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Motions of No Confidence

  • This means removing a member of a society or club exec. The members mitigating circumstances must be considered before no confidence and the Sports/Socs Officer must have been consulted
  • Must relate to fulfilment of the role only (e.g. not fulfilling core responsibilities, not attending meetings, abusing conflicts of interest, breaking SU code of conduct)
  • Must have proposer and seconder who may be any standard members of club/soc
  • Members must have equal opportunity to speak for and against the motion- the person the motion concerns to be given first right of refusal to speak against
  • Passed if 2/3s majority in a secret ballot of an Exec meeting with at least half the Exec present (not carried in a tie situation)
  • Successful votes of no confidence trigger a by-election. All club/soc members shall be informed of the result of any subsequent by-election
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