Your Union

Elections 2010

Welcome

Thanks for taking an interest in becoming part of the leadership of the Union.  Contained in this document are some procedures, job descriptions of the roles available and the regulations that oversee the election.

Participating in the elections is an opportunity to raise issues and suggest new ways of improving the lives of your fellow students.  Even if a candidate is unsuccessful in gaining office – it may be that their ideas will still be implemented by others.I’ve gained huge amounts of great experience from my involvement in the Students’ Union, developed skills that I didn’t realise I had and made hundreds of new friends from all over the world.

The current officers have all outlined the typical responsibilities and activities of their posts later on in this document, I think it truly outlines our experiences and we hope it gives you a flavour of what you may be getting yourselves into.As well as leading the work of (and being ultimately responsible for) a £900,000 charity, there is a balance in the form of accountability and responsibility. 

The Executive are accountable to the membership and external regulators.The NUS Regional Officer, Al Powell, is the Union’s returning officer and has the ultimate say on all matters relating to elections.  He will rule on the election regulations on the rare occasions that complaints are made.  Beyond elections, Al is the Union’s principal contact with the National Union and can help explain matters of policy and information about the works & campaigns of the NUS.

At the end of this pack is the Nomination form.  It must be completed and submitted before 4 pm on the 11th of February.  It is a candidate’s responsibility to hand in a form that is complete and in order.  The election staff will only check validity after the close of nominations – so there is no second chance to get this right.

The rest of the pack is fairly self explanatory, if you have any questions beyond the information here, please ask me, come to the question and answer sessions, or ask the Union General Manager.

Good Luck!

Eamon - Union President 2009-2010

Timetable of events

Nominations Open: Thursday 28th January 9am.
Nominations Close: Thursday 11th February 4pm.
Candidates’ Briefing  Thursday 11th February 6pm.(Park Campus building)
Dispatch of postal ballots, (placement students and partner colleges) 21st February
Hustings: Your chance to quiz your candidates! Monday 22nd February - Avenue SU, 1pm
Tuesday 23rd February - Park SU, 1pm
Balloting at Park & Avenue campuses
Weds 24th - Fri 26th February 9am – 5pm
Where and how do you vote?
Count of ballots & Declaration
Fri 26th February 7pm- finish
Results: These form part of a Oscar theme night prior to flirt at Park

Nomination Packs

Nomination Packs can be downloaded here

Contact

If you would like to ask a question about the elections please contact either the President or the General Manager of the Students' Union.
President 09/10 - Eamon Lindsell
T: 01604 892818
E: eamon@northamptonunion.com

General Manager - John Gilfillan
T: 01604 892818
E: john@northamptonunion.com

Candidates 2010

Nominations for the elections have now closed, the following student members have submitted nominations for the Executive Elections:

President 
Emily Dean
Colm Bannon

VP Student Development
 Inderjeet Nagra
Scott Kay

VP Education and Welfare
 Samil Popat
Abdi Kater

Mature Students' Officer
 Benjamin Fisher
   Daniel Jones

Postgraduate Students' Officer 
n/a

Equality & Diversity Officer 
  Oliver Keyes

Ethics & Environment Officer
  Thomas Malby

Sports & Societies Officer
Jon Sellers

RAG Officer
Andrea Bowie

Voting takes place on the 23rd, 24th and 25th February 2010 at both Park and Avenue Campuses

Results

President 10/11 - Emily Dean

VP Education and Welfare 10/11 - Abdi Kater

VP Student Development 10/11 - Indie Nagra

RAG Officer 10/11 - Andrea Bowie

Sports and Societies Officer 10/11 - Jon Sellers

Equality and Diversity Officer 10/11 - Oliver Keyes

Ethics and Environment Officer 10/11 - Thomas Malby

Mature Students Officer 10/11 - Daniel Jones

The Students' Union and the Returning Officer would like to that all those students who voted

Statement from the Returning Officer 26-2-10

Returning Officer Statement, Northampton Students' Union Elections 2010.

As Returning Officer in the Northampton Students' Union Executive Elections 2010 I have taken the decision to suspend the count and consequently the election result for the position of Vice President Student Development.

On starting to sort and count the total number of ballot papers it  was noted that there were significant enough discrepancies to warrant a suspension of the count and the launch of a subsequent investigation.

The candidates have been told and will be kept informed of any developments.

I am satisfied that all other elections were free and fair and have  been returned.

Al Powell | Regional Organiser East Midlands & East
National Union of Students