RMIT Student Union Annual Elections – have your say
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The RMIT Student Union is the representative body for all RMIT students. The Student Union is 100% controlled by students. It is run by students for students. The Student Union not only advocates on behalf of students interests.
It also provides fun activities, events, student clubs and services and support for students.
The Annual Student Union elections are coming up. All RMIT students are eligible to vote in the elections.
All RMIT students who are financial members of the Student Union are eligible to seek election or nominate a fellow student for election.
Election dates
Nominations open Monday, 18 August 2008
Nominations close 12:00 noon Friday, 29 August 2008
Ballot opens 10:30am Monday, 29 September 2008
Ballot closes 1:00pm Friday, 3 October 2008
Nominations now open!
To find out more about the Student Union elections, positions available and how to nominate click here
Nominations for the following positions for the RMIT Student Union elections for the year 2008 open on Monday, 18 August 2008 and close at 12:00 noon on Friday, 29 August 2008.
RMIT Student Union Council
General Secretary
Education Officer
Welfare Officer
Activities Officer
Women’s Officer (i)
International Students Officer (ii)
Environment Officer
Postgraduate Officer (iii)
Queer Officer (iv)
Clubs and Societies Officer (v)
Bundoora Coordinator (vi)
Business/Tivoli Site Coordinator (vii)
Carlton/Brunswick Coordinator (viii)
Swanston St Coordinator (ix)
Bundoora Campus Representative (x)
Business/Tivoli Site Representative (xi)
Carlton/Brunswick Campus Representative (xii)
Swanston St Campus Representative (xiii)
Five (5) General Representatives
a female student.
an international student
a postgraduate student.
a student or students on a joint ticket who identifies as queer – one of which must be a woman
student who has been an office bearer of a Student Union affiliated club or society.
student enrolled in programs at the Bundoora campus.
student enrolled in programs at the Business/Tivoli site.
student enrolled in programs at the Carlton/Brunswick campus
student enrolled in programs at the Swanston St campus
student enrolled in programs at the Bundoora campus
student enrolled in programs at the Business/Tivoli site.
student enrolled in programs at the Carlton/Brunswick campus.
student enrolled in programs at the Swanston St campus.
Other Positions
NUS Delegates – Seven (7) positions (i)
Catalyst Editor(s)
(i)Number of NUS Delegate positions may alter – awaiting actual figure from NUS.
How to Nominate
Nominations must be made on the official Nomination Forms available from Assistant Returning Officers located at the Student Union Offices at
Swanston St, Brunswick/Carlton and Bundoora Campuses and the Business/Tivoli site.
Nomination Forms can also be downloaded HERE
Nominations must be lodged no later than 12 noon on Friday, 29 August 2008 with an Assistant Returning Officer located at: -
* Swanston St. - Mandi Scott, Bldg 8, Level 3, Room 49
* Brunswick/Carlton – Irene Perkoulidis, Bldg 57, Level 4
* Bundoora - Jennifer Kingwell, Bldg 202, Level 2
* Business/Tivoli – Jaye Hardy, Bldg 108, Level 3
Note: A separate nomination form must be completed for each position.
Candidates Student Cards
Candidates must present their current student card with proof of Student Union financial membership when lodging their nomination/s.
Candidates Photographs and Statements
Nominees may submit a policy statement and a photograph of themself for publication.
Policy statements and photographs should be submitted in both hardcopy and electronic format and must be submitted with the candidate’s nomination.
For Student Union Council positions, policy statements must not exceed 400 words for officer positions, 200 words for general representative positions and 250 words for team statements and candidates contesting concurrently run elections.
Election Regulations
The rules governing the elections are set out in the RMIT Student Union Constitution and RMIT Student Union Regulations. A copy of the regulations and section 11 of the constitution will be made available to students when requesting a nomination form.
Ballot Paper Draw
Draws to determine the order of candidates’ names on the ballot paper/s will be conducted at the SUC offices, Swanston St. at 10:00am Monday, 1 September 2008.
Application to Register Name of Electoral Teams
Applications for the registration of an electoral team must be submitted by the close of nominations.
Team names and requirements shall be in accordance with regulation 5.6.4.
A proforma for the registration of a team name is available from Assistant Returning Officers and can be downloaded HERE
Polling
Polling will be conducted from Monday, 29 September 2008 to Friday, 3 October 2008.
Postal Voting
Applications for postal votes will shortly be available from Assistant Returning Officers on all campuses.
Returning Officer
The Returning Officer can be contacted on 9438-5810 or mobile 0414 704 474.
D. Wellington
Returning Officer
18 August 2008
Interested in being a candidate or nominating a friend?
Nomination Form:
To download a copy of the nomination form for the RMIT Student Union elections click here
Electoral Team Registration Form:
To download a copy of the Electoral team registration form for the RMIT Student Union elections click here
RMIT Student Union Constitution:
To download the Elections section of the RMIT Student Union Constitution click here
RMIT Student Union Regulations:
To download the Elections section of the RMIT Student Union Regulations click here
RMIT Student Union Council – 2008 By-elections
BY-ELECTION NOTICE - RESULTS
The scrutiny and count of votes polled at the RMIT 2008 By-Election was conducted at the Student Union offices, Swanston Street Campus after the close of polling on Thursday, 1 May 2008.
The results of the counts and my declarations for all positions listed at the by-elections are shown below:
Activities Officer
Formal votes 214
Informal votes 16
Candidates
First Preference Votes
Kalle Kokkone 16
Katherine Chiu 22
Marco Cher-Gibard 49
Syed Shah 127
I hereby declare Syed Shah elected
Business/Tivoli Site Representative
Formal votes 53
Informal votes 5
Candidates
First Preference Votes
Noor M. I. Nisar Ahmed 44
Ran Yao 9
I hereby declare Noor M. I. Nisar Ahmed elected
ELECTIONS WHERE BALLOTS WERE NOT REQUIRED TO DECIDE RESULT
Womyn’s Officer
Nomination received from Shae Pendlebury.
I hereby declare Shae Pendlebury elected.
Carlton/Brunswick Coordinator
Nomination received from Khurram Shahzad.
I hereby declare Khurram Shahzad elected.
Swanston St. Campus Representative
Nomination received from Kenny V. George.
I hereby declare Kenny V. George elected.
D. Wellington
Returning Officer
2 May 2008