Election Edition WEEK 6, SEM 2, 2019
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Honi Soit FIRST PRINTED 1929 Election Edition WEEK 6, SEM 2, 2019 VOTE REGS More questions? Please see Schedule 2 of the Constitution, or contact Casper Lu, Electoral Officer, 2019 Annual Elections at [email protected]. Acknowledgement of Country How does voting work? edu.au or call 02 9660 5222. We acknowledge that this paper is made and distributed on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. That land, as with all lands Australia is built on, was not ceded but rather violently dispossessed, and continues to Voting Requirements (the white paper), and the 7 delegates to NUS (the whether candidates have been elected (discarding any occupied. This edition is concerned with the 2019 USyd SRC Election, and yet there should be no misgivings regarding its comparative importance in today’s political world. In just the last week, the Djab Wurrung people in To vote, you must: PINK paper), you may vote by either: remainder): ‘Victoria’ have reached a crescendo in their fight to protect sacred land from a new highway project that would remove 3000 trees including sacred birthing trees. The Queensland government extinguished the native title claims 1. Be a currently enrolled undergraduate student; 1. placing preferences (at least a number “1”) to the left of the Wangan and Jagalingou people’s over 1385 hectares of land to smooth the passage of the Adani mine — to become the Southern Hemisphere’s largest open cut mine. Closer to Camperdown, and only late last year, new USyd 2. Able to present your student card to the polling of the solid line on the ballot paper for a grouping of Quota = Total Formal Vote / (Candidates to be elected + student housing was announced, to be built on the now demolished Block in Redfern, which has housed generations of First Nations families. As we go about our days, we must remember that settler colonialism is alive booth attendants at the polling booth; candidates; OR 1) + 1 and well, and that there is always more to be done. In acknowledging the land that we learn on as students, we should commit to use our skills to help remedy this historical fact. 3. Not have voted before in this year’s SRC Annual 2. placing preferences (at least a number “1”) to the Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land. Elections. right of the solid line for individual candidates. This quota exists as the smallest number of votes such If both sides are filled, the righ- hand side will be that no more candidates than available positions can Ballots counted first; any preferences marked on the left-hand reach this number. If a candidate achieves a surplus Contents Electoral Officer’s Declaration There are four different elections occurring at the side will only be used as a “savings” of preferences if over quota, they are declared elected, and then a same time. You will therefore receive four pieces of there is a clear mistake on the right hand side that may “transfer value” of that candidate’s votes is calculated At the time of printing, the nominations contained on pages 7 to 59 have been paper to vote on: otherwise render the ballot invalid or uncountable. with the following formula (retaining any remainder): received and have been considered valid by the Electoral Officer for this year’s Editors 1. The green paper is for electing the President of the Please ensure that you number, not tick or cross. 2 LETTERS Annual Elections to the 92nd Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the 92nd Students’ Representative Council (SRC)’ Transfer Value = Surplus / Number of votes for Candidates University of Sydney. This includes the nominations for the President of the 3 REGULATIONS The following editors have no 2. The blue paper is for the election of the Editors of How will my vote be counted? 92nd Students’ Representatives Council, the 35 Representatives to the 92nd Honi Soit; 1. Where only one ticket can win, ie. the President The reason for working out a transfer value is that once political opinions and have signed a Students’ Representative Council, the Editors of Honi Soit, and the 7 delegates 7 PRESIDENT statement of political neutrality for 3. The (giant) white paper separated into two sections of the SRC, and the Editors of Honi Soit, a candidate a candidate reaches quota, it is indeterminate as to to the National Union of Students (NUS). The order that the candidates have is for the election of 35 Representatives (councillors) will be elected during the first count if they achieve which ballots actually elected the candidate and which the Annual Elections this year: Alan appeared in this newspaper is the same order in which they will appear on the 11 HONI SOIT Zheng, Jessica Syed, Annie Zhang, to the 92nd SRC over 50% of first preferences. If no candidate achieves ones are “surplus”. So, to best capture the preferences ballot papers. I strongly encourage students to make their voice heard through 4. The pink paper separated into two sections is for 50% of first preferences, then the candidate with the of the most number of voters, all the quota-achieving Amelia Mertha, Baopu He, Joseph voting in this year’s Annual Elections. Best of luck to all candidates! 15 NUS Verity, Carrie Wen and Nell O’Grady. the election of 7 Delegates to the National Union of lowest number of first preferences will be eliminated, candidate’s votes are distributed per preferences at a Students (NUS) with their votes distributed according to further reduced value depending on the surplus. Distribution Casper Lu 21 COUNCIL The following Honi Soit editors have Please see the back cover for polling booth open times preferences (or where there are no further preferences of votes will occur firstly with candidates who fulfil SRC Electoral Officer and locations. indicated on a ballot, that vote will be exhausted). This quota; after this, elimination of the candidates with declared a conflict of interest for election 2019 Annual Elections coverage (including this edition) this will continue until a candidate achieves over 50% the least number of votes will occur. The transfer year: Liam Thorne and Pranay Jha. How does optional preferential voting work? of the vote on subsequent counts and preferences. of votes from eliminated candidates occur at their Editorial All the elections will employ the optional Because there are only tickets for the President of the original value i.e. counts for an entire vote for the preferential voting method. This means that you SRC and the Editors of Honi Soit, a ticket will achieve next preferred candidate marked on the ballot, unlike Cover Artist: Annie Zhang Hello, I want to play a game. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father, must indicate at least one candidate (marked with a over 50% of first preference votes in the first count. the surplus from quota. Hence there is no “transfer prepare to die. Round up the usual suspects. Keep your friends close, but your “1”) that you wish to vote for in order for your ballot 2. For the election of multiple positions, i.e. the 35 value” calculated because there is no need to retain enemies closer. Expelliarmus! Now you’re in the sunken place. Why do we fall? to be counted as valid. You may then number (“2”, councillors of the SRC and the 7 delegates to the NUS, the preferences for an eliminated candidate in the way Disclaimer: Honi Soit is published by the Directors of Student Publications (DSPs), who are elected So we can learn to pick ourselves up again. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. “3”, and so on) other candidates according to your a proportional representation method will be used there is for an elected candidate from quota. If there by the Students’ Representative Council (SRC). The SRC provides space and administrative support Make your lives extraordinary. But by all means take care. With great power preferences, but you do not need to number every to calculate elected candidates instead of the above are no other preferences marked on a ballot preferring only, which is financed by the University of Sydney. The current DSPs - Laura Glase, Brandon Hale, comes great responsibility. You shall not pass the office door without a special Jinwei Luan, Kedar Maddali, Sean Perry and Jiaqi Shi - are the publisher of the print editions and box. Please do not use the same number more than majority. This is similar to the method used to elect an eliminated candidate, then the vote is exhausted council pass. Once inside gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the war online materials of Honi Soit. All expressions on Honi Soit are not to be regarded of the SRC, unless once. For those of you who voted in the last federal the Members of the NSW Legislative Council (the and removed from the counting process. This process room! O Captain, my captain just keep swimming! You’re throwing away your specifically stated. The SRC accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any of the opinions or election, you will find this a key difference; you only Upper House), and the Australian Federal Senate. continues until all 35 councillors to the SRC and all 7 information contained in Honi Soit, nor does it endorse any of the advertisements and insertions. dream! No dad, you’ll say, I’m throwing away yours. Yours for some reason is need to number a single box for your vote to count. In counting the votes for these elections, a quota is delegates to NUS have been duly filled. to fill our shoes.