What are the Elections?
It's time we talked elections.
The elections are where you choose who's going to run the Students' Union for the next year and who's good enough to make sure your voice is heard. To give you an idea of how big we're talking... last year 48 students stood in our election and a whopping 22,203 votes were cast.
For some of you, this will be the first big Students' Union election you've been a part of. The rest of you might know all about it or will have a vague idea. To clear it up, we've put together a quick summary of what exactly is involved and what goes on...
1. What are the elections, what dates do I need to know and what should I expect?
Elections kick off with what we call the 'nominations period'. This lasts for 3 weeks and is basically the time you decide if you'd like to stand for one of these roles. If you think "yeah, go on then – I think I have what it takes to win an election and be the voice of 20,000 people" - then nominate yourself through our website at swansea-union.co.uk/elections.
Nominations are open Friday 2nd February – Friday 23rd February
When nominations close, there'll be 2 weeks where students who've decided to stand in the election work on their strategy to win. After these 2 weeks, voting opens and you'll have 5 days to vote for who you want to win.
Voting is open Monday 12th March – Friday 16th March
Then, on the Friday night, we'll announce who's won. Whoever wins will start their role at the end of June and begin to work on changing the lives of Swansea Uni students (no big deal!).
2. That all sounds pretty simple. What roles can I stand for and what do they involve?
There are 17 roles that Swansea Uni students can stand for; 5 are full time, 12 are part time. Click on the roles below to read the descriptions.
Full-time roles:
President
Education Officer
Sports Officer
Societies & Services Officer
Welfare Officer
Part-time roles:
Black Minority Ethnic Officer
Environment Officer
Ethics Officer
General Secretary
International Officer
LGBT+ Open Officer
LGBT+ Womens Officer
Mature Students Officer
Students with Disabilities Officer
Welsh Language Officer
Women's Officer
Mental Health Awareness Officer
3. Cool, so what's the difference between full-time and part-time roles?
Here's a table to make it simple...
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Full-Time Roles
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Part-Time Roles
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Paid (with a salary of £18,263)
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Not paid but comes with other benefits like free entry to events & freebies.
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Full-Time (obviously... you'll need to either take a year out of your studies to complete the role or you'll need to have just finished studying at Swansea University)
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Part-time (you'll have to make sure you have enough time to go to one or two meetings every month, run campaigns and pop along to student forums)
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Means being a trustee for the Union. You'll have final say on matters that will impact the future of the Union; how we spend our money and how we focus our energy.
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You won't be a trustee but you'll help the trustees make important decisions and have to vote on matters that impact the Union and our members.
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4. Thanks for that. If I have any questions or if I’d like to find out a bit more, who should I speak to?
Pop an email to student.voice@swansea-union.co.uk and one of our Student Voice Coordinators will get back to you.
Notice of Poll
OFFICIAL NOTICE: ELECTION ANNOUNCED
This is to notify all members of Swansea University Students’ Union that an election will be taking place to fill the following Officer positions:
Full Time Officers
President
Education Officer
Societies & Services Officer
Sports Officer
Welfare Officer
Part Time Officers
BME (Black & Minority Ethnic) Officer
Environment Officer
Ethics Officer
General Secretary
International Officer
LGBT+ Officer (Open Place) LGBT+ Officer (Women’s) Mature Students Officer Mental Health Awareness Officer Students with Disabilities Officer Welsh Language Officer Women’s Officer
REFERENDA
There shall also be some questions being asked alongside these elections. The questions will be regarding:
· SUSU’s Affiliation Referendum
Each question must reach a quorum of 3%, and comply with schedule 120.1 in the Articles of Governance.
Election Timetable
Nominations Open: 2nd February 2017 at 11am
Nominations Close: 23rd February 2017 at 3pm
Candidates Meeting: 23rd February 2017 at 6pm (Compulsory for candidates)
Manifesto Deadline: 25th February 2017 at 11.59pm
Campaigning Begins: 9th March 2017 at 6pm
Voting Opens: 12th March 2017 at 11am
Voting Closes: 16th March 2017 at 1pm
Results Announced: 16th March 2017 from 8pm
Bethany Allen & Steph Dalton, Assistant Returning Officers
15th January 2018
Keep checking www.swansea-union.co.uk/voice for more information.
Beth yw'r Etholiadau?
Mae’n bryd i ni drafod yr etholiadau.
Yr etholiadau sy’n dy alluogi di i benderfynu pwy fydd yn rhedeg Undeb y Myfyrwyr dros y flwyddyn nesaf a phwy sy’n ddigon dda i sicrhau bod dy fod ti’n cael dweud dy ddweud. Mae’r etholiadau yn enfawr… llynedd, ymgeisiodd 48 o fyfyrwyr yn ein hetholiad a chafodd 22,203 o bleidleisiau eu bwrw.
Efallai mai hwn yw etholiad mawr Undeb y Myfyrwyr cyntaf i ti fod yn rhan ohono. Neu efallai dy fod ti’n gwybod amdano neu fod syniad gennyt ti. I wneud pethau’n haws, rydyn ni wedi rhoi canllaw syml at ei gilydd sy’n egluro beth sy’n mynd ymlaen…
1. Beth yw’r etholiadau, pa ddyddiadau sydd angen eu cofio a beth sydd i’w ddisgwyl?
Mae etholiadau’n dechrau gyda ‘chyfnod enwebu’. Mae hyn yn para am 3 wythnos ac yn rhoi’r cyfle i ti benderfynu os hoffet ti ymgeisio am un o’r rolau hyn. Os wyt ti’n meddwl "ie, pam lai – mae gen i beth sydd angen i ennill etholiad a bod yn llais i 20,000 o bobl" – ymgeisia drwy ein gwefan ar swansea-union.co.uk/elections.
Mae enwebiadau ar agor Dydd Gwener 2il Chwefror – Dydd Gwener 23ain Chwefror.
Ar ôl i enwebiadau gau, bydd yna bythefnos i’r myfyrwyr sy’n ymgeisio weithio ar eu strategaeth i ennill. Wedyn, bydd pleidleisio yn agor am 5 diwrnod er mwyn i ti benderfynu ar bwy fydd yn ennill.
Mae pleidleisio ar agor Dydd Llun 12fed Mawrth – 16eg Mawrth.
Yna, ar y nos Wener, byddwn ni’n cyhoeddi’r enillwyr. Bydd yr unigolion hynny yn dechrau eu swydd ddiwedd mis Mehefin a dechrau gweithio ar newid bywydau myfyrwyr Prifysgol Abertawe (dim byd mawr!).
2. Mae hynny’n swnio’n syml. Pa rolau sydd ar gael a beth ydynt yn ei gynnwys?
Mae yna 17 rôl ar gael i fyfyrwyr Prifysgol Abertawe; 5 llawn amser, a 12 rhan amser. Clicia ar y rolau isod i ddarllen y disgrifiadau.
Rolau Llawn-amser:
Llywydd
Swyddog Addysg
Swyddog Chwaraeon
Societies & Services Officer
Swyddog Lles
Rolau Rhan-amser:
Swyddog Myfyrwyr Croenddu a Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig
Swyddog Addsyg
Swyddog Moeseg
Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol
Swyddog Rhyngwladol
Swyddog LHDT+ Agored
Swyddog LHDT+ Menywod
Swyddog Myfyrwyr Hyn
Swyddog Myfyrwyr ag Anableddau
Swyddog Materion Cymraeg
Swyddog Menywod
Swyddog Ymwybyddiaeth Iechyd y Meddwl
3. Gwych. Beth yw’r gwahaniaeth rhwng rolau llawn-amser a rhan-amser?
Dyma dabl i symleiddio’r peth...
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Rolau Llawn-amser
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Rolau Rhan-amser
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Cyflogedig (cyflog o £18,263)
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Dim tâl ond manteision eraill fel mynediad i ddigwyddiadau a phethau am ddim.
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Llawn-Amser (yn amlwg... rhaid dy fod ti’n graddio’r flwyddyn hon o Brifysgol Abertawe neu bydd rhaid i ti gymryd blwyddyn allan o astudio)
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Rhan-amser (bydd rhaid i ti gael digon o amser i fynychu cyfarfod neu ddau bob mis, cynnal ymgyrchoedd a mynd i fforymau myfyrwyr)
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Ymddiriedolwr yn yr Undeb. Ti fydd yn gwneud penderfyniadau a all effeithio ar ddyfodol yr Undeb; sut rydym yn gwario’n harian a ffocysu’n hegni
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Byddet ti ddim yn ymddiriedolwr ond byddet ti’n helpu’r ymddiriedolwyr wneud penderfyniadau pwysig a phleidleisio ar faterion sy’n effeithio ar yr Undeb a’n haelodau.
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4. Diolch am hynny. Os oes gennyf gwestiwn neu am ddarganfod mwy o wybodaeth, pwy ddylwn i ofyn?
Anfona ebost at student.voice@swansea-union.co.uk a bydd un o’r Cydlynwyr Llais Myfyrwyr yn cysylltu nôl.
HYSBYSIAD SWYDDOGOL: CYHOEDDIR ETHOLIAD
Hysbysir pob aelod o Undeb Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Abertawe fod etholiad yn cymryd lle at ddibyn llenwi’r safleoedd Swyddogion canlynol:
Swyddogion Llawn-amser
Llywydd
Swyddog Addysg
Swyddog Gwasanaethau a Chymdeithasau
Swyddog Chwaraeon
Swyddog Lles
Swyddogion Rhan-amser
Swyddog Myfyrwyr Croenddu a
Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig
Swyddog Addysg
Swyddog Moeseg
Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol
Swyddog Rhyngwladol
Swyddog LHDT+ (Agored) Swyddog LHDT+ (Menywod) Swyddog Myfyrwyr Hyn Swyddog Ymwybyddiaeth Iechyd yMeddwl Swyddog Myfyrwyr ag Anableddau Swyddog Materion Cymraeg Swyddog Menywod
REFFERENDA
Bydd cwestiynau hefyd yn cael eu gofyn ynghyd â’r etholiad. Bydd y cwestiynau ynghylch:
· Refferendwm Cysylltiadau UMPA
Rhaid i bob cwestiwn gyrraedd cworwm o 3%, a chydymffurfio ag atodlen 120.1 yn yr Erthyglau Llywodraethu.
Amserlen Etholiadau
Enwebiadau’n Agor: 2il Chwefror 2017 am 11yb
Enwebiadau’n Cau: 23ain Chwefror 2017 am 3yp
Cyfarfod Ymgeiswyr: 23ain Chwefror 2017 am 6yp (Gorfodol i ymgeiswyr)
Dyddiad Cau Maniffestos: 25ain Chwefror 2017 am 11.59yh
Ymgyrchu’n Dechrau: 9fed Mawrth 2017 am 6yp
Pleidleisio’n Agor: 12fed Mawrth 2017 am 11yb
Pleidleisio’n Cau: 16eg Mawrth 2017 am 1yp
Cyhoeddi Canlyniadau: 16eg Mawrth 2017 o 8yh
Bethany Allen a Steph Dalton, Swyddogion Canlyniadau Cynorthwyol
15fed Ionawr 2018
Ewch i www.swansea-union.co.uk/voice am y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf.