CPUT SRC ELECTIONS · HOW-TO VIDEOS

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Short videos that walk you through each step on your phone. They have captions, so they work with the sound off. The names and student numbers shown are made up.

Student organisations1:19New

Nominate your organisation

Register your structure in five steps: what you contest, your representatives, and your candidates — each checked against the voters’ roll as you go.

Read the steps

Go to cputelections.co.za. Open the menu, then Organisations, and Nominate your organisation.
Step 1: your organisation’s name, and a short bio if you like.
Step 2: tick every campus where you contest the LSRC, and tick CSRC if you contest the central council. LSRC takes up to 40 names per campus; the CSRC is one central list of up to 20.
Step 3: you are the representative. Add your details and a password.
Step 4: add your candidates, one row each. Regulation 7.4.1: no first-year student may stand. Each row is checked against the voters’ roll when you move to the next one, and a problem shows straight away. CSRC candidates also need their campus.
Step 5: check the summary, tick the declaration, send the code and enter it from your email. You are in the SRC portal, and your candidates get an email to accept.
The election office confirms your organisation; then you submit each name for vetting.

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Student organisations1:09New

Your structure’s own registration link

How your structure’s unique link works: your details filled in, a countdown to closing, Save and continue later, and a reminder every six hours until you finish.

Read the steps

The election office emails your structure its own registration link. It works for your structure only, so please don’t forward it.
Open the link. Your structure’s name and your email are already filled in, and a countdown shows exactly how long you have until nominations close.
Step 1: add a short bio if you like. Step 2: tick the LSRC campuses you contest, and the CSRC.
Not ready to finish? Tap Save and continue later. Your answers are kept; your password and logo are not, so add them when you finish.
Until you finish, we email you every six hours with your link and the time left.
Open the same link again and everything you saved is filled in. Choose your password, add candidates now or later in the SRC portal, check the summary, confirm and send the code.
Enter the code from your email and you’re in the SRC portal. The link has done its job and stops working.
Once the election office confirms your organisation, submit your names. We remind you every six hours until you do.

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Organisation representatives0:45New

Import your candidates from a sheet

Upload one Excel or CSV sheet. Every name is checked against the voters’ roll, you fix anything flagged on screen, then submit.

Read the steps

Prepare one row per candidate: List (LSRC or CSRC), Campus, First name, Surname and @mycput.ac.za email.
Sign in to the SRC portal, open your organisation area and tap Import candidates from a sheet.
Download the template if you need it, choose your file and tap Read and check the sheet.
Every row is checked against the voters’ roll. Fix a student on the wrong campus list, or remove a row for someone who is not on the roll.
When every row passes, submit. Each candidate gets an email to accept and complete their details.

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Log a support request

Stuck with the portal, your nomination or the voters’ roll? Get a reference number and every update by email.

Read the steps

Go to cputelections.co.za. Open the menu, then Help, and Log a support request.
Add your name and @mycput.ac.za email. Your student number and campus help us find your record.
Choose the type of request and describe what happened: what you expected, what you tried and any error you saw.
Agree to the privacy notice, continue, and enter the six-digit code we email you.
You get a reference number straight away and a copy by email. Every reply and status change is emailed to you.
One request per problem: to add information, use the link in your email instead of logging it again.

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Nominate yourself and collect support

Create your candidate profile, get your campaign card and collect 50 nominations from students on your campus.

Read the steps

Go to cputelections.co.za. Open the menu, then Candidates, and Nominate yourself.
Step 1: your name, @mycput.ac.za email and a password.
Step 2: your campus, the position you are standing for, your student number and study category.
Step 3: a clear photo and a short bio of up to 150 words.
Step 4: regulation 7.4.1 — no first-year student may stand for elections. Read and tick the declarations, send the code and enter it from your email.
An election officer reviews your profile. Once approved, we email you a campaign card with your photo, a QR code and your link. Share it to WhatsApp and Instagram.
Students on your campus tap Support and confirm with their @mycput.ac.za email. 50 eligible nominations moves you into screening.

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