Standing for election to the PRS Members' Council

1. Video statement

A video statement gives you the chance to speak directly to voting members and share why you want to represent them on the Members’ Council.

If you chose to record a 2-minute video statement for your candidate profile, your video can be viewed on PRS’s website and the ballot site hosted by Civica.

2. Social media assets & guidance

You can engage with the community that you’re hoping to represent on the Council via your personal social media pages. To support you in this process, PRS will provide you with visual assets which will include your name and photo.

Read our guidance and top tips for posting on social media during the ballot period.

3. List of eligible PRS voters

If you haven’t already requested this, PRS can also share a list of members that are eligible to vote, including their membership categories and postal contacts for the sole purpose of enabling you to canvass for votes. You will be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement to access this list.

As there are more eligible candidates than seats available, we are holding a ballot to determine successful candidates eligible for appointment to the Members’ Council.

The Members’ Council ballot is managed by Civica Election Services (‘CES’) on PRS’ behalf.
Voting will close at 5pm on Tuesday 6 May.

The ballot booklet, including candidate details and canvassing video statements, is available on the ballot site hosted by Civica, as well as our website. Voting members can view this information to help them decide which candidates best represent their views on the Members’ Council. In addition to this, candidates may engage directly with voting members to canvass for votes. 

Voting process

In the ballot:

• Only writer members and successors to writer members can vote for writer candidates.
• Only publisher members and successors to publisher members can vote for publisher candidates.

Weighting of your vote

• Voting members – each candidate you select will receive one vote
• Voting Plus writer members – each candidate you select will receive five votes
• Principal Voting members – each candidate you select will receive ten votes, and if you qualify for additional voting rights, each candidate will receive a further ten votes

Read more about membership categories on our website

How to vote

From Tuesday 25 March eligible members received an email or letter, depending on their content preferences, with information on how to cast their vote.

Read more about how to cast your vote in the ballot

Candidates will be notified of the outcome of the ballot once ballot closes. The results of the ballot will be made available on our website on Tuesday 13 May. Successful candidates eligible for appointment to the Members’ Council will be announced at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 3 June for members’ approval.

The AGM will take place on Tuesday 3 June 2025 at the IET Savoy London, as part of Members’ Day London. Members who are eligible to vote at the AGM will receive a notice of the meeting closer to the time.