With the Student Elections upon us, this is your chance to influence change. Voting is very important, however, not everyone understands it’s significance or how to go about, it so The EDIT are here to provide you with short and sweet how-to guide.
This year’s voting commences at has already begun and closes at 2 pm, Friday 9 March, with results being announced the same day at 7 pm.
Here at GCU every student is eligible to vote, normally all students are sent an email with a link on how to vote and you can also vote using this link when the elections are open- https://www.gcustudents.co.uk/evoting_election_votings .
GCU Student Elections are undertaken using Transferable Voting. In this election you can vote for up to five candidates. You signify your first choice by using a ‘1’ and your second with a ‘2’ until up to five candidates are selected. These further choices are vital because as well as helping to determine who the Student President will be, it also helps indicate who will take up the Vice-President roles for all three schools. You can read seven of the candidates manifesto’s here (Note: All eight candidates were contacted regarding the SA’s online manifestos and The EDIT’s election coverage, but only seven replied) : https://www.gcustudents.co.uk/elections .
Using your right to vote gives YOU the power to help CHANGE things. Voting gives you the authority to help change things around the University, are you not happy with something and want things changed? Vote for who you think is the best person to lead the way into making positive changes to our university. Voting gives students the platform to give their opinion on what they think matters most. It’s simple democracy, you have the future of the university in your hands, use your vote and vote wisely.
Voting gives you the opportunity to choose who YOU want to represent YOU at GCU.
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