SU Elections.
As most of you probably know, nominations for the SU elections close at 1pm on Thursday 26th Feb. These are the roles that are up for grabs…
I’m sure in the coming weeks you will be bombarded with corny posters and cheesy tag lines encouraging you to vote for certain people which often become tedious, leaving you thinking"why should I vote at all?" Here are a few points that will hopefully highlight why voting in your SU elections is important.
They represent you.
The SU Officers that are chosen by you will act and speak on your behalf for the whole year. This means that it is important you choose a candidate who wants to change and improve things that will affect you, as each candidate will have different ideas about what they want to change.
The SU officers work hard to make improvements for students at USW.
SU Officers are influential in ensuring that you and your opinions are represented within the University and Union. This helps to ensure that the changes that you want to see are implemented. They also work hard to campaign for things that will improve the lives of students, on a range of issues including academic, housing, welfare & extracurricular activity. Voting for someone who has clear ideas on what is right for the student body could improve your student experience.
Have your say.
Even if your preferred candidate does not win, having your say in how you want things to be run is very important. It is a small, but significant way to bring about change within your University.
Ensure that your SU is a fair and democratic organisation.
The more students who vote in the SU elections, the greater the authority those elected officers will have. If we, as students, vote en masse in these elections, the University will know that we’re serious about the changes we want to make. It will mean that we know that as many students as possible are happy with their new officers.
Your vote can decide the result.
Every candidate works very hard to secure the votes of as many people as possible. Usually the result is very close, so every vote really does count.
In the SU elections we use an electoral system called STV (Single Transferable Vote). STV allows you to rank candidates in order of preference. This means, if your most preferred candidate can’t win you can still vote for your second favourite candidate. Unlike First Past the Post, STV means your vote will never be wasted. Here is a video explaining a lot better/cooler than I could ever do.
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