So, there will be a referendum on the size and shape of the Association Executive Committee on the 12th and 13th of Decmber 2011 - but what does it all mean?!
Basically, the Executive have come up with a fairly major proposal to change things and they feel that is is so important, all members (i.e. Strathclyde Students) should get the chance to vote on it and make the decision one way or the other.
That means that every member will be able to answer the referendum question with a 'Yes' or a 'No':
"The current Executive Committee is proposing changes to the overall number of fulltime Student Officers on The Executive from 6 to 5 for future years (starting in 2012/13). This will also include a change to the roles of each individual Officer. Do you agree with this new structure?"
 |
 |
How does the Voting Work?
All votes at the University of Strathclyde Students' Association are run online via the PEGASUS Portal.
|
1. Log onto PEGASUS at http://pegasus.strath.ac.uk |
|
|
|
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to make your choice using a preference (see below) |
|
|
|
3. Polls close at 3pm on the 11th of October and the results will be posted on this site |
How voting on PEGASUS works
The ballot paper hosted on PEGASUS provides us with a secure voting mechanism whereby we can be sure only eligible voters can vote and also make sure that their votes are kept anonymous.
Once you have finished voting, just click the 'Submit' button. The polls will stay open until 4pm on Tuesday the 13th of Decmber 2011 and, unlike a paper ballot, you can go back to your vote and change it as many times as you like, right up until that deadline. Your final selection at 4pm when polls close is the only selection that will be counted.
Polls will be open from 9am on Monday the 12th of December and close at 4pm on Tuesday the 13th of December. Please note, however that PEGASUS conducts an automatic back-up at around midnight, so will be unavailable for 10-20 minutes whilst this is running. It will come back up once this is complete.
What happens next?
As part of the Association Constitution, in order for a Referendum to be considered valid, we need to have a minimum of 5% of the overall ordinary membership to participate. If this number is reached, then the result is decided by a simple majority like so:
If 2400 students voted, then whichever answer got 1201 or more would 'win'.
Once the ballot has closed at 5pm on Tuesday the 13th of December, the votes will be taken by the Policy & Democracy Officer and counted using our vote counting software and the result will be instantaneous. The results will then be published on the Association website.
If the result of the Referendum is that a majority have voted 'Yes' to the question, then the Annual Elections in March will be for the new structure and postions.
If the result of the Referendum is that a majority have voted 'No' to the question, then the structure and roles will stay the same and the Elections will run as normal.
Still got questions?!
If you still have a question about the referendum or how it is conducted, please get in touch with Al Wilson, Engagement & Support Manager on a.wilson.100@strath.ac.uk
