Election handbook

2015/16

Ar t sUni v er s i t yBour nemout h St udent s 始Uni on El ec t i onsHandbook

Cont ent s

Gui det oEl ec t i ons-2 KeyDat es-4 T hePos i t i ons :Sabbat i c alOf f i c er s-6 T hePos i t i ons :Exec ut i v eCommi t t ee-8 Campai gnBabbl eBr eak down-12 Campai gnOv er vi ew -14 Vot i ng18 F AQ -20 Cont ac t s-22

Gui det oEl ec t i ons

El ec t i onst i p1) Speakt oasmany peopl easpos s i bl e andl i s t ent ot hei r opi ni ons , r ec ogni s et hei r v al ue.

El ec t i onst i p2) Behones tand r eal i s t i cabout yourambi t i ons andai ms .

Thi sgui dei sdes i gnedt ohel pyouunder s t andhow t heel ect i onswor kwi t hi nt heSt udent s ʼUni on,how i t canbet hes t ar tofachai nofevent st hats hapeyour uni ver s i t yl i f eandhow ever ys t udenti sani mpor t ant par toft hepr oces s .

TheannualSt udent s ʻUni onEl ect i onsi soneoft he mos ti mpor t antdat esont hes t udentcal endar .

Nomi nat i ng,campai gni ng,vot i ng,i t ʼ sat i mef or ever ys i ngl es t udentt oputt hei ropi ni onacr os s .Thi s canbebynomi nat i ngyour s el ft obePr es i dentoft he SU,s uppor t i ngt hecampai gnofs omeoneyou bel i evewi l lbet hebes tEvent sExecOf f i cert hi s Uni ver s i t yhasevers eenorcas t i ngyourvot ef or yourpr ef er r edcandi dat es .

“El ect i ons , ”youheart hewor dandi mmedi at el y conj ur eupt hei mageofmi ddl eagedmeni ns ui t s anddi f f er entcol our edt i esar gui ngovert axes .But , f oras econd,chal l enget hati dea.I magi negr oupsof s t udent si nf ancydr es s ,cr eat i ngf ant as t i c,t hought pr ovoki ngar t wor kt os how t hems el vesof f ,danci ng, s i ngi ng,andhavi ngf un… Thatdoes nʼ ts oundl i ke el ect i ons ,doesi t ?Buti ti s ,oratl eas ti tcanbe.

Wel come,t ot hewonder f ulwor l dofSt udent s ʼUni on el ect i ons . . .

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KeyDat es

23r dFeb 6t hMar ch 9t h13t hMar ch 1 1t hMar ch 13t hMar ch

Nomi nat i onsopen Nomi nat i onsc l os e Campai gnweek Hus t i ngs ;Vot i nggoesl i v e Vot i ngc l os es ;Res ul t sannounc ed

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T hePos i t i ons

Sabbat i c alOf f i c er s F ul l Ti me,pai dpos i t i ons

T hebes tt hi ngaboutmyj obi sbei ngabl e t ohel pmak es t udentv oi c eshear d, r ec ogni s ed.Andhel pi ngpr ovi det hem wi t hmul t i pl epl at f or msf ort hem t o f l our i s h.

-DanBr oadbent SU Pr es i dent2014/15Â

T hebes tt hi ngaboutmyj obi sbei ngabl e t ohel ps t udent st ak et hei ri deasand mak et hem ar eal i t y .

-Chl oeWhi t t ak er SU Vi c ePr es i dent2014/15

TheSabbat i calOf f i cerposi t i onsvarybet weent het wor ol esand whatmayhavebeeni ncl udedi nt hei rmani f est o,however ,t hemai n r esponsi bi l i t i esi ncl ude:

St udent s始Uni onPr esi dent -Chai roft heEl ect edOf f i cert eam.

-Repr esent at i veonbehal foft hest udentbodyt ot he Vi ceChancel l or 驶 sOf f i ceofAUB -Si t t i ngont heBoar dofDi r ect or sandGover nor sandTr ust ees.

-Chai roft heTr ust eesf ort heSt udent s始Uni on.

-Pr ovi di ngcr eat i veopport uni t i esf ort heSt udentbodye. g.

BUMF.

St udent s始Uni onVi cePr esi dent :Educat i onandWel f ar e -Over seei ngandpr omot i ngt hest udentcour ser epr esent at i ve syst em.

-Lobbyi ngt oi mpr oveacademi car easoft heUni ver si t yi ncl udi ng l i br ary,t eachi ngandr esour ces.

-Devel opi ngandcel ebr at i ngdi ver si t y,equal i t y,gr eenpol i ci es andst udentwel f ar ewi t hi nt heUni ver si t y.

-Si t t i ngont heboar dofTr ust ees

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T hePos i t i ons

Exec ut i v eCommi t t ee Par t Ti me,v ol unt eerpos i t i ons

T hebes tt hi ngaboutt he execc ommi t t eei st hatwe ar eabl et ov oi c et heopi ni on ofs t udent s ,asac ol l ec t i v eof s t udent sour s el v esand pr omot eef f ec t i v echange.

-J es sVaughnMi l ant a SU Gr G eenOf f i c er2014/15 Seei ngs t udent sf r om t he s amec ount r y( andf r om di f f er entones )bondwi t h eachot herbec aus eofan ev entIor gani s edc oul dn始 t bemor er ewar di ng.

-Babet t eWeat her al l SU I nt er nat i onalOf f i c er 2014/15 Myf av our i t et hi ngabout bei nganExecmemberi s bot ht hec onnec t i onsmade andbei ngi nv ol v edi n mak i ngt hi ngshappen.

-Nk echNwok ol o SU Communi c at i onsOf Of i c er 2014/15

Communi cat i onsOf f i cer

TheAUBSU Communi cat i onsOf f i cer swi l lwor kcl os el ywi t ht he Sabbat i calOf f i cer s ,TheBUMFt eam andt heot herExec member st oens ur et hats t udent sal wayshaveacces st o upt odat ei nf or mat i onaboutt hegoi ngsonofAUBSU.Fr om updat i ngt hewebs i t e,t ohel pi ngpr epar eBUMFpubl i cat i ons ,t he Communi cat i onsOf f i cer swi l ldevel opexi s t i ngandnew l i nesof communi cat i onswi t ht hes t udent s .

Communi t yOf Of i cer

TheAUBSU Communi t yOf f i cerwi l lwor kcl os el ywi t ht he Sabbat i calOf f i cer sandot herExecmember st opr omot egr eat er l i nksbet weenUni ver s i t ys t udent sandt hel ocalcommuni t yi n par t i cul arwi t hgr eenandvol unt eer i ngoppor t uni t i es .Theywi l l al s ohel pt odevel opt hef eelofcommuni t yamongs tt heAUB s t udent s .

Event sOf f i cer

TheAUBSU Event sOf f i cer swi l lwor kwi t hSabbat i calOf f i cer s andot herExecmember st opr oducehi ghqual i t yevent sf or s t udent s .Theywi l lwor kt ohel por gani s e,or gani s eanddevel op t heannualevent sal r eadyr unbyt heSU,s uchasFr es her sand Gr aduat i onaswel lasor gani s enew event st hatappealt oour s t udent s .

GenderEqual i t i es

TheAUBSU GenderEqual i t i esOf f i ceri sanew r ol ewi t hi nt he Execcommi t t ee.Theywi l lwor kcl os el ywi t ht heSabbat i cal Of f i cer sandot her swi t hi nt heExecCommi t t eet oens ur et hatal l gender sar er epr es ent edandt r eat edequal l ydur i ngt hei rt i meat AUB.

Gr eenOf f i cer

TheAUBSU Gr eenOf f i cer swi l lwor kcl os el ywi t ht heSabbat i cal Of f i cer sandot herExecmember st odevel opgr eencampai gns andencour ages t udent st obecomei nvol vedwi t henvi r onment al i s s ues .

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Hal l sOf f i cer

TheAUBSU Hal l sOf f i cer swi l lwor kcl os el ywi t ht heSabbat i cal Of f i cer sandot herExecmember st oens ur ehal l sl i f ei s enj oyabl e,f r om or gani s i nghal l sevent st of or war di ng compl ai nt s .

I nt er nat i onalOf f i cer

TheAUSBU I nt er nat i onalOf f i cer swi l lwor kwi t ht heSabbat i cal Of f i cer sandot hermember soft heExeccommi t t eet opr omot e t hei nt er es t soft hegr owi ngnumberofI nt er nat i onals t udent swe haveher eatAUB.

Les bi an,Gay,Bi s exual ,Tr ans genderandQues t i oni ng Of f i cer( Equal i t i es )

TheAUBSU L GBTQ Of f i cerwi l lwor kcl os el ywi t ht heSabbat i cal Of f i cer sandot herExecmember st oens ur et hatt heL GBTQ member sofAUBar ewel lr epr es ent edands uppor t edt hr ough t hei rt i meatuni ver s i t y.

Mat ur eandPos t gr aduat eOf f i cer( Equal i t i es )

TheAUBSU Mat ur e/Pos t gr aduat eOf f i cerwi l lwor kwi t ht he Sabbat i calOf f i cer sandot hermember soft heExeccommi t t eet o ens ur et hatt hos eenr ol l edasMat ur eorPos t gr aduat es t udent s ar ewel lr epr es ent edwi t hi nt heUni ver s i t y.

Pr epHEOf f i cer

TheAUBSU Pr epHEOf f i cerwi l lwor kcl os el ywi t ht heSabbat i cal Of f i cer sandot herExecmember st or epr es ental lt hos es t udent s enr ol l edont oPr epHE,ED orNat i onalCer t i f i cat ecour s es .

RaceEqual i t i esOf f i cer

TheAUBSU RaceEqual i t i esOf f i cerwi l lwor kwi t ht heSabbat i cal Of f i cer sandot hermember soft heExeccommi t t eet oens ur et hat al ls t udent s ,what evert hei rbackgr ound,cul t ur eornat i onal i t y, ar er epr es ent edandt r eat edequal l ydur i ngt hei rt i meatAUB.

RAG Of f i cer

TheAUBSU RAG Of f i cer swi l lwor kwi t ht heSabbat i calOf f i cer s andot herExecmember st oencour agevol unt eer i ng oppor t uni t i esamongs tt hes t udent sandt odevel opchar i t y f undr ai s i ngf ort hechos enchar i t i esoft heyear .

Soci et i esOf f i cer

TheAUBSU Soci et i esOf f i cerwi l lwor kcl os el ywi t ht he Sabbat i calOf f i cer sandot herExecmember st odevel opexi s t i ng andnew Soci et i es .Theywi l lwor kt oens ur et hatal lSoci et i esar e f ol l owi ngSU gui del i nesandwor koutwaysi nwhi cht opr omot e Soci et i esacr os sAUBandBU.

Spor t sOf f i cer

TheAUBSU Spor t sOf f i cerwi l lwor kcl os el ywi t hSU Pr es i dent , Vi cePr es i dent ,SU St af fandot herExec始 st odevel opexi s t i ngand new Spor t sCl ubs .Wi t ht heai mt ogetmor eofourCl ubsi nt o BUCS,ourSpor t sOf f i cer swi l lencour agepar t i ci pat i onand engagementofs t udent si ns por t .Spor t sOf f i cer scanal s o encour agecr os scol l abor at i onbet weencl ubsandhel pi n or gani s i ngs oci al sandevent s .

St udent swi t hDi s abi l i t i esOf f i cer( Equal i t i es )

TheAUBSU St udent swi t hDi s abi l i t i esOf f i cerwi l lwor kcl os el y wi t ht heSU Pr es i dent ,Vi cePr es i dentandot hermember soft he Execcommi t t eet oens ur et hatal ls t udent swhoi dent i f yashavi ng anyt ypeofdi s abi l i t yar er epr es ent edands uppor t ed.

Vol unt eer i ngOf f i cer

TheAUBSU Vol unt eer i ngOf f i cerwi l lwor kcl os el ywi t ht heSU Pr es i dent ,Vi cePr es i dentandot herExecCommi t t eeMember st o pr omot evol unt eer i ngoppor t uni t i eswi t hi nt heUni ver s i t y,t he l ocalar eaandf ur t heraf i el d.

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Babbl eBr eak down

Mani f es t oA doc umentt he

Fl yPos t i ng-St i ck i ngup

t er s /s t i ck er sonwal l s /door s c andi dat esmak ewhi chs aysal l pos t houtpr i orper mi s s i onandi n t het hi ngst heywantt odoi ft hey wi a r e a s t h a t a r e n o t a l l o c a t e d f o r wer eel ec t ed. publ i c i t ypur pos es .

Hus t i ngs-A pl at f or m wher eal l Re t ur ni ngOf f i c er( RO)and c andi dat esar eabl et omak ea Deput yRet ur ni ngOf f i c er s peechaboutwhyt heywoul dbe ( DRO)-I mpar t i alr epr es ent at i v es t hei dealc andi dat ef ort he pos i t i on.A neut r alper s onof t en pr epar esques t i onsi nadv anc e andal lc andi dat esar eas k edt o ans wert hem asbes tt heyc an.

Pr opos er s-Twos t udent swho

s uppor tyournomi nat i ont or un f orapos i t i on.

oft heSt udent s 始Uni onwhoens ur e t hatal lel ec t i onr ul esar ef ol l owed byal lc andi dat es .Al lpubl i c i t y, quer i esandc ompl ai nt st odowi t h el ec t i onsmus tbedi r ec t edt ot hem.

Sl at e-Runni ngac ampai gnf or

t wopeopl et ogetel ec t edf ort wo r ol esi . e.Pr es i dentand Vi c ePr es i dent .

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Campai gnOv er vi ew

El ec t i onst i p3) Don始 tbeaf r ai dof s peak i ngc onf i dent l y aboutwhatyour c ampai gni sabout .

El ec t i onst i p4) Bevi s i bl ei nyour c ampai gnandt hi nkof wayst os how how you ar eabl et omak e di f f er enc ef ors t udent s .

El ec t i onsc anbeanexc i t i ngt i meatUni v er s i t y,achanc et o getr eal l yi nv ol v edi nhow t hi ngsar er un,as hotata f ant as t i cf ul l t i mej obhowev er ,t her ear es omer ul est hat ev er yonemus tf ol l ow.A f ul ll i s tc anbef oundi nt he ByL awsbutweʼ v eputt oget hers omeoft hemos t i mpor t ant /r el ev antones .

Nomi nat i ons

• AnyAUBs t udentc annomi nat et hems el v esf orpos i t i on wi t hi nt heSU El ec t i ons .

• Somepos i t i onsr equi r es t udent st os el f def i nef ort he r ol e.F orexampl eL GBT Q Of f i c er smus tdef i neasa memberoft heL GBT Qc ommuni t y .

• Nomi nat i onsmus tbemadevi at heAUBSU webs i t eor onanof f i c i alpaperf or m av ai l abl ef r om t heSU of f i c e.

• Al lnomi nat i onsmus thav e2pr opos er s .Pr opos er smus t al s obeAUBs t udent s .

• Nomi nat i onsmadeaf t ert hedeadl i newi l lnotbe ac c ept ed.

Mani f es t os

• Al lnomi neesmus tupl oadamani f es t ot ot heAUBSU webs i t ebyt hedeadl i ne.

• F orF ul l Ti me( Sabbat i c al )Of f i c er st hemani f es t omus t beunder500wor ds .

• F orPar t Ti me( Exec )Of f i c er st hemani f es t omus tbe under250wor ds .

• Mani f es t ogui danc ewi l lbeav ai l abl ef r om t he St udent ʼ sUni on.

• Mani f es t osar eani mpor t antpar tofyourc ampai gn;a s t r ongmani f es t oc anenc our agepeopl et ov ot ef oryou andgi v esyouagr eatgui del i nef orhow youwantt o wor kdur i ngyouryeari nof f i c e.

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Campai gnOv er vi ew

El ec t i onst i p5 Bec ommi t t edt ot he c aus e/i ndi vi dual /gr oupyou ar ec ampai gni ngf or .

El ec t i onst i p6 Pr omot ewhoyouar eand whatyou始 r eabout -t hi nk abouthow s t udent swi l l r el at et owhatyou始 r e pas s i onat eabout .

Campai gni ng

• Campai gni ngc anonl ys t ar tatt het i mes etbyt heDRO • Campai gni ngc anonl yt ak epl ac ebet ween12pm2pm, andonl ybei nt hear easdes i gnat edbyt heDRO,no l ec t ur et heat r es ,wor k s hopsorneart hebal l otbox.

• Nonegat i v ec ampai gni ng.

• Eachc andi dat ewi l lhav eachanc et os peakat Hus t i ngs .

• Nobr i ber yoranys i mi l ari nc ent i v es .

Publ i c i t y

• Candi dat esf orSabbat i c alpos i t i onsar eawar dedup t o£30f orpubl i c i t ymat er i al s ,donʼ tf or gett ok eep t hos er ec ei pt s .

• Upt o2xA3pos t er sc anbepr i nt ed,t hes ewi l lbe pl ac edi npos t erf r amesbyt heDRO,andf l ypos t i ngi s notper mi t t ed.

• Nonegat i v ec ampai gni ng.

• Candi dat esar er es pons i bl ef ort hei rs uppor t er s ,i ft hey dos omet hi ngagai ns tt her ul esi twi l lc ountasi ft he c andi dat ehadc ommi t t edt heof f enc e.

• Candi dat esr unni ngf orSabbat i c alpos i t i onswi l lhav e ac c es st ot heSU mus i ct abl e,dur i ngl uncht i mehour s .

Us ewi l lbef ai r l yal l oc at edbyt heDRO andadv anc ed not i c ewi l lbegi v ent ot hec andi dat es .

• T her ei sal i mi tof200f l i er sperc andi dat e.

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Vot i ng

“I t ' si mpor t antt o geti nv ol v ed whet heri tbeby r unni ngorv ot i ng aswhatt heSU achi ev eswi l l benef i tusal l . ”

“I t ʼ si mpor t antf or s t udent st ok now t heyhav eav oi c e aswel lasot her peopl ei nt hes ame s i t uat i onast hem. ”

“Vot i ngf or pol i c i esmeans t hatyourbel i ef s c anac t i v el ypl ay apar ti nwhat happensi nt he f ut ur e. ”

“Vot i ngi st he oppor t uni t yt o hav eyours ay, t obev al uedand t os hapeyour wor l d. ”

Att heSU wewor khar dt oens ur eal l t her i ghtpeopl ehearyourv oi c e.We gi v eyourv oi c edi r ec t i onbuti t 始 syou, t hes t udent s ,whogi v ei tpower .

Youmaynotwantt onomi nat eyour s el f f orapos i t i onbutv ot i ngmak ess ur e t hatyourv oi c ei ss t i l lhear d.

Don始 tl os eyourv oi c e,mak eyourv ot e c ount .

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F AQ

Whoc anr unf orSabbat i c al /Commi t t eepos i t i ons ?

Anymemberoft heSt udent s 始Uni onc anr unf ort hes e pos i t i onsandasas t udentofAUByouar eaut omat i c al l ya member .Sabbat i c alpos i t i onsar egener al l yf i l l edby3r d yearorMA s t udent swhof i ni s ht hei rdegr eet hi syearand ExecCommi t t eepos i t i onshav et obet ak enbyc ur r ent s t udent s .

Wher ec anIf i ndoutmor eaboutt her ol es ?

Al i s tofal lt her ol esanddes c r i pt i onsofr es pons i bi l i t i es c anbef oundont heaubs u. or g. ukwebs i t e,ont he Fac ebookgr ouporf r om t heSU Of f i c e.

I fel ec t ed,doIneedt odoanyt hi ngbef or eIs t ar t ?

I fyou始 r eel ec t edi nt oanyoft hepos i t i onsyouwon始 ts t ar t yourr ol eunt i l1s tJ ul y .Bef or et hatt i mewewi l las kyout o at t endat r ai ni ngs es s i ont ohel pyougett hemos toutof yourr ol ebutwet r yt ok eept hi ngst oami ni mum s oyou c anf oc usonyours t udi es .

Whatar et het i mec ommi t ment s ?

T het woSabbat i c alpos i t i onsar ef ul l t i me,37hour sa week.T heExecCommi t t eepos i t i onsar epar t t i meandar e hi ghl yf l exi bl et of i tar oundyours t udi es .Onanav er age weekmos texecmember swi l lgi v eov eramaxi mum ofa c oupl eofhour st ot hei rpos i t i on,howev er ,i fyoudec i det o under t ak epr oj ec t sandexpanduponyourr ol et henyou mayputal i t t l emor et i mei nt oi t .T her ear et i mesi nt he yearwher et heSU wi l las kf oryourhel patev ent ss uchas F r es her sorwher eyouwi l lber equi r edt oat t endmeet i ngs ort r ai ni ng.Weal waysexpec ts t udi est oc omef i r s t .

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Cont ac t

Rebek ahI s aac -St udentUni onL i ai s onOf f i c er -Deput yRet ur ni ngOf f i c er( DRO) -r i s aac @aub. ac . uk DanBr oadbent –St udentUni onPr es i dent –dbr oadbent @aub. ac . uk Chl oeWhi t t ak er –St udentUni onVi c ePr es i dent :Educ at i onandWel f ar e –c whi t t ak er @aub. ac . uk