The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) Board of Trustees has appointed The Elexions Agency (Pty) Ltd to administer the 2025 Board of Trustee elections. The process is scheduled to run between May and September 2025. The election process has three phases to it:
- Phase 1: The Awareness and Candidate Nomination phase. Members are given an opportunity to nominate candidates of their choice. The nomination phase closes on Monday, 09 June 2025, and all nomination forms must reach The Elexions Agency’s Returning officer by no later than midday on 09 June 2025.
- Phase 2: The Voting phase. Members are provided the opportunity to vote for up to three candidates of their choice from 07 July to 06 September 2025.
- Phase 3:The Counting and Results phase in the presence of observers and auditors.
To get more information on the process and procedure:
- Click here to download the letter from the Principal Officer,
- For the detailed Election Notice, click here.
- To download the Nomination Form, click here.
Completed nomination forms may be returned via:
- Fax: 086 678 4123;
- Email: GEMS2025@elexionsagency.co.za
- Post: The GEMS 2025 Trustee Elections Returning Officer, P O Box 3318, Houghton, 2041;
- Hand Delivery: The Elexions Agency Offices, 1st Floor, 138 Jan Smuts Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196; and
- Nomination Boxes placed at Walk-In Centres around the country.
For more information, you can contact the Returning Officer on 0860 866 335 for election related queries. You can also get information from The Elexions Agency WhatsApp Opt-in facility on 068 763 3983. Save the number and send a “Hi” message to interact and retrieve relevant documents.
