Influence the future of PRS

The Governance team will review and confirm that your form is valid and that you are eligible to stand for election to the Members’ Council. If there are more eligible candidates than seats available, we will hold a ballot among voting members to determine successful candidates eligible for appointment to the Members’ Council.  

The details you submit with your nomination form, including the names of your 10 supporters, will be published in the 2026 Members’ Council ballot materials that will be shared with all voting members.  

Once the candidates list is confirmed, you can start planning to canvass for votes. 

PRS will provide canvassing support before the ballot opens, including: 

We encourage you to record a 2-minute video which we will add to your profile section on our ballot webpage. This is a chance to speak directly to voting members and share why you want to represent them on the Members’ Council. 

There are two options for creating your short video statement: 

• You can join us at our London Hub on Wednesday 24 February or Tuesday 3 March and work with our Creative team who will film and edit your video.
• You can also record your video at home. 

Read our guidance on self-recorded videos. 

• Your video must be submitted by Tuesday 3 March to companysecretary@prsformusic.com using WeTransfer.

You can engage with the community that you’re hoping to represent on the Members’ 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 

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. 

If there are more eligible candidates than seats available, we’ll hold 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 and will be open from early March until mid-April. 

The election materials, including candidate details and canvassing video statements, will be available on the ballot site hosted by Civica, as well as our website. Voting members can review this information to help them decide which candidates best represent their views on the Members’ Council. Candidates may also engage directly with voting members to canvass for votes (see our Canvassing guidance above). 

Voting process

 

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

There are no publisher positions available this year. 

Votes are weighted based on your membership category: 

• 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 

How to vote

 

Eligible members can follow the steps in the email or letter or visit the voting platform to cast their vote. 

The results of the ballot will be made available on our website within a week of the ballot closing. Successful candidates eligible for appointment to the Members’ Council will be formally announced at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) members’ approval. 

The AGM will take place on Monday 11 May 2026 at IET London: Savoy Place, alongside Members’ Day London - the biggest PRS member gathering of the year. Members who are eligible to vote at the AGM will receive notice of the meeting closer to the time.  

Find out more about the PRS Members' Council.