PROPOSED GUILDLINES FOR VOTING DURING THE 2016 SUG ELECTION

A.      VOTING BY NOMINATED DELEGATES

1.       The successfully screened 140 delegates, 2 SUG officers, the candidates, 5 representatives of Man ‘O War, 1 NURSS officer, and 2 students’ representatives of UST media will vote at the Amphitheatre. The students outside the delegates at the Amphitheatre are allowed to vote at the Amphitheatre because they would not be allowed to leave the Amphitheatre when voting starts.

2.       Accreditation of these persons at the Amphitheatre will start by 9.00 on Friday, 24^th June, 2016 in other of first come, first served and end by 11.00am.

3.       Because this is the first “e-voting” (eV) experience in UST, the delegate, essentially, constitute the Control Room; and as such the Amphitheatre will serve as the Control Room for the e-voting exercise.

4.       Voting at the Amphitheatre would be done through online access provided by the Electoral committee.

5.       Voting will start by 11:30pm. Announcement of results follow immediately.

B.      VOTING BY NON-DELEGATES

1.       Every registered RSUST student in the current session anywhere that has online access could vote.

2.       For those who might not have online access or need help, the Electoral committee has created an “e-Voting centre” (eVC) in each faculty with a number of Electronic processing Agents who are registered with the University.

3.       Each of these Agents would provide an online access and assistance to any student who needs such to be able to vote between 11.30am and 3.00pm

4.       Each of them have been accredited as “e-polling Agents” (ePA) by the electoral committee.

5.       The ePAs and the elections at each eVC would be supervised by the member of the Electoral commissioner of that Faculty.

6.       At each of the eVCs, only the Dean, heads of departments, faculty president, one SUG representative and 3approved Man ‘O war representatives (members of Faculty), and 2 UST media representatives would be allowed as observers.

7.       Every student, who has voted, is expected to immediately leave the eVC as no loitering would be allowed.

C.      E-VOTING PROCEDURE

1.       Sign into your portal on the university website (www.ust.edu.ng) and go to e-campus.

2.       Click SERM.

3.       Click Election.

4.       Select Election (SUG 2016 Elections).

5.       Select Position/Office (President, vice president, secretary-general etc.)

6.       Click View if you want to view the candidates’ details/manifesto, or/and

7.       Click Vote. Do same from 5 to 7 until you have completed voting for all the positions you wish to vote for.