IDA Election

Guide for candidates and list coordinators in the IDA Election

2025 is election year in IDA, and as list coordinator or candidate, you have an important role. On this page, you can get an overview of what you need to do and when.

Your role in the IDA Election

From 21 March to 7 April 2025, IDA members will elect the IDA Board of Representatives.

As a candidate, you must campaign on the issues that matter to you, either by running on an existing list or by creating a new one. 

As list coordinator, you have a special task to ensure that all candidates are nominated correctly and that your list is visible to the voters.

IDA's graduate members must elect 61 candidates to the Board of Representatives. It is then the Board of Representatives that elects IDA's President and Executive Committee.

Preparations for the election start in autumn 2024 and end when voting closes on 7 April 2025.

Together we create a good election

A good election process is crucial for members to discover and become interested in IDA's member democracy.

The lists themselves are responsible for encouraging IDA members to vote for their list.

IDA's Election Committee is responsible for making sure that IDA members know that there are elections and when and how they can vote. The Election Committee and the Election Secretariat help all lists with general advice and guidance and ensure that there are common platforms to communicate from.

The Election Committee encourages lists to use these platforms to engage with each other and with members. Only then can we show members that IDA has an active member democracy and that it makes a difference which list members vote for.

Finally, the Election Committee urges everyone on the lists to work together to ensure a good tone.

Candidates: get started with your election campaign

On idavalg.dk, you can read about the different lists’ key issues and see which candidates have already been listed. If you want to contact a list before running, you can find their contact information on ida.dk (in Danish). Note: You cannot be a candidate and/or run for multiple lists at the same time.

How to request a place on a list: You will find the ‘Register” button on the homepage of idavalg.dk

Once your IDA-membership is validated, you can choose which list you want to run for. Note: You can only run in the IDA region where you have your affiliation, i.e., where you have your residence or alternatively your workplace.

Consent Declaration
You will be validated as a candidate with MitID, followed by your CPR number. Additionally, you must provide your phone number. This is only visible to the list’s coordinator and is not displayed on idavalg.dk.

To run in the IDA election, you must give three consents. It is not possible to run without giving these three consents. You can read more about the visibility of volunteers in IDA on ida.dk under ‘Find IDA’s frivillige’.

The consents are as follows:

  1. The list coordinator/administrator for the list I am running for has my email and phone number. If I am not approved as a candidate for the list, my email and phone number will be deleted.
  2. I am visible with my candidate presentation on idavalg.dk during the period 2024-2027.
  3. If I am elected, IDA’s secretariat will publish my name and email on IDA’s website according to guidelines from the Executive Committee (ida.dk/content/visibility-elected-in-ida).

Once you have given the three consents, the list coordinator will receive your request.

March 1, 2025 Deadline for potential change of regional affiliation

If you wish to change region to run in another region, you must contact the Election Secretariat at idavalg@ida.dk. The deadline for changing region is March 1, 2025. Note: Changing regions may affect any other positions of trust you have in IDA, such as elections to the Regional Council and/or regional departments. It is the candidate’s responsibility to be aware of this.

March 2, 2025 Deadline for running as a candidate

March 7, 2025 Deadline for withdrawing as a candidate

If you wish to withdraw from the list, you must write to idavalg@ida.dk and request to be deleted no later than March 7, 2025.

March 10, 2025 Deadline for editorial corrections in the candidate presentation (after this, editing is closed)

After you have become a candidate

We recommend that you write a bit of free text about yourself. Write briefly and precisely. It is also a good idea to add a picture of yourself. Remember, it should be in good resolution. Under Image, click “Choose file,” then find a picture on your computer and select it. In the candidate presentation, you can choose to provide information about education, field of study, employment, and/or age. The information comes from IDA’s member database. It is optional whether you want to include this information in your presentation. If you do not select it, a field will not appear in your presentation.

Candidate for a political list
Once you are approved as a candidate on a list, the list coordinator will typically contact you to arrange further activities on the list.

IDA’s election committee has created a set of guidelines for how lists and candidates may market themselves during the election campaign. It is the list coordinator’s responsibility to inform you of these guidelines, so be sure to contact the list coordinator to find out what you can and cannot do during the campaign.

When you need to return to your profile, log in via the homepage on idavalg.dk

If you need any further assistance or additional sections translated, feel free to let us know!

You can contact us at idavalg@ida.dk

Important deadlines and dates

Below is a list of the of the deadlines for the entire selection process. In addition, there are some formal requirements related to some of the material you are asked to deliver. We will share these with you on an ongoing basis.

We have prepared some guides which we hope you can also use. The guides are only available in Danish for the time being. If you want to know more about being a candidate or list coordinator and don’t speak Danish, we will be happy to assist you. You are always welcome to contact us the election secretariat at idavalg@ida.dk

It is important that you meet the deadlines listed. Please note that all deadlines are at the end of the day - before 23.59. No reminders are sent to the individual lists. However, the Election Secretariat regularly informs the list coordinators of upcoming deadlines.

Deadline and tasks

2024
  • 5 October: Idavalg.dk opens and lists can start registering
  • 5 October: List coordinator workshop - mainly on guidelines and the list and candidate module
  • 25 November: Deadline for (first) submission to the IDA election test - in survey (email). The IDA election test is only in English for this election.
  • 6 December: Second advert about the election
  • 9 or 10 Dec.: First email campaign about the election
2025
  • 9 January: Deadline for journalistic assistance in preparing the list's political message and list presentation for idavalg.dk
  • 9 January: Listing and listing logo notification deadline - on idavalg.dk
  • 15 January: Opening for ordering election kits - at mark-on.dk/ida-shop
  • 16 January: Deadline for new lists (registered in January 2025) to receive journalistic assistance in preparing the list's political message and list presentation for idavalg.dk
  • 21 January: Deadline for NEW lists to answer the election test - in survey (mail)
  • 27 January: Deadline to register for the list leader workshop (2 per list) on idavalg@ida.dk
  • 30 January: Webinar on effective election communication – register for event nr. 356555
  • 1 February: List coordinator workshop - primarily focussing on election communication
  • 3 February: Deadline for submitting final statements and arguments for the IDA election test - on survey
  • 7 February: Deadline for approval of list presentation and list political message for the Election Newspaper - to idavalg@ida.dk
  • 21 February: Deadline for submitting final statements and arguments for the IDA Election Test - on survey
  • 28 February: Deadline for the lists to submit the desired recipient group and content for any list mail to members - to idavalg@ida.dk
  • 1 March: Deadline for notification of electoral alliance - to idavalg@ida.dk and running format (whether you are nominated by coordination or priority) idavalg.dk
  • 1 March: Deadline for any change of region. Candidates for the election write to idavalg@ida.dk
  • 2 March: Deadline for candidate submission and approval - on idavalg.dk
  • 1 March: Deadline to send contact info to Ingeniøren - to idavalg@ida.dk
  • 3 March: Member numbers in the regions are calculated (as of 1 March) and the distribution of regional mandates is calculated (the lists are informed accordingly)
  • 7 March: Deadline to register a list representative for live list debate - to idavalg@ida.dk
  • 7 March: Deadline for list coordinators to reject and thus delete a candidate and deadline for candidates to withdraw from the election - on idavalg.dk. If a candidate withdraws later than 7 March, they will still appear from the voting list
  • 10 March: Deadline for:
    • editorial corrections in the list and candidate presentations - on idavalg.dk
    • the lists‘ individual prioritisation of the candidates’ nomination - on idavalg.dk
    • After this, editing is closed on idavalg.dk
  • 10 March: Deadline for notification of any nationwide prioritised additional mandate list - to idavalg@ida.dk
  • 11 March: Any additional mandate lists are published on idavalg.dk
  • 14 March: Deadline for approval of email setup and extracts for sending emails to members - to idavalg@ida.dk
  • 14 March: The election site opens on ing.dk and the election test can be accessed
  • 14 March: Election kits can be used at IDA events and at companies
  • 20 March: Live list debate
  • 21 March: The election opens with an email with a personalised link to the vote to all IDA members
  • 21 March: Election newspaper sent to all IDA members with Ingeniøren
  • 21 March: Still photos from the live list debate are sent to the lists
  • 24 March: Any list emails will be sent out
  • 24 March: Themed videos from the live list debate are sent to the lists
  • 4 April: Front page of Ingeniøren - Remember to vote!
  • 7 April: The election closes at 23:59
  • 8 April: Election results will be announced live (and in the IDA House) at 16.30
  • 3 May: Constituent Board of Representatives meeting