01/02 Policy

Valid AULUC 2007

 

ULU ONLINE ELECTIONS

Proposed by: Justine Stephens [ULU President]

Seconded by: Neil Rogers [ULU V-P Sports], Nigel Fletcher [ULU V-P Finance & Societies], Allan Angus [ULU V-P Welfare & Student Affairs]

 

THIS UNION NOTES

 

1.       That ULU has for the second year running conducted an online cross campus ballot for the election of full time Executive officers.

1.                    That many improvements and changes to the system and regulations were made this year as a result of a formal review process after last year’s election.

2.                    That there are still areas that could be further improved, and that it is important to ensure that review is an ongoing process.

3.                    That there has been discussion as to whether or not Reopen Nominations should be a voting option either at the Electoral Council Stage, or in the cross campus ballot itself.

4.                    That there has been discussion about extending the cross campus ballot to include the rest of the Executive Committee and Editor of London Student, all to be run concurrently.

 

THIS UNION BELIEVES

 

1.          That ULU should proactively seek to improve its electoral system so that it is up to date, accessible and universally regarded as democratic and fair.

2.          That a review at the end of this second year of online elections is essential to this.

3.          That any review should seek to consult partner UL college unions, candidates and other stake holders were possible.

 

THIS UNION RESOLVES

 

1.                    To establish an Elections Review Group as a standing committee of this Council.

2.                    To approve the terms of reference and membership as set out below.

3.                    To receive an interim report for consultation at April Council, and a final report and recommendations for May Council.

4.                    To mandate Governance Committee to draft any appropriate regulation changes that come out of this review for discussion and approval at May Council.

5.                    To elect the two members from Council by the end of this meeting of Council.

 

THIS UNION PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF REFERENCE

The Group should be made up of the following:

 

The President of ULU

The Vice Presidents of ULU

The Editor of London Student

The Chair of Council

The Returning Officer

Council Delegate to Governance Committee

1 member nominated by Small and Specialist College Forum

2 members elected by ULU Council

All Candidates from this years’ election

2 Non Sabbatical Executive members ( to be nominated by the Executive Committee)

 

In attendance:

 

Senior Treasurer

Deputy General Manager

 

A timetable of meetings should be set to achieve the following:

 

1.          A full and thorough review of this years online elections.

2.          To ensure contact with each UL College Union, the University and any other parties as identified by this group, and to invite them to make a written submission. Any full member of ULU may also make a written submission if they so choose.

3.          To discuss these submissions.

4.          To reach agreement through consensus if possible, and if not, through a majority vote.

5.          To produce an interim report in time for the April meeting of ULU Council.

6.          To produce a final report and recommendations, in liaison with Governance Committee, to be brought to the May meeting of ULU Council.

 

PASSED: 18^th March 2002