Your idea is simple and easy to implement without much consideration or further discussion.

Your idea is a bit more complex and therefore the student body should have the opportunity to vote as to whether they agree it should be implemented.

Our ‘Proposal Support Committee’ will support you in shaping your idea up to become a ‘Proposal’ that all students will have the chance to vote on.

If your idea impacts particular groups within the student body, it will be discussed at a Student Assembly of students representative of the student population. They will help shape your idea before it goes to an all-student vote.

Voting is open to all full Student Members of the Students’ Union.

Each Student Member may have one vote for each submitted idea. They may amend, or rescind, their vote on the online voting platform during the voting period.

The voting system shall keep a record of the voting preference of each voter to facilitate the amendment of votes by voters.

Voters may cast a vote in support of, or in opposition to each proposal.

Votes and quotas shall be tabulated in accordance with the General Rules below.

As the sole arbitrator in all matters relating to the election, the Returning Officer may issue regulations and rulings concerning polling areas, areas of valid campaigning, guidance for voters, the validity of votes, the process for the counting of votes and other operational matters for all elections conducted using manual or electronic voting.

Otherwise, online votes shall be conducted in a free and fair manner, consistent with the Students’ Union Referendum Rules, save that the Union will not recognise any particular campaign teams, and will not provide printed publicity materials. Students will not have an option to record a formal abstension vote.

General Rules

Proposals referred to an Online Vote shall be published on the Students’ Union website and Students’ Union’s online voting platform.

The schedule for the online voting period, the details of the voting process, and the matters for consideration shall be published on the Students’ Union website.

Online voting shall be conducted over a period of at least five working days.

Student members may submit feedback on proposals and vote on proposals, subject to the Rules.

The Proposal Support Committee shall approve procedures for the conduct of the online vote, subject to the Rules.

The Students’ Union shall host an in-person and online discussion event during each period of online voting, for members to discuss matters under consideration.

An online vote with fewer than seventy votes case shall be deemed to be inquorate.

• Shall require the vote of 75% of those voting to be deemed carried and considered to be policy.
• Receiving the vote of 25%, or less, of those voting shall not be considered again within 12 months from the date of passing such as decision.
• Receiving greater than 25%, but less than 75%, of the vote, shall be referred to the Proposal Support Committee for review and further consideration.

There shall not be more than two online voting periods in each semester.

An online vote may not consider amendments to the Constitution and associated Rules.

All policy deemed to be carried shall be published on the Students’ Union website and reported to the Council.