Re-Open Nominations

If you are not happy with any of the current candidates standing for election, you can vote to Re-Open Nominations (RON). RON appears on the ballot and votes for RON are counted in the same way as those for candidates. If RON is declared the winner after all votes have been counted, the election will be held again. The original candidates are allowed to run again in the new ballot, but it gives the opportunity for new candidates to run.

If nominations are re-opened for any positon, then a new cross-campus election for those positions will be held.

Why vote RON?

Voters may choose to vote RON for one of the following reasons:

• They do not think any of the available candidates should be elected.
• They would rather have more choice and be able to select from a greater number of candidates (not a guaranteed outcome).
• They have already ranked some candidates, but feel that none of the remaining candidates should be elected.

You do not need to vote for RON in an election; if you think all of the candidates are better than no candidate, you should not rank RON on your ballot.