withoutaface said:
Ner, Rose Jackson's head of the NUS and can't campaign.
That said she did so at Cumbo and hopefully NOLS get kicked out for it.
If I'm right, the appeal will be based on two related issues:
1) that as an NUS office-bearer, she is forbidden by the SRC constitution from campaigning (or even outwardly supporting) in this year's election - a rule she obviously flaunted throughout the campaign, and certainly exploited as most candidates will attest ("I'm your NUS President and I support Angus"). A similar ruling was upheld in 2004, when former Union President Sam Crosby used his position (and his Union identification badge) to similarly influence the vote.
2) having punched Simon, and being ordered off university grounds, she violated this rule by campaigning at Cumberland campus for at least an hour after this, and even after being informed to stop campaigning (but not to leave the grounds) at Cumberland campus, was allowed to remain in a Action t-shirt from 2003 that, apart from "Felix" instead of "Angus" on the back, had the same content as the shirt from this year. Since precedent had been set at that polling box with candidates forced to change clothing before even being allowed to approach the box, we can also say in this regard that Rose continued to campaign through her continued wearing of an Action t-shirt (over other non-political choices of clothing, I'll add)
I should also point out that both Voice (Lib/Ind) and Ignition (Ind/ALP) are SUPPORTING Dan Jones and this appeal. Even though Angus might be somewhat closer to our politics than Dan, at least Dan is not weedy and corrupt like Angus.
