Tests on a suspect package found at London Stock Exchange have found it to be harmless. There will be no polling stations or ballot boxes, as the computers add up the results instantly.
Voters have two days to choose their student union representatives, using online ballot forms.
It should work here because all students have free access to e-mail and the internet, and there are computer rooms around the university. It seems more democratic. If students don't know who they want to vote for, they can click on the candidates' names and read about their policies. Ms Ekkishis believes the online election will boost voting figures. The Bristol Evening Telegraph reports there is no way students can hack into the system and rig the election.