REPRESENTATION

Please include any of your relevant Social Media handles/URLS below. All electronic authorised campaign material uploaded to your social media channels must be forwarded to the Returning Officer at TUSA.elections@utas.edu.au within 24 hours of going live. All campaigning and/or references to the TUSA elections must include the hashtag #TUSA2024

All printed material relating to your campaign must be authorised and details included on your material as per the TUSA Election Policy. If you are running as part of a ticket/group, you can nominate a single person as your agent, who you authorise to undertake material advertising activities on your behalf.

Agent to fill out the remainder of this section.

The person nominated as agent will receive notice of their nomination upon submission of this form.

This notice of nomination must be signed by at least two nominators eligible to vote in the election. It is recommended that you have more than two nominators and you cannot nominate yourself. Refer to Candidate Information on the TUSA website for nomination eligibility.

You are required to submit a MINIMUM OF TWO nominators for your nomination to be accepted.

The following are the Returning Officer’s requirements for candidate statements: • Statements are limited to a maximum of 500 characters and may be amended or rejected at the Returning Officer’s discretion. • Statements are not compulsory for a valid nomination, but if submitted there should be one for each position nominated for. • The heading of your statement will include your ballot paper name and the position you are contesting. • You may not mention another candidate by name without the Returning Officer receiving their written consent with the nomination. • Statements should not breach the TUSA Election Policy in anyway (e.g. offering gifts or other incentives to secure votes). • You are responsible for the accuracy of your statement. • Statements will be published on the online voting system, the TUSA website, and other means used to promote the election.

Candidates may submit a digital photograph of themselves to accompany their candidate statement. The following are the approved requirements for photographs: They should be passport style (i.e. depicting head and shoulders on a neutral background, however you may smile and/or wear glasses, as you wish). They should be recent. Photographs will be published in black and white at a resolution of 300 dpi. Photographs may be adjusted or rejected at the Returning Officer’s discretion.

Nominating for Equity President entails additional steps before submission, as outlined by the Position Description. The nomination for this role requires a written letter of support from two Equity focused organisations that demonstrate the prospective nominees willingness to represent students that identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, students studying with disabilities, people who identify as women and international students. These letters of support can be sourced from TUSA-affiliated societies or external organisations. Please contact the Returning Officer for more information as to what organisations are recognized as meeting this.

Letters of support must be submitted along with the nomination for the position. This letter must include the name, role, organisation and contact details of the person supporting the nominee.

Nominations for this position must also include a statutory declaration that they identify as a student from one of the equity communities listed above.

Personal Information Protection Statement (required by the Personal Information Protection Act 2004). 1. Personal information will be collected from you for the purpose of your nomination for the Tasmanian University Student Association (TUSA) election and will be used by the TUSA for assessing and managing the nomination, and may be used for other purposes permitted by the Association's Constitution. 2. Failure to provide this information may result in your nomination not being able to be accepted and processed. 3. Your personal information will be used for the primary purpose for which it is collected and may be disclosed to contractors and agents of the TUSA. 4. Personal information will be managed in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 and the TUSA Personal Information Protection Statement and may be accessed by the individual to whom it relates on request to the TUSA.