Notice of Elections

Notice of Elections

Postal address: The University of Portsmouth Students Union

                        The Student Centre

                        Cambridge Road

                        Portsmouth

                        P01 2EF

Contact Email: elections@upsu.net

In adherence to Bye Law 5 of the University of Portsmouth Students’ Union Constitution, I hereby announce the notice for the election of the following roles: Welfare Officer, Development Officer, Academic Representation Officer, Learning Experience Officer, and Democracy and Campaigns Officer.

This notice contains the following information:

i) The position for which nominations are invited.

The positions in which nominations are invited are:

• Welfare Officer
  
• Development Officer
  
• Academic Representation Officer
  
• Learning Experience Officer
  
• Democracy and Campaigns Officer

**Candidates will need to be available for Candidate Academy events on either Monday 1st, Tuesday 2nd, and Wednesday 3rd March 2021 **

ii) The date on which nominations shall open:

Nominations open at 9AM (0900) on Monday 25th January 2021

iii) The date and time when nominations shall close.

Nominations shall close at 4PM (1600) on Wednesday 24th February 2021

iv) Details of the constituency of Union members who are eligible to participate in the election.

In adherence with Bye Law 1 and article 10 of the University of Portsmouth Students’ Union Memorandum and Articles of Association, Full Members of the Union are eligible to participate in elections. 

 Full Members are defined as*:

• Any student on a course that leads to a University of Portsmouth award;
  
• All Union Elected Officers;         
  
• Each and every student who has not opted out by notifying the University of Portsmouth of his or her wish not to be a member of the Union and;
  
• The Officer Trustees of the Union;
  
• A member shall ceased to be a Member of the Union if he or she ceases to be a student or he or she ceases to be an Officer Trustee;
  
• Associate members of the Union who are not registered students at the University of Portsmouth are not entitled to participate in elections.

Students must be a registered student at the University of Portsmouth for the 2020/21 academic year and fulfil the individual eligibility requirements stated in the role descriptions. Students are not able to run for more than one of the above positions.

v) Eligibility of voting

In adherence with Bye Law 1 - Membership

1. All students studying at The University of Portsmouth outlined above whose degree leads to an University of Portsmouth award; or
   
2. Erasmus Students whose home institution is based abroad but are currently on an Erasmus exchange based at the University of Portsmouth; or
3. Students who are studying at the International College Portsmouth (ICP).

vi) details of where nomination forms submitted and to whom enquiries should be directed:

The nomination form should be completed by students at http://www.upsu.net/elections

Any enquiry should be directed to the Elections Team by email to elections@upsu.net

vii) Voting Times and Locations

• Voting in the Student Elections will open at 9am (0900) on Monday 15th March 2021.
  
• Voting will cease at 12.30pm (1230) on Friday 19th March 2021. 
  
• Voting will be held online at http://www.upsu.net/elections for the duration of the time specified above.
  
• UPSU reserves the right to change, move, open or close physical polling stations at short notice should government / university regulations permit. 
  

Results will be announced at ‘results night’, an online only event, hosted from 7pm (1900) on Friday 19th March 2021. 

Deputy Returning Officer:

Jonathan Scowen (Student Focus Deputy Manager, UPSU)    

Email: jonathan.scowen@upsu.net

Returning Officer:

Stephen Dowson (Company Director, Stand and Be Counted)