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CONTENTS Key dates & times Welcome The positions What’s what? Your questions... answered Elections guidelines Manifestos & publicity Who to contact
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WELCOME (IEV 7XYHIRXW
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*YPP 8-QI 3J½GIV 8VYWXII 4VIWMHIRX *YPP XMQI TSWMXMSR 6IQYRIVEXMSR O 8LI 4VIWMHIRX SJ XLI 7XYHIRXW´ 9RMSR MW XLI 'LEMV SJ XLI 8VYWXII &SEVH 'LEMV SJ 7XEJJ MRK 'SQQMXXII WTSOIWTIVWSR SJ XLI 9RMSR VITVIWIRXW XLI 9RMSR ERH +SPHWQMXLW 7XYHIRXW XS XLI 'SPPIKI 0SGEP 'SQQYRMX] ERH 2EXMSREPP] )HYGEXMSR 3J½GIV *YPP XMQI TSWMXMSR 6IQYRIVEXMSR O 8LI )HYGEXMSR 3J½GIV SJ XLI 7XYHIRXW´ 9RMSR EXXIRHW XLI 9RMZIVWMX] %GEHIQMG &SEVH [SVOW [MXL XLI (ITEVXQIRXEP 7XYHIRX 'SSVHMREXSVW [SVOW SR MRXIVREP ERH REXMSREP GEQTEMKRW WYVVSYRHMRK )HYGEXMSR 'EQTEMKRW ERH %GXMZMXMIW *YPP XMQI TSWMXMSR 6IQYRIVEXMSR O 8LI 'EQTEMKRW ERH %GXMZMXMIW 3J½GIV VITVIWIRXW %GXMZMXMIW [MXLMR XLI 9RMSRW HIQS GVEXMG WXVYGXYVIW ERH EPWS VYRW ERH QEREKIW XLI 9RMSRW GEQTEMKRW MRXIVREPP] PSGEPP] ERH REXMSREPP] ;IPJEVI ERH (MZIVWMX] 3J½GIV *YPP XMQI TSWMXMSR 6IQYRIVEXMSR O 8LI ;IPJEVI ERH (MZIVWMX] 3J½GIV MW VIWTSRWMFPI JSV WYTTSVXMRK XLI PMFIVEXMSR KVSYTW SR GEQTYW XLVSYKL [SVOWLSTW ERH GEQTEMKRMRK 8LMW VSPI EPWS WMXW SR XLI )UYEPMX] ERH (MZIVWMX] 'SQQMXXII 1IRXEP ,IEPXL 'SQQMXXII ERH ZEVMSYW SXLIV VIPEXIH 9RMZIVWMX] GSQQMXXIIW
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THE POSITIONS
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THE POSITIONS %WWIQFP] 1IQFIVW 4EVX XMQI :SPYRXEV] TSWMXMSRW &PEGO )XLRMG 1MRSVMX] 7XYHIRX´W 3J½GIV 'EQTEMKRW 'SSVHMREXMSR 3J½GIV (MWEFPIH 7XYHIRXW 3J½GIV )XLMGEP ERH )RZMVSRQIRXEP 7XYHIRXW 3J½GIV -RXIVREXMSREP 7XYHIRXW 3J½GIV 0+&85 7XYHIRXW 3J½GIV 1EXYVI 7XYHIRXW 3J½GIV 4EPIWXMRI 8[MRRMRK 3J½GIV 4EVX XMQI WXYHIRXW 3J½GIV 4SWXKVEHYEXI 7XYHIRXW 3J½GIV 7SGMIXMIW 3J½GIV 7TSVXW 3J½GIV 7XYHIRX 4EVIRX 3J½GIV ;SQIR´W 3J½GIV ,SYWMRK 3J½GIV :SPYRXIIVMRK 3J½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´W PSRK XIVQ WXVEXIK] ERH ½RERGIW 7XYHIRX 1IHME :EGERGMIW 7QMXLW 1EKE^MRI )HMXSV 0ISTEVH 2I[WTETIV )HMXSV ;MVIH 6EHMS 7XEXMSR 1EREKIV 1EHI -R +SPHWQMXLW (MVIGXSV ,SYVW %R EZIVEKI SJ LSYVW TIV QSRXL SR E SRI ]IEV TEVX XMQI FEWMW 7XEXYW :SPYR XEV] (YXMIW =SY [MPP FI VIWTSRWMFPI JSV WXYHIRX QIHME LERHPMRK E FYHKIX SJ YT XS WIZIVEP XLSYWERH TSYRHW ERH GVIEXMRK TYFPMGEXMSRW ERH QIHME XLEX GER FI GSRXVMFYXIH XS ERH EGGIWWIH F] EPP WXYHIRXW 6
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8LI 4SSP SJ QIRXSVW 8LI TSSP SJ QIRXSVW GSQTVMWIW ZEVMSYW JYPP XMQI WXEJJ QIQFIVW SJ XLI 7XYHIRXW´ 9RMSR [LS EVI ZSPYRXIIVW XS KYMHI ERH SJJIV WYTTSVX XS WEFFEXMGEP GERHMHEXIW XLVSYKLSYX XLI IPIGXMSRW 8LI PMWX SJ QIRXSVW [MPP FI QEHI EZEMPEFPI XS GERHMHEXIW EX XLI GERHMHEXIW FVMI½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½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½GIVW 8LMW MW XS EWWMWX XLI GERHMHEXI MR XLIMV GEQTEMKR ERH EPP TYVGLEWIH MXIQW QYWX FI EZEMPEFPI XS FI TYVGLEWIH F] EPP GERHMHEXIW ERH VIGIMTXW QYWX FI KMZIR XS XLI (ITYX] 6IXYVRMRK 3J½GIV 2S QIVGLER HMWI MW XS FI YWIH [LMGL HSIW RSX LSPH XLI WXEQT SJ XLI IPIGXMSRW GSQQMXXII 6IWYPXW 2MKLXW &IIVW XIEVW ERH GLIIVW 8LMW MW [LIR XLI VIWYPXW SJ XLI IPIGXMSRW [MPP FI ERRSYRGIH -X MW EP[E]W E JYR ERH IQSXMSREP IZIRMRK ERH MX MW VIGSQQIRHIH XLEX EW QER] SJ ]SYV JVMIRHW ERH WYTTSVXIVW EXXIRH ;MRRMRK [MXL E PEVKI EYHMIRGI SJ WYTTSVXIVW MW EP[E]W ER EQE^MRK JIIPMRK
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WHAT’S WHAT?
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YOUR QUESTIONS... ANSWERED ;LS GER VYR MR IPIGXMSRW# %R] VIKMWXIVIH WXYHIRX XLMW MRGPYHIW MRXIVREXMSREP WXYHIRXW I\GITX JSV ZMWMXMRK WXY HIRXW GER WXERH JSV IPIGXMSR -R SVHIV XS VYR JSV E HITEVXQIRXEP VITVIWIRXEXMZI TSWM XMSR ]SY [MPP RIIH XS FI E WXYHIRX MR XLI HITEVXQIRX XLEX ]SY [SYPH VYR JSV 0MOI[MWI MJ ]SY [ERX XS FI XLI 1EXYVI 7XYHIRXW 3J½GIV ]SY [MPP RIIH XS FI E QEXYVI WXYHIRX -J ]SY EVI ER MRXIVREXMSREP WXYHIRX ERH [MWL XS VYR JSV E WEFFEXMGEP TSWMXMSR TPIEWI GSRWYPX XLI GSPPIKIW %HZMGI XIEQ ]SY GER GSRXEGX XLIQ SR EHZMGI$KSPH EG YO ;LEX MJ - EQ EPVIEH] E QIQFIV SJ WXYHIRX WXEJJ MR XLI 9RMSR# 8LEX MW RSX E TVSFPIQ =SY GER WXMPP VYR LS[IZIV ]SY [SR´X FI EFPI XS GEQTEMKR [LMPI [SVOMRK MR ]SYV TSWMXMSR ;LIVI GER - ½RH SYX QSVI EFSYX XLI VSPIW# =SY GER KS XS XLI 9RMSR´W [IFWMXI ERH JSPPS[ XLI PMROW XS XLI IPIGXMSRW TEKI SV ]SY GER GSRXEGX -FF] 1ILQIX XLI (IQSGVEG] ERH +SZIVRERGI 1EREKIV -FF]´W HIXEMPW EVI PSGEXIH SR XLI FEGO ;LEX MW 5YIWXMSR 8MQI# 5YIWXMSR MW [LIVI XLI GERHMHEXIW [MPP FI KMZIR E WIX EQSYRX SJ XMQI XS ZIVFEPP] MRJSVQ WXYHIRXW SR [L] XS ZSXI JSV XLIQ %HHMXMSREPP] WXYHIRXW EVI KMZIR XLI STTSV XYRMX] XS EWO GERHMHEXIW UYIWXMSRW 4PIEWI RSXI XLEX XLI X[S 5YIWXMSR 8MQI IZIRXW EVI VIGSVHIH :MHIS 1ERMJIWXSW )EGL GERHMHEXI [MPP FI KMZIR XLI STTSVXYRMX] XS LEZI E QMRYXI ZMHIS QERMJIWXS [LMGL [MPP FI VIGSVHIH ERH IHMXIH F] XLI 9RMSR´W 'SQQYRMGEXMSR XIEQ 8LI VIGSVHIH QERMJIWXS [MPP KS YT SR XLI 9RMSR´W [IFWMXI EW [IPP EW FIMRK QEHI ZMI[EFPI SR XLI )PIGXVSRMG &EPPSX 7LIIX WS EPP WXYHIRXW XLEX ZSXI GSYPH ½RH SYX QSVI EFSYX XLI GER HMHEXIW 8LI ZMHIS MW RSX GSQTYPWSV] FYX MW LMKLP] VIGSQQIRHIH ;LIVI GER - ½RH SYX QSVI EFSYX [VMXMRK E QERMJIWXS ERH TYFPMGMX]# (YVMRK XLI IPIGXMSRW RSQMREXMSR STIR TIVMSH -FF] 1ILQIX [MPP FI LSWXMRK QERMJIWXS STIR WIWWMSRW XS EMH ERH SJJIV TVEGXMGEP WYTTSVX XS GERHMHEXIW SR XLI GVIEXMSR SJ XLIMV QERMJIWXSW ERH TYFPMGMX] -X MW VIGSKRMWIH XLEX WSQI GERHMHEXIW [SYPH TVIJIV XLIMV WXERHMRK JSV E TSWX XS FI TVMZEXI YRXMP XLI IRH SJ RSQMREXMSRW [LMGL MW VIWTIGXIH ERH XLIVIJSVI GER VIUYIWX E SRI XS SRI WIWWMSR GSR½HIRXMEPP] 8MQIW ERH HEXIW EVI EW JSPPS[W 8
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YOUR QUESTIONS... ANSWERED
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ELECTIONS GUIDELINES 2SQMREXMSRW
M %PP GERHMHEXIW QYWX FI TVSTSWIH ERH WIGSRHIH F] E JYPP QIQFIV SJ XLI 9RMSR
MM 2S GERHMHEXI QE] TVSTSWI SV WIGSRH ER] GERHMHEXI VYRRMRK MR XLI IPIGXMSR
MMM -RHMZMHYEPW QE] SRP] TVSTSWI SRI GERHMHEXI ERH SRP] WIGSRH SRI GERHMHEXI MR XLI IPIGXMSR
MZ =SY GER SRP] RSQMREXI ]SYVWIPJ JSV SRI TSWMXMSR FEV 297 (IPIKEXI
Z )PIGXMSRW GSQQMXXII [MPP QIIX XS VIZMI[ XLI RSQMREXMSRW EJXIV XLI GPSWI SJ XLI RSQMREXMSR TIVMSH 8LI GSQQMXXII [MPP IRWYVI EPP JSVQW EVI ZEPMH ERH XLEX XLI GERHMHEXI QE] TVSKVIWW XS VYR MR XLI IPIGXMSR
M\ *EMPYVI XS EXXIRH WLEPP VIWYPX EX XLI HMWGVIXMSR SJ XLI 6IXYVRMRK 3J½GIV MR XLI GERHMHEXI FIMRK HIIQIH XS LEZI [MXL HVE[R JVSQ XLI IPIGXMSR
\ 8LI 6IXYVRMRK 3J½GIV SV RSQMRII WLEPP LEZI XLI WSPI VIWTSRWMFMPMX] SJ HIGPEVMRK E WYFQMXXIH RSQMREXMSR JSVQ ZEPMH -R XLI IZIRX SJ X[S SV QSVI GERHM HEXIW LEZMRK XLI WEQI TVSTSWIV SV WIG SRHIV MR ER IPIGXMSR JSV E WMRKPI TSWMXMSR XLI 6IXYVRMRK 3J½GIV SV RSQMRII QE] EPPS[ YT XS LSYVW JSV XLI GERHMHEXI W XS ½RH JVIWL TVSTSWIVW ERH WIGSRHIVW ERH SV EPPS[ XLI RSQMREXMSR XS FI ZEPMH EX XLIMV HMWGVIXMSR
\M ;LIR XLI 6IXYVRMRK 3J½GIV MW WEXMW ½IH EPP ZEPMH RSQMREXMSRW [MPP FI GSR ½VQIH [MXL XLI GERHMHEXIW 'EQTEMKRMRK
ZM %PP JYPP QIQFIVW SJ XLI 9RMSR EVI IPMKMFPI XS WXERH JSV ER] 9RMSR 3J½GI I\GITX XLSWI [MXL UYSXEW
ZMM 'ERHMHEXIW WLEPP VYR MRHITIRHIRXP] ERH WLEPP RSX LEZI NSMRX ERH SV WLEVIH TYFPMGMX]
ZMMM -X MW QERHEXSV] XLEX EPP GERHMHEXIW EXXIRH XLI 'ERHMHEXIW &VMI½RK [LMGL MW SVKERMWIH SR XLI WEQI HE] EW RSQMRE XMSRW GPSWI 'ERHMHEXIW QYWX EXXIRH ERH SRP] I\GITXMSREP GMVGYQWXERGIW QE] FI KMZIR MR SVHIV RSX XS EXXIRH -J XLI GERHM HEXI MW YREFPI XS EXXIRH XLI] WLSYPH WIRH E HIPIKEXI
M 'EQTEMKRMRK MW HI½RIH EW ³E WIVMIW SJ GSSVHMREXIH EGXMZMXMIW MRGPYHMRK FYX RSX PMQMXIH XS TYFPMG WTIEOMRK WSGMEP QIHME ERH HIQSRWXVEXMRK HIWMKRIH XS EGLMIZI E WSGMEP TSPMXMGEP SV GSQQIVGMEP KSEP´
MM 2S GEQTEMKR QEXIVMEP QE] FI HMWXVMF YXIH MR EHZERGI SJ XLI XMQI ERH HEXI SJ XLI WXEVX SJ GEQTEMKRMRK
MMM 'ERHMHEXIW [MPP RSX QSZI EPXIV VI QSZI ER] TYFPMGMX] SJ ER] SXLIV GERHM HEXI
MZ 8LIVI GER FI RS GEQTEMKRMRK [LMPWX IRKEKIH MR TEMH IQTPS]QIRX EX XLI
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9RMSR SV [LMPI MRZSPZIH [MXL ER] 9RMSR GSQQMXXIIW -R XLMW GEWI GERHMHEXIW QYWX XEOI LSPMHE] SV WXIT EWMHI JVSQ XLIMV TSWMXMSR JSV XLI HYVEXMSR SJ GEQTEMKRMRK
\M (YVMRK XLI 'ERHMHEXIW &VMI½RK EPP GERHMHEXIW ERH GEQTEMKRIVW [MPP FI EHZMWIH EW XS [LIVI ]SY GER ERH GERRSX GEQTEMKR ERH GERZEW
Z (YVMRK XLI TIVMSH SJ RSQMREXMSRW ERH HYVMRK XLI QIHME [IIO GERHMHEXIW QE] HIGPEVI XLIMV MRXIRX XS VYR FYX QE] RSX IRKEKI MR ER] GEQTEMKRMRK
\MM 4VSQSXMSR F] E GERHMHEXI FI MX XLVSYKL SRPMRI WSGMEP QIHME ZMHIS IXG WLEPP FI QEHI MR E TVSGIWW EGGIWWMFPI XS EPP GERHMHEXIW MR E JEMV QERRIV EHLIVMRK XS FYHKIXMRK KYMHIPMRIW
ZM 2S GERHMHEXI SV GEQTEMKR XIEQ QIQFIV [MPP WEFSXEKI ERSXLIV GERHM HEXI´W GEQTEMKR
\MMM ;LMPWX GEQTEMKRMRK GERHMHEXIW QYWX FI [IEVMRK XLIMV EWWMKRIH PER]EVH MHIRXM ½GEXMSR GEVH
ZMM 2S GERHMHEXIW EVI EPPS[IH XS FI WTSRWSVIH MR ER] [E] MRGPYHMRK FYX RSX PMQMXIH XS F] ER] SVKERMWEXMSRW ERH GSQTERMIW
1ERMJIWXSW
M %PP GERHMHEXIW FIJSVI XLI 'PSWI SJ 2SQMREXMSRW EVI EPPS[IH XS LEZI ER SJ ½GMEP QERMJIWXS WXEXMRK [LEX XLI] [MWL XS
ZMMM %PP TYFPMGMX] WLEPP FI ETTVSZIH F] XLI EGLMIZI MR XLIMV ]IEV SJ SJ½GI MJ IPIGXIH 8LI QERMJIWXS MW SRP] TPEMR XI\X ERH SJ )PIGXMSRW GSQQMXXII SV XLI HIWMKREXIH RSX QSVI XLER [SVHW SJ WM^I TIVWSR 8LI EQSYRX ERH X]TI SJ TYFPMG JSRX %PP XLI QERMJIWXSW [MPP ETTIEV SR MX] [MPP FI I\TPEMRIH EX XLI 'ERHMHEXIW +SPHWQMXLW 7XYHIRXW´ 9RMSR [IFWMXI JSV &VMI½RK EPP ZSXIVW XS VIEH TVMSV XS XLIQ GEWXMRK XLIMV ZSXIW MR XLI WEQI WM^I ERH X]TI SJ
M\ 8LIVI [MPP FI E GVIEXMZI FYHKIX JSRX 8LMW WLEPP FI EGGSQTERMIH F] E TLS [LMGL MW WIPJ JYRHIH XS XLI EQSYRX SJ XSKVETL XEOIR EX XLI 'ERHMHEXIW &VMI½RK ,S[ ERH [LEX XLI GVIEXMZI FYHKIX 1IIXMRK QE] FI YWIH JSV MW XS FI SYXPMRIH EX XLI GERHMHEXIW FVMI½RK 8LMW MW PMQMXIH XS
MM 1ERMJIWXSW QYWX FI WYFQMXXIH XS XLI IPIGXMSRW SJ XLI 7EFFEXMGEP 3J½GIV 6IXYVRMRK 3J½GIV SV XLIMV RSQMRII EX 'ERHMHEXIW E XMQI ERH MR E JSVQ HIXIVQMRIH F] XLI
\ %PP WTIRHMRK QYWX FI VIGSVHIH MR XLI 6IXYVRMRK SJ½GIV JSVQ SJ VIGIMTXW ERH WYFQMXXIH XS )PIG
MMM 1ERMJIWXSW WLEPP FI HMWTPE]IH MR ET XMSRW 'SQQMXXII FIJSVI ZSXMRK STIRW -J TVSTVMEXI EVIEW EW HIGMHIH RS VIGIMTX MW EZEMPEFPI )PIGXMSRW 'SQ QMXXII [MPP ½RH XLI EZIVEKI TVMGI SJ WYGL MXIQW ERH YWI MX EW E TSMRX SJ VIJIVIRGI
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ELECTIONS GUIDELINES
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ELECTIONS GUIDELINES 1IRXSVW
M 8LI 9RMSR [MPP LEZI E TSSP SJ QIR XSVW [LIVIF] EPP GERHMHEXIW EVI EFPI XS GSRXEGX XLIWI QIRXSVW JSV EHZMGI ERH KYMHERGI SR
E +YMHIPMRIW ERH 6IKYPEXMSRW SJ XLI IPIGXMSRW F 7XVEXIKMG EHZMGI SR GEQ TEMKRMRK G 1ERMJIWXS GVIEXMSR ERH HIZIPSTQIRX
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