sec.26AAElection policy

### sec.26AA Election policy The council must— make a policy (an election policy ) about the conduct of elections required under sections 15 and 20A ; and publish the election policy on the university’s website. The election policy must include— provisions to ensure the integrity and security of the voting system; and without limiting paragraph (a) , provisions to ensure— only persons who are eligible to vote may vote; and a person can not vote more than once in an election; and voting is done by secret ballot; and a person is not improperly influenced in voting; and provisions stating the procedure for voting, including the procedure for issuing ballots; and provisions about— notifying the period during which an election is to be held; and nominating candidates, including calling for and making nominations, and fixing the day by which nominations must be made; and publishing the results of an election, including the day by which the results must be published; and making and resolving complaints. Also, the election policy may include provisions stating requirements for— eligibility to be nominated as a candidate for a particular class of elected members; and eligibility to vote, including eligibility to vote for a particular class of elected members. The election policy takes effect on the day it is published on the university’s website or any later day stated in the policy. 26AA ins 2017 No. 36 s 35 amd 2026 No. 6 s 9O (sec.26AA-ssec.1) The council must— make a policy (an election policy ) about the conduct of elections required under sections 15 and 20A ; and publish the election policy on the university’s website. (sec.26AA-ssec.2) The election policy must include— provisions to ensure the integrity and security of the voting system; and without limiting paragraph (a) , provisions to ensure— only persons who are eligible to vote may vote; and a person can not vote more than once in an election; and voting is done by secret ballot; and a person is not improperly influenced in voting; and provisions stating the procedure for voting, including the procedure for issuing ballots; and provisions about— notifying the period during which an election is to be held; and nominating candidates, including calling for and making nominations, and fixing the day by which nominations must be made; and publishing the results of an election, including the day by which the results must be published; and making and resolving complaints. (sec.26AA-ssec.3) Also, the election policy may include provisions stating requirements for— eligibility to be nominated as a candidate for a particular class of elected members; and eligibility to vote, including eligibility to vote for a particular class of elected members. (sec.26AA-ssec.4) The election policy takes effect on the day it is published on the university’s website or any later day stated in the policy. - (a) make a policy (an election policy ) about the conduct of elections required under sections 15 and 20A ; and - (b) publish the election policy on the university’s website. - (a) provisions to ensure the integrity and security of the voting system; and - (b) without limiting paragraph (a) , provisions to ensure— (i) only persons who are eligible to vote may vote; and (ii) a person can not vote more than once in an election; and (iii) voting is done by secret ballot; and (iv) a person is not improperly influenced in voting; and - (i) only persons who are eligible to vote may vote; and - (ii) a person can not vote more than once in an election; and - (iii) voting is done by secret ballot; and - (iv) a person is not improperly influenced in voting; and - (c) provisions stating the procedure for voting, including the procedure for issuing ballots; and - (d) provisions about— (i) notifying the period during which an election is to be held; and (ii) nominating candidates, including calling for and making nominations, and fixing the day by which nominations must be made; and (iii) publishing the results of an election, including the day by which the results must be published; and (iv) making and resolving complaints. - (i) notifying the period during which an election is to be held; and - (ii) nominating candidates, including calling for and making nominations, and fixing the day by which nominations must be made; and - (iii) publishing the results of an election, including the day by which the results must be published; and - (iv) making and resolving complaints. - (i) only persons who are eligible to vote may vote; and - (ii) a person can not vote more than once in an election; and - (iii) voting is done by secret ballot; and - (iv) a person is not improperly influenced in voting; and - (i) notifying the period during which an election is to be held; and - (ii) nominating candidates, including calling for and making nominations, and fixing the day by which nominations must be made; and - (iii) publishing the results of an election, including the day by which the results must be published; and - (iv) making and resolving complaints. - (a) eligibility to be nominated as a candidate for a particular class of elected members; and - (b) eligibility to vote, including eligibility to vote for a particular class of elected members.