Anti-Stacking Measures
Ensure clubs are independent and not used as political tools
Anti-stacking measures to uphold the electoral integrity of clubs’ general meetings Last year, there were multiple reported cases of student clubs being stacked (by non-members of clubs from politically-motivated groups by electing themselves into the committee for political gains, with implications including the club’s absence of activity and disengagement from its constitution. As a result, this leaves students with the loss of opportunity to be able to engage in these former clubs’ activities again.
Why this matters
Protect clubs from being taken over by political parties/interests and falling apart due to having a committee who obtain the club purely out of political interest
How we implement it
1) Develop educational materials/workshops/campaigns that informs club committee regarding the definition of stacking and how it may be harmful to clubs. a) The development of this initiative may need to be further workshopped via a working group to discuss feasibility. 2) Introduce protection measures and executives’ abilities who believe their AGM may have been stacked and/or the likely risk of being stacked. a) Suggest an amendment proposal to the C&S regulation by including clauses that enhance the integrity of electoral procedures during general meetings, which clubs can voluntarily amend in their constitution to ensure consistency with the Standard Constitution (non-standard amendment). i) Example of amendments: 1) Club members are eligible to vote or elect themselves if they have been a club member for at least ___ days. 3) Severe disciplinary actions for those responsible for coordinating and leading attempts to stack a club for political purposes.