Annual General Election - Page 3

ally.h · 16th February 2007, 11:43am

what is PRO-vote?

al.

Hammer · 16th February 2007, 11:51am

It's when you campaign for people to take part in the election instead of just trying to get people to vote for you.
It's good for raising awareness about the Board and making people realise that there's more to the QM then just two bars, some events and food.

seaweasel · 16th February 2007, 12:59pm

Shouldn't that be publimicationer? Of course we'll have to wait until nominations close but it's good to see Joe, Roz and Gill all running for president. They're all great candidates and I'd vote for all of them if I could. Well, given the complicatitiveness of Single Transferable Vote I can, but you know what I mean.

HeadWired · 16th February 2007, 1:43pm

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Originally Posted by Seumas S

It's when you campaign for people to take part in the election instead of just trying to get people to vote for you.
It's good for raising awareness about the Board and making people realise that there's more to the QM then just two bars, some events and food.

I think you mean three bars Seumas, i hope you remember that when you're getting the license renewed

I'm Scott Forsyth and i'm running for Publications Convenor. Due to uni work i haven't come up with a formal manifesto yet, but if you have any questions feel free to ask why i would want such a job and what i feel i would bring to it.

Seaweasel, Gordon Brady is also running for president, unless you were just being horrendously unsubtle.

seaweasel · 16th February 2007, 1:51pm

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Seaweasel, Gordon Brady is also running for president, unless you were just being horrendously unsubtle.

I didn't know Gordon was running too, good on him. Make that four great candidates.

Hammer · 16th February 2007, 1:51pm

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Originally Posted by HeadWired

I think you mean three bars Seumas, i hope you remember that when you're getting the license renewed

I always had a bit of a blindspot for the number 3 [/Red Dwarf]

It's technically 4 bars (I did forget about the Bottle Bar though)

HeadWired · 16th February 2007, 1:57pm

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Originally Posted by seaweasel

I didn't know Gordon was running too, good on him. Make that four great candidates.

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Originally Posted by Seumas S

I always had a bit of a blindspot for the number 3 [/Red Dwarf]

It's technically 4 bars (I did forget about the Bottle Bar though)

Shit, i did to, gutted. Top marks for the Red Dwarf reference, a good way to buy my vote.

jeeves · 16th February 2007, 2:09pm

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Originally Posted by Seumas S

It's when you campaign for people to take part in the election instead of just trying to get people to vote for you.
It's good for raising awareness about the Board and making people realise that there's more to the QM then just two bars, some events and food.

Have to same I'm a bit gutted this hasn't happened more recently. I did one when I was running uncontested for publications convenor. It was a fun day, with fliers promoting both QM and GU elections that let me take part in the election fun without looking like a tit with no competition. It should be up to the Assistant Returning officer but they often have problems roping people in as so many board folk get involved campaigning for folks. If anyone is uncontested, Vote On Thursday's Elections posters, while grammatically incorrect, are dead easy, also gives you free reign to split large portions of your day walking between jim's anc the beer bar.

spoonie · 16th February 2007, 2:13pm

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Originally Posted by HeadWired

Due to uni work i haven't come up with a formal manifesto yet....

you'll do well when it's nearing qmunicate deadline time!!

/x

change the rules. no board members may assist anyone who's standing (unless they themselves are standing) and then you have more people to help push the election as a whole (which is in the interest of the whole board anyway) and the candidates need to get more than just their board chums to help them out. helps involve more 'outsiders' in the electoral process. good way to get people on board.

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endless psych · 16th February 2007, 2:49pm

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Originally Posted by spoonie

change the rules. no board members may assist anyone who's standing (unless they themselves are standing) and then you have more people to help push the election as a whole (which is in the interest of the whole board anyway) and the candidates need to get more than just their board chums to help them out. helps involve more 'outsiders' in the electoral process. good way to get people on board.

/x

I'd agree with that - given I've seen the sheer amount of board members assisting other candidates cause other candidates to give up campaining...

Although that would probably result in the elections being won by the person with the most mates to press gang into flyering as oppossed to the person with the most mates who are board members so...

spoonie · 16th February 2007, 3:07pm

its true, but it'd still mean that board members were available to actually promote the election and the union itself, rather than taking sides and causing potential ructions (oh which the BOM has seen enough over recent years) when large numbers of board members campaign against a candidate who wins.

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HeadWired · 16th February 2007, 3:26pm

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Originally Posted by spoonie

you'll do well when it's nearing qmunicate deadline time!!

/x

I'm not going to be editor, sub-editor is enough for me right now, and i've been doing ok on the deadlines so far, only one blip.

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Originally Posted by spoonie

change the rules. no board members may assist anyone who's standing (unless they themselves are standing) and then you have more people to help push the election as a whole (which is in the interest of the whole board anyway) and the candidates need to get more than just their board chums to help them out. helps involve more 'outsiders' in the electoral process. good way to get people on board.

Nice in theory, but you can't really take away someones right to support who they think would be the best candidate, believe me i tried, sort of...

spoonie · 16th February 2007, 3:40pm

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Originally Posted by HeadWired

I'm not going to be editor, sub-editor is enough for me right now, and i've been doing ok on the deadlines so far, only one blip.

only winding you up, fella. i'm sure you'll do just fine!

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nice in theory, but you can't really take away someones right to support who they think would be the best candidate, believe me i tried, sort of...

i agree with that principle, however it ends up being a very divisive event as far as the board goes, right at the time when they need to come together as a group. sad and discouraging for less visible members, in terms of standing for election.

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endless psych · 16th February 2007, 3:46pm

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Originally Posted by spoonie

its true, but it'd still mean that board members were available to actually promote the election and the union itself, rather than taking sides and causing potential ructions (oh which the BOM has seen enough over recent years) when large numbers of board members campaign against a candidate who wins.

/x

True that.

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Originally Posted by spoonie

i agree with that principle, however it ends up being a very divisive event as far as the board goes, right at the time when they need to come together as a group. sad and discouraging for less visible members, in terms of standing for election.

/x

Aye, you can't stop someone expressing an opinion or declaring who they are going to support - but you can quite easily stop them from actively campaigning...

spoonie · 16th February 2007, 3:51pm

that's exactly what i'd do. i understand that people will favour one candidate, that's only natural, but i believe it's the duty of the board to their members that they allow the election to go on in the most fair and balanced way possible, which i don't think active campaigning does. it doesn't say much to me anyway if a candidate con only find other boardies to back him/her up. you need better stretch than that if you want the BOM to become anything otehr than a clique.

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