serve a full one-year term in their position.
4. Candidates for office, including those nominated from the floor, must be properly certified as eligible before their names may be considered (credentials will be checked).
5. All candidates must be in "active" status (C&S: Statute 24, Sections 1 & 2). Additionally, those who seek undergraduate offices must:

a. be in "regular attendance" at a college or university (C&S: Article XXV, Section 10);

b. have a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA (C&S: Statute 20, Section 4); and

c. must submit a current official transcript to the Province Keeper of Records and provide a copy (unofficial OK) to the Nominating Committee Chairman, by Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

Each candidate's chapter must be certified and credentialed by the Credentials Committee.

Elected Offices

The Western Province Bylaws provide for the election of the following offices and positions (Article XXIV, Sections V and VII):

Province Officers

• Senior Province Vice Polemarch
• Junior Province Vice Polemarch
• Province Keeper of Records
• Province Keeper of Exchequer
• Assistant Province Keeper of Records
• Assistant Province Keeper of Exchequer
• Province Strategus
• Province Lieutenant Strategus
• Province Historian

Board Members

• Four (4) Alumni members, Province Board of Directors - Alumni
• Two (2) members from chapters INSIDE the state with the largest delegate count
• Two (2) members from chapters OUTSIDE the state with the largest delegate count
• Four (4) Undergraduate members, Province Board of Directors - Undergraduate
• Two (2) members from chapters INSIDE the state with the largest delegate count
• Two (2) members from chapters OUTSIDE the state with the largest delegate count