{"id":9221,"date":"2015-02-15T18:43:45","date_gmt":"2015-02-15T18:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/2015\/02\/15\/why-its-so-important-to-vote-in-student-elections\/"},"modified":"2019-10-09T14:21:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T14:21:11","slug":"student-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/cy\/student-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m on a bit of an election hype at the moment considering my last post was on the General Election! But with a week until student elections begin, what should you know about it?<\/p>\n

Well, for a start you vote for 7 full-time officer roles, and 9 part-time officer roles. Full-time positions are SU President, VP Welfare, VP Eduation, VP Societies, VP Heath Park, VP Sports and this year a designated full-time VP Postgrad that is taking the place of VP Media & Marketing whose position was abolished during the recent AGM.<\/p>\n

The part-time officer roles include: Students’ with Disabilities, Black & Ethnic Minorities, LGBT+, LGBT+ (women’s), Ethical and Environmental, Welsh Language, Mature Students, International Students’, Women’s.<\/p>\n

The full-time officers work 35 hours per week, from June to June with their salaries being \u00a319,959 for the SU President and \u00a319,499 for the VP roles. The part-time officer roles are non-paid and you carry them out alongside your studies.<\/p>\n

It’s SO important for you to vote for people you want in these elected roles, they represent your rights and interests as a student and if you can’t really complain about issues surrounding the Students’ Union if you haven’t voted and had your say.<\/p>\n

I’m pleased to have quite a good relationship with some of those elected officers currently, and since being a student here I’ve always voted in all elections and by-elections that they’ve held. I think it’s really important to read peoples’ manifestos and really consider who you think will best represent you in their role.<\/p>\n

Elections open on Monday 23rd February at 9am, and all week you’ll see the hopeful students campaigning around campus – but don’t be swayed by free sweets and funny costumes, really think about who you want to see in the committee 2015\/16!<\/p>\n

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