Goldsmiths Students’ Union hereby gives notice that a Referendum will be held in accordance with a secure petition signed by students.
Dear students,
Goldsmiths Students’ Union hereby gives notice that a Referendum will be held in accordance with a secure petition signed by students. The Union is also holding an online open meeting where students can join to debate the Referendum question.
Question
Vote of No Confidence in Warden Professor Frances Corner and Goldsmiths’ Senior Management Team
Voting
Voting will take place completely online. To vote got to: www.goldsmithssu.org/have-your-say/. You will need to remember to log into your STUDENT account in order to vote.
You will be given the options YES, NO, or abstain. Below you will find what each response means:
- YES = You DO NOT have confidence in Warden Professor Frances Corner and Goldsmiths’ Senior Management Team, and therefore you agree with the vote of no confidence.
- NO = You DO have confidence in Warden Professor Frances Corner and Goldsmiths’ Senior Management Team, and therefore you don’t agree with the vote of no confidence.
- Abstain
If you want to run a campaign for the ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer to this question, please email democracy@goldsmithssu.org by May 20th 12pm at the latest. The Union will provide equal resources to the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ campaigns.
Timeline
Friday 24th May 4pm-5pm - Online Referendum debate
Tuesday 28th May - Question and both side arguments published
Tuesday 4th June 9am - Voting opens
Thursday 6th June 5pm - Voting closes
Join Zoom Meeting for open meeting
Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89729137670?pwd=NDlLVTkvQ3VLdU9jZHJydUVDTVF6QT09
Meeting ID:
897 2913 7670
Passcode:
378367
What is a Referendum?
A Referendum is a ballot in which all SU Members (meaning all current students) are entitled to cast a vote. A Referendum can be called on a variety of issues by the Trustee board, the Student Forum, or a secure petition signed by at least 50 members.
For further information about theReferendum please see Conduct of Referenda or contact democracy@goldsmithssu.org
Please find the Agenda for the Online Referendum debate here.