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► Student Officer Elections Rules
Rules and regulations
It is NTSU's duty to make sure that all elections are carried out fairly and consistently, so that we can ensure that you, the students of Trent, have elected those individuals whom you feel truly represent you in the next academic year. To make sure this happens, we do have to enforce some fairly strict rules and procedures that all candidates and their campaigns/campaigners must abide by at all times during the elections process.
Everything is spelt out in the Democratic Processes Document, which we strongly advise all candidates/campaigners to read very thoroughly. Please bear in mind that any activity taken by candidates/campaigners that unfairly influence the elections process can, in some cases, result in immediate disqualification by the Elections Committee.
The Points System
We want you to be free to come up with some great campaigning ideas. However, to keep things as fair as possible, the resources you can use for your campaign are limited by a points system.
For the student officer elections, every candidate has 40 points to spend on their campaigns. Most items that you use to promote your campaign will cost a certain number of points.
When you submit your campaign plan, the Elections Committee will make sure that you haven’t used over 40 points. To help you out, they have already assigned a value to a few common campaigning items:
|
Activity |
Points |
Outline |
Max spend (£) |
| 2000 Union photocopied A5 flyers (Black & White) | 2 | Please show us your designs in advance so we can approve them by sending a copy to elections@su.ntu.ac.uk | N/A |
| 100 A4 posters | 1 | Please show us your designs in advance so we can approve them by sending a copy to elections@su.ntu.ac.uk | N/A |
| Lecture Talks | 0 | You are free to do as many as you like – please get permission before doing so. | N/A |
| Electronic Campaigning | 0 | You are free to do as much as you like – please pay attention to NTSU / NTU code of conduct. | N/A |
| T-Shirts | 2 |
You can print as many t-shirts as you wish for you and your campaigners, as long as the slogans do not contravene the Union's equal oppurtunities policy or the University's Student Code of Conduct. |
Unlimited |
| Handmade Banners | 2 | These banners must be handmade. The points total is per banner and can be no bigger than a double bed sheet. | N/A |
| Professional Printer Banners | 20 | The points total is per banner no bigger than a double bed sheet. | N/A |
| Fancy Dress |
5 |
The points total is for an unlimited amount of campaigners and is per day. | N/A |
| Item Giveaways | 10 | The points are per type of item i.e. not per lollypop. You will needs to submit receipts for this. | £30 per item |
| Flyers (not professionally printed)* |
5 (per 1000 printed) |
These can be printed by the Union but will require payment from yourself (1p per A4 black and white, 30p A4 colour). The points total is for 1000 and cannot be amended. Please show us your designs in advance so we can approve them by sending a copy to elections@su.ntu.ac.uk | N/A |
| Flyers (professionally printed)* |
10 (per 1000 printed) |
The points total is per 1000 flyers. | N/A |
| Posters (not professionally printed) |
5 (per 100 printed) |
These can be printed by the Union but will require payment from (1p per A4 black and white, 30p A4 colour). The points total is for 100 and cannot be amended. Please show us your designs in advance so we can approve them by sending a copy to elections@su.ntu.ac.uk | N/A |
| Poster (professionally printed) |
10 (per 100 printed) |
The points total is per 100 posters. | N/A |
| Not listed | ?? | Please submit any other campaigning points requests to elections@su.ntu.ac.uk | N/A |
* All flyers can be printed Double-Sided
Please also note:
• An unlimited amount of campaigners are allowed
• Sponsorship cannot be obtained from Union affiliated venues / companies
• Non students can campaign as long as you inform elections@su.ntu.ac.uk
Confused? Email elections@su.ntu.ac.uk
Contact us
NTSU President-Elect, Jonny Ellison, is the lead officer for all the 2012 student officer elections. If you have any ideas or suggestions on how to make the election process better, please contact him on elections@su.ntu.ac.uk.
