Autumn Committee By-Elections

  • Speak Easy Society

Election Information

Speak Easy Society will be electing three new committee members with the following roles:

Executive Assistant to the President:

  • Shall be responsible for booking any Guild or university rooms for the society.
  • Shall be responsible for response to any external mail sent to the society.
  • In charge of aiding the president in summarising the business of committee through weekly videos and emails to update members. 
  • Will work with the president in giving input into Wednesday motions to make sure they represent a diverse list of topics reflecting all of the membership’s interests. 

Deputy Chair:

  • Shall help in organising speakers, including inviting them, and sorting travel and accommodation and speaker fees if financially viable.
  • Shall be responsible for supporting the Chair with the organisation and execution of Exeter Debate Night by suggesting motions for debate and assisting with Risk Assessments and other organisational aspects.
  • Shall have the oppportunity to chair debates

Fresher's Representative:

  • Shall be the representative of the first year and new society members on Committee. 
  • May be assigned other responsibilities by the committee in order to help them prepare for further elected committee roles.
  • Will reflect the wishes of new members of the society be collecting data on their feeling about the society through online forms and will work with the president to do this.

The timetable for the election is as follows:
Announcement of election – Friday 4th October at 8pm
Nominations open – Friday 11th October at midnight
Nominations close – Friday 18th October at 11pm
Voting opens – Saturday 19th October at 9am
Voting closes – Tuesday 22nd October at 9pm
Announcement – Wednesday 23rd October

We hope that lots of you will apply and participate in this election!

The Acting Returning Officer for this election will be Samuel Tough. The email address to contact is st915@exeter.ac.uk if you have any questions, concerns about the election process.

Election Positions

Executive Assistant to the President

Elects 1 Role

Voting available from 19 Oct 9:00 - 22 Oct 20:59

Deputy Chair

Elects 1 Role

Voting available from 19 Oct 9:00 - 22 Oct 20:59

Freshers' Representative

Elects 1 Role

Voting available from 19 Oct 9:00 - 22 Oct 20:59

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