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| Voting for the NUS Conference Elections has now closed. The number of votes cast in LUU's Big Ballot Week, from Monday 5th to Thursday 8th of March, was a grand total of 2,205 votes!! The count will commence today at 2pm in the Info point of the Union building. The count for the Referendum and Union Council Elections will take priority and depending on time, the NUS Conference election count may be completed on Monday 12th March. Come along and witness the count and hear the results announced.
Read the Candidate Manifestos, click here >>> To find out where you can vote, visit the ballot box location map here >>> Download the information: Classification of rules for candidates (pdf) >>> Form ED3 - Campaigning (pdf) >>> |
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| The Elections | ||
| Manifestos | ||
| Download the NUS Conference Election Information | ||
| Contacts | ||
What is the role a NUS Conference Delegate? |
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Each spring NUS holds its Annual Conference, which lasts for 3 days. Around 1200 people attend the Conference, with over 80% of them being delegates. The Annual Conference determines the policy of the NUS by debating motions submitted by constituent members. It also adopts policies by ratifying decisions taken at other campaign conferences and liberation conferences. It sets the campaigning agenda for the next year by determining policy areas. Annual Conference also has the responsibility for electing most of the National Executive Committee (NEC) and other committees, and approving the annual accounts and the estimates for the year ahead. It is the forum where the NEC are ultimately held to account. |
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As a member of NUS, LUU is entitled to send 20 delegates on its behalf to the Conference. There are some rules in the LUU constitution regarding NUS Conference, these are: |
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This year the Conference is the 27th-29th March in Blackpool and as a delegate all travel and accommodation expenses will be paid by LUU. |
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Key Dates |
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Nominations for conference will open at 10am on Tuesday 20th February 2007. Packs will be available online from www.luuonline.com/downloads or from the Democracy Support Office on the 1st Floor of the Union Building. |
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Nominations will close at 5pm on 27th February 2007 and will be immediately followed by a compulsory campaigners briefing at 5.15pm in meeting room 8. Anyone not attending the meeting may be subject to disciplinary action. |
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Polling will start on 5th March and close on the 8th March 2007 The Count will take place from 2pm on 9th March 2007 in the Info Area opposite Reception. |
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NUS Conference delegates meeting at 5pm on Monday 12th March in the ARC Conference Hall. |
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The Elections |
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If you decide to stand for election make sure that you are committed to the campaign process. More information and training will be given following the close of nominations, so if you decide to stand then don’t worry. Just remember that you’ll have to get yourself out there and talk to students. |
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Manifestos |
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Completed manifestos need to be handed in with your nominations form to the Democracy Support Unit by 5pm on Tuesday 27th February. Manifestos must be 100 words or under and this will be checked when you submit your form. If you would like to look at examples of previous NUS Conference manifestos please call into the Democracy Support Unit, opposite Union Books in the basement of LUU. You will need to email a 100 word electronic manifesto to elections@luu.leeds.ac.uk. Please state your name and position you are standing for in the subject line when you email it. If you are attaching the manifesto as a separate document it needs to be a text only word document. |
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Download the NUS Conference Election Information |
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Classification of rules for candidates (pdf) >>> Form ED3 - Campaigning (pdf) >>> |
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Contacts |
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If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact elections@luu.leeds.ac.uk or telephone (0113) 3801 461. |
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