NOTIFICATION OF BALLOT FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD
December 2025
Foxes Trust Members are notified that the ballot for the election of members to the Society Board will open from 15 December 2025.
This is the first Society Election to be contested by multiple candidates in more than 20 years and the Election Management Group encourage you to take part. As an independent, democratic supporters trust, these elections are an important part of governance procedures, and the members chance to shape how the Foxes Trust is administered and by whom.
There are four seats available on the Board, and there are eight candidates. Please take time to read each candidate’s statement, see: Candidates Statements
Depending on your preferred method of contact, you will either receive access to a ballot via email or in the post.
Emailed ballots will be sent to the address in your membership records. The personalised email, containing your unique password, will be sent from the company handling the ballot, ElectionBuddy. To access your ballot, click on the link, and enter the login details contained in the email. Each candidate will be listed, along with their statement. Follow the instructions to complete your ballot. Once submitted, you will not be able to alter your vote. The system will not allow you to submit your ballot more than once, and only for the number of stated candidates. If you were expecting a notice to vote by email and you do not receive one, please check your email junk or spam folder for emails from invitations@mail.electionbuddy.com before contacting the Trust.
Postal ballots require members to mark their chosen candidates on the ballot paper supplied. You can return the ballot by post to the Trust’s registered address or, you can scan or photograph your form and email it to the Society Secretary alan.digby@foxestrust.co.uk
If you are a member of the Foxes Trust and do not receive a ballot by email or post, and believe you should be entitled to vote, please contact the Society Secretary.
The Election Policy can be found at: https://foxestrust.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FT-Election-Policy-2021.pdf.
All votes will be verified and results of the ballot will be announced at the Foxes Trust AGM on 26 January.
The ballot will close on Friday 16 January 2026 at 5pm. Any votes received after this time will not be counted.
Foxes Trust Election Management Group