The Deputy Returning Officer be responsible for assisting the Returning Officer in carrying out their duties. Nominations Nominations for shall be valid only for candidates who complete and submit a nomination form prior to the close of nominations. Forms will be checked by the Deputy Returning Officer before the nomination is accepted. Nomination forms submitted after the close of nominations shall not be valid. Announcement of Candidates The Returning Officer or Deputy publish the following on the Union website: The names of all candidates submitting valid nomination papers. The manifesto provided by each candidate. The date of the Election. The times and methods of which votes may be cast. The time(s) and venue(s) of all Question Times (Hustings). Details of any invalid nomination paper, together with the reason for its invalidity. Manifestos All candidates must submit a five hundred word (maximum) manifesto which shall be displayed on the Union website and in the student newspaper. It is important that candidates’ manifestos abide by Union regulations, that they emphasise the positives of their own campaign and do not negatively reflect other candidates’ manifestos. Question Time (Hustings) There shall be the opportunity for Question Time in the week leading up to the start of voting, in which candidates shall have the opportunity to explain their manifestos to the members. All candidates must attend Question Time at both campuses. Failure to do so, except on certain grounds specified by the Returning Officer, will result in disqualification. All candidates for full-time and part-time positions deliver a speech at Question Time, to be followed by questions from the floor. Question Time will take place at a venue(s) and time(s) as stated in the election timetable. The candidates shall be allowed to refer to their opponents only in a factual manner. Candidates should concentrate on issues and are not permitted to make derogatory or personal remarks about other candidates, University staff, Union staff or individual students. Speeches should not refer to the direct content of other candidates’ manifestos. Anyone is permitted to attend the Question Time, but only members of the Union may ask questions of candidates.
The Deputy Returning Officer be responsible for assisting the Returning Officer in carrying out their duties. Nominations Nominations for shall be valid only for candidates who complete and submit a nomination form prior to the close of nominations. Forms will be checked by the Deputy Returning Officer before the nomination is accepted. Nomination forms submitted after the close of nominations shall not be valid. Announcement of Candidates The Returning Officer or Deputy publish the following on the Union website: The names of all candidates submitting valid nomination papers. The manifesto provided by each candidate. The date of the Election. The times and methods of which votes may be cast. The time(s) and venue(s) of all Question Times (Hustings). Details of any invalid nomination paper, together with the reason for its invalidity. Manifestos All candidates must submit a five hundred word (maximum) manifesto which shall be displayed on the Union website and in the student newspaper. It is important that candidates’ manifestos abide by Union regulations, that they emphasise the positives of their own campaign and do not negatively reflect other candidates’ manifestos. Question Time (Hustings) There shall be the opportunity for Question Time in the week leading up to the start of voting, in which candidates shall have the opportunity to explain their manifestos to the members. All candidates must attend Question Time at both campuses. Failure to do so, except on certain grounds specified by the Returning Officer, will result in disqualification. All candidates for full-time and part-time positions deliver a speech at Question Time, to be followed by questions from the floor. Question Time will take place at a venue(s) and time(s) as stated in the election timetable. The candidates shall be allowed to refer to their opponents only in a factual manner. Candidates should concentrate on issues and are not permitted to make derogatory or personal remarks about other candidates, University staff, Union staff or individual students. Speeches should not refer to the direct content of other candidates’ manifestos. Anyone is permitted to attend the Question Time, but only members of the Union may ask questions of candidates.
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