Fresh January 2012
T
his term at Roehampton sees the annual RSU Elections take place, the chance for any student to take an officer role within the Union to help support and enhance others studying at Roehampton. The election will take place between the 5th and 22nd of March, a period of three weeks divided into
Nominations Week, Campaigns Week and finally the all-important Voting Week.
The annual elections are the only way you can become an officer of the Union and it works just like any other election. Each candidate must submit a nomination form stating that they wish to run in the election and specify which role they are campaigning for. Candidates then begin their campaign in the second week of the
Free
Election period, this involves candidate question time on the Tuesday of that week. Each candidate is given a specific amount of time to address the student population on why they are the best person for the role in a bid to secure those important votes. They are able to campaign for the entire week and continue campaigning into the final week, Voting Week. This is when the mass student population at Roehampton can cast their vote on who they wish to be elected for each role. There are certain rules which must be carefully noted when voting, for example, each student must specify what college they wish to vote for when it comes to the college specific roles (College President and College Social Secretary). Students are then only able to vote for one candidate in each category. On the Thursday of Voting Week, the
candidates must stop campaigning at 12noon and all voting stations close. The votes are then counted by the Election Supervisors and Co-Ordinator. The Union strives to improve the experience of all students that attend the University of Roehampton, through a means of representation, support, activities and development. The Union strongly encourages all students to be as involved with Union as they possibly can and hope to see a high level of interest when the Elections take place. Last year saw a voting turn out of over 1700, the highest ever at the University, this year the Union will aim to beat that record again. For further information please contact a member of the sabbatical team, contact details can be found on page 4.
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