ELECTORAL MALPRACTICE ELECTORAL OFFICIALS Electoral malpractice includes, but is not limited to, the following activities: Joe Sisson Collegium Sancti Johannis Baptistae Making false or misleading claims intended to influence the election Bribery · Intimidation · Distributing physical campaign material Returning Officer Making slanderous or libellous statements about a candidate LGBTQIA+ Officer Using a vehicle to convey members to the Poll · Campaigning using any University e-mail system · Creating websites or promotional videos · Claiming to represent or be supported DEPUTY RETURNING OFFICERS by any political, racial or religious group · Candidates marking manifesto booklets Hindering the Returning Officer or their Deputies · Unauthorised access or attempted access to another’s personal electronic files To see a complete list, please consult Rule 33, www.oxford-union.org or the Returning Officer. Alastair Graham, Ex-RO Nebojša Jovanović, Ex-RO Liam Frahm, Ex-RO, Ex-ERO St John’s St Peter’s Jesus Any breach of this rule or complaint regarding the conduct of a candidate in the election should be reported to the Returning Officer, at the Oxford Union. George Penny Dominic Brind Charlie Willis Isabelle Cox The Queen’s Magdalen Wadham St Cross If you have any queries about the election, please contact [email protected], or call 01865 241353 Lachlann Hinley Lewis Roberts Julia Hussain James Matthews St John’s Magdalen The Queen’s Balliol OXFORD UNION ELECTIONS Poll Date: Friday, 14th June 2019 WHERE TO VOTE Polling takes place in the Union’s Goodman Library (the room on the ground floor, next to the marble staircase), from 9.30am to 8.30pm precisely. You must bring your membership card so as to assist the Poll Clerks. HOW TO VOTE For each post, simply number your preferences against each candidate from 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on until you have finished expressing your preferences between the candidates. Expressing later preferences in no way harms your earlier preferences. FOR EXAMPLE: LEPIDUS 2 MARC ANTHONY 4 OCTAVIAN 1 RE-OPEN NOMINATIONS 3 the Oxford Union Joe Sisson Collegium Sancti Johannis Baptistae Design & Content © The Oxford Union 2019. Returning Officer, LGBTQIA+ Officer Unauthorised reproduction or copying is prohibited. CANDIDATES’ CLAIMS IN MANIFESTOS allowing members to judge the relative merits of manifestos The Returning Officer has ensured to the best of their ability that all claims made in manifestos are true; they advise, however, that Members acquaint themselves with the commonly used terms below in order that they are not misled. Members may wish to consider other similar words used as holding the same meanings and draw inferences from the fact that a candidate has been unable to make the most substantial kinds of claims. Stronger claims Weaker Claims Raised / Secured – the candidate must prove primary responsibility for the production or Assisted / Helped to – modifiers used where there is sufficient proof that a candidate contrib- negotiation of a contractual arrangement, to claim to have raised/secured funds or partnerships. uted substantively, but insufficient to prove that they have the necessary level of contribution Brought – the candidate must prove that a speaker visited the Society as a direct result of their or control for the stronger claim. confirmation. Confirmed – the candidate must prove primary responsibility for a speaker accepting an Interest from – where there is insufficient evidence for a stronger negotiating claim, but there invitation to visit on a mutually agreed date, or the candidate has drawn up an as yet unsigned has been clear interest received to their invitation or proposition. contract, following agreement from involved parties on its contents, which is set to be signed in due course. Invited / Contacted – proof has been provided. Organised – the candidate must prove their primary control of an event, its inception and its Supervised / Oversaw / Co-ordinated – proof has been provided for a lower level of involve- development. Where primary control is shared comparably with another member, co-organised ment in an event or project suitable for these claims. shall be used. Responsible for / Led / Ran – the candidate must prove primary responsibility for the content Facilitated / Assisted / Worked – proof has been provided that a candidate contributed signif- of claim. icantly to an event, usually but not necessarily the logistics or hospitality. Arranged – the candidate must prove a substantial degree of control of an event and its Weaker claims will be used often in manifestos even by good candidates: usually only candi- development, but not the contribution to inception that any organised claim requires. dates for Office will be able regularly to make “stronger claims”. The distinction is nonethe- Negotiating – the candidate must prove primary responsibility for an ongoing negotiation, clear less worth making. interest in response to their proposition, and further progress from this towards a confirmed claim since then. Candidates’ own spelling, punctuation, and grammar have not been corrected in manifestos. Candidate for Librarian Hilary 2020 Candidates for Presidentwith responsibility for the Library and for arranging individual speaker addresses with overall responsibility for the Society and for arranging its debates CHARLIE COVERMAN SARA DUBE AMY GREGG BRASENOSE COLLEGE, TREASURER ST HUGH'S COLLEGE, LIBRARIAN SOMERVILLE COLLEGE, EX-TREASURER #2020VISION RISE UNLOCK THE UNION ***MORE money raised, MORE debates organised, MORE events worked THAN ANY ***Hosted MORE speakers, facilitated MORE access events, worked MORE vaca- • UNLOCK Membership: Live-streaming, Auditioned Speeches. OTHER CANDIDATE*** tion days, confirmed MORE THAN DOUBLE the speakers than ANY OTHER • UNLOCK Outreach: Online Debate Tutorials, School Visits. Delivered on promises: ABOLISHED £5 card charge, Improved GRAD ACCESS CANDIDATE*** • UNLOCK Graduate Access: Speaking Workshops, College Reps, Fresher’s Socials. VISION FOR... EXPERIENCED • UNLOCK Development: Bicentenary Fundraiser, Alumni Network. • Access: Make Union buildings fully accessible • HOSTED 10 Speakers - HODOR, Judy Murray - MORE THAN DOUBLE EXPERIENCED • Events: Bring more speakers to bar! ANY OTHER CANDIDATE • 6 Terms on Committee: MORE THAN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE. • Socials: Courtyard Pop-up FOOD STALLS • CONFIRMED 40 Speakers - MORE THAN DOUBLE ANY OTHER • Secured 29 Debate Floor Prizes: MORE THAN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE. • Grads: Alumni Networking Social CANDIDATE • Secured 13 New Treasurer’s Treats: MORE THAN ANY OTHER EXPERIENCED: • INTEREST FROM 20+ Speakers - MORE THAN DOUBLE ANY OTHER CANDIDATE. • Organised Churchill debate; National Press attention, CANDIDATE • Arranged Comedy Debate - Confirmed 5 OF 6 SPEAKERS. • Organised Palestine debate; Arranged NO CONFIDENCE • ORGANISED Intervention Head-to-Head - MORE THAN ANY OTHER • Facilitated 20+ Events: Worked every HT18 DEBATE. • Confirmed 16 speakers; Lord Heseltine, LISA ANN, Judge Rinder, Megyn Kelly, CANDIDATE • President of Cambridge Union: hosted 30+ speakers: Stephen Fry, Quentin 4 MPs, Ding Junhui • DELIVERED on Pledges - MORE THAN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE Blake and Moazzam Begg. • Negotiating World Cup Winner, Interest from Phone Hacking Guru DEDICATED to DIVERSITY • Ran £400,000+ Cambridge Union Membership Drive: Achieved HIGHEST • HOSTED Chris Kamara - MORE CHAMBER EVENTS than any other • ACCESS COMMITTEE member LONGER THAN ANY OTHER EVER INCOME. candidate CANDIDATE • Judged 6 Debating Competitions. EFFECTIVE TREASURER: • ORGANISED 3 Panels - MORE THAN DOUBLE ANY OTHER • Trainee Solicitor at Magic Circle Firm. • Personally raised £14,500+ CANDIDATE PROGRESSIVE • Helped raise £430,000+, Arranged Essentials Fair DEDICATED to DEBATING • Arranged Catholic, Feminism, Oxbridge, Private Schools Debates. • Streamlined procedures: improved FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY • ORGANISED every Women’s Debating Workshop this term - MORE THAN • Reintroduced Women’s Public Speaking Workshops. • Secured Cinnamon Kitchen Set Menu! DOUBLE ANY OTHER CANDIDATE • Published Audited Accounts on The App. • NEW sponsorship model • ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Oxford IV, Schools - MORE • Organised Debate Visit by State School Students. DEDICATED: COMPETITIONS THAN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE • Delivered on Previous Pledges. • Facilitated 85+ events: Bannon, Varoufakis, Patrick Stewart, including: VISION • 25+ debates; • REFORM: Spend less on Committee, More on Members • 13 socials; • INCLUDE: Increase Access Committee Remit ...MORE THAN ANY OTHER CANDIDATE IN THIS ELECTION • SPEAK UP: More impactful Events Series • ENERGISE: Refurbish Bar Candidates for Librarian Hilary 2020 Candidates for Treasurer Hilary 2020 with responsibility for the Library and for arranging individual speaker addresses with responsibility for the raising of sponsorship and buildings maintenance PATRICK COLE MO IMAN SPENCER COHEN BEATRICE BARR NIKHIL SHAH AYMAN D'SOUZA LADY MARGARET HALL SOMERVILLE COLLEGE, STANDING COMMIttEE BRASENOSE COLLEGE, SECRETARY ST PETER'S COLLEGE, STANDING COMMIttEE EXETER COLLEGE, STANDING COMMIttEE CHRIST CHURCH, STANDING COMMIttEE EX-CHAIR OF CONSULTATIVE COMMIttEE UNLOCK THE UNION #2020VISION RISE UNLOCK THE UNION #2020VISION RISE WE PROMISE TO ***MORE speakers confirmed, MORE debates, MORE ***Organised MORE socials, Arranged MORE panels, WE PROMISE TO ***MORE money helped raise, MORE floor prizes and EXPERIENCED • UNLOCK Membership: Speaker Masterclasses. panels organised; THAN ANY OTHER LIBRARIAN Debated for Oxford MORE TIMES