Danger! Excitement! The sabb elections are back!
The annual round of Imperial College Union Sabbatical Elections are nearly upon us once again with papers for nominations going up on Monday. Nominees for the four sabbatical posts must sign up on the papers with a proposer and twenty seconders before they are taken down on Friday 14th February.
Last year’s Sabbatical Elections developed into an exciting race between the three candidates for both the position of President, and that of Deputy President (Clubs and Societies). The other two sabbatical positions, Deputy President (Finance and Services) and Felix Editor, only had a single nominee each. Speculation as to who will put their names forward for this year’s Elections has been rife, with a number of possiblities being flagged by the chattering classes around campus. However, no one has firmly said that they will stand for a post though early nominations will no doubt appear next week.
A nominee for a sabbatical post must be a full member of Imperial College Union and can be at any stage of their studies. The position entails taking a year off from study and working as one of the Union’s ‘executives’. The sabbaticals (other than the Felix Editor) oversee the day-to-day running of the Union, initiate and implement policy and act as the students’ representatives on various external bodies, including College committees.
Any full member of the Union may vote in the election. Ballot boxes will located in the larger departments, the Sherfield building foyer and the Union building. An option to reopen nominations for a new election is also presented to voters on the ballot slips.
After the nomination papers come down, campaigning begins. Candidates are subjected to a hustings both on the South Kensington site and again at St Mary’s Medical School Union.
The Election takes place on Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th of March in a campus-wide ballot and the results are announced on Tuesday evening.
As usual, Felix will be producing a special election issue to announce the result.
