How to Nominate

Please read and follow the instructions below to successfully submit your nomination:

• The service provider appointed to conduct the e-nominations is the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA).
• The UNISA SRC nominations process will be conducted on the EISA e-nominations platform. 
• Kindly note that eligible student cannot log into the e-nominations site before the opening at 08h30 on Wednesday, 26 November 2025.

The e-nominations site for the UNISA 2025 SRC election is:

 https://www.eisaict.org.za/UNISASRCNominations

• Queries relating to registration and online nominations must please be escalated to the UNISA IEC through email address srcelections@unisa.ac.za who will respond to all queries and complaints received.
• To log onto the e-nominations system, students will require their student number and identity, or passport number registered with the University. Only students officially authorized by the respective student organisations/structures are permitted to complete their registration.
• A One-Time-Password (OTP) will be generated by the online nominations system and sent to the student’s email address and/or cellphone number registered with the University. 

Online nominations rules and procedures

EISA will display a copy of the nomination rules and procedures on the online voting site as well as distribute it to students upon the site being open for nominations.  Before submitting your nomination, please read the rules and procedures carefully. These include the following:

• Only students who are registered for formal qualification for the UNISA 2025 academic year can nominate.
• There is only ONE (1) nomination for student organisation/structure per region.
• For a student organisation/structure to qualify onto the e-ballot, it must upload the following prescribed documents:

1. Constitution of the student organisation
2. The student organisational/structure list of the executive committee members with contact details. 
3. Logo of the organisation. 
4. A list of 100 registered student numbers supporting their nominations. 
5. A signed declaration of a good conduct to ensure the accomplishment of free and fair elections. 

• Only student organisation’s which have successfully registered with the UNISA IEC to participate in the elections for the RSRCs in at least three of eight UNISA regions are eligible to contest the elections for NSRC. 
• Nominations must be successfully submitted on the EISA online platform by the closing date and time of 16h30 on Friday, 12 December 2025 to be considered. 

STEP 1

Click on the link https://www.eisaict.org.za/UNISASRCNominations to nominate.

STEP 2 

Click on the tab NOMINATE NOW

STEP 3 

Enter your student number and ID number (or passport number for foreign nationals).

Enter the one-time password (OTP) you received via email and/or SMS. If you did not receive an OTP via email and/or SMS, click the “Resend OTP” button. An OTP is randomly generated and secure.

Remember that your OTP is only valid for one nomination, so do not share it with anyone.

Please check your spam/junk mail folder if you have not received the OTP via email.

STEP 4

Put in details of the student organisation/structure. If you made a mistake while completing the nomination process, you can click “change selection” and restart the process. 

STEP 5

Please ensure that you have uploaded ALL the required supporting documentation.

1. Constitution of the student organisation
2. The student organisational/structure list of the executive committee members with contact details. 
3. Logo of the organisation. 
4. A list of 100 registered student numbers supporting their nominations. 
5. A signed declaration of a good conduct to ensure the accomplishment of free and fair elections. 

STEP 6 

Click “Confirm” to complete the online process. Once you confirm your final selection, you cannot change your selection. 

Please note that you can only nominate/ register one student organisation structure. The system will reject any subsequent attempts after you’ve completed your first nomination. No duplicate nominations are allowed. The system will display the following message in the event of a duplicate nomination “YOU HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED A NOMINATION”.