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Elections begin at Imperial College Union

The Big Elections for 2014 have started this week at Imperial College. Campaigning started on Monday 3rd March and will continue through till the 14th March and voting opens next week on Friday 7th March and will last one week.

Aemun Reza

The Big Elections for 2014 have started this week at Imperial College. Campaigning started on Monday 3rd March and will continue through till the 14th March and voting opens next week on Friday 7th March and will last one week.

According to the ICU website, over 459 candidates are running. So even though there are over 100 positions, competition for certain positions will be tight this year. The infamous Union President position has seven candidates running.

For more information, follow the #VoteICU hastag on twitter or follow the Elections Blog on the ICU website. To view the full list of who is running for what position check out felixonline.co.uk (http://bit.ly/1czDRCr) or read our lovely 16 page pull out.

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