Governance
The Union is controlled by three levels of government. The sovereign body is the general meeting that sets policy and may be attended by any Union member. It has a quorum of 300 members for ordinary meetings which is rarely met; no meetings reached quorum during the academic year of 2009-10. At the October 2010 General Meeting students voted to call an unprecedented referendum on whether policy setting should be moved online so all Union members can vote; this took place in November 2010 showing a 93% support for the plans. Online Voting is to be included in the new Union Constitution currently being ratified by members.
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