Change, Policy and Research unit Annual Report for 2014-15. Democratic change and engagement figures.

1. ANNUAL AND IMPACT
REPORT
2014-15
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

2. VOTED
DID NOTVOTE
1,986
1,054
POTENTIALVOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT
3,099
1,483
679
279
CEMPS CLES EMS BS
3,706
1,728
3,713
2,057
3,751
1,476
763
470
HUMS FCH INTOCSSISCOLLEGE
556
140
KEY ELECTION NUMBERS
TOTAL STUDENTS 18,418
TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635
OVERALL TURNOUT 49.5%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH

3. 10,239
5,001
POTENTIALVOTERS
VOTER TURNOUT
8,177
3,726
14,348
8,182
FEMALE MALE UG PGT
1,967
415
1,611
129
14,348
8,182
4,080
1,464
PGR INTERNATHOME/EUGROUP
FRAGILE GROUPS:
INTERNATIONAL PGR
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
VOTED
DID NOTVOTE

4. VOTED
DID NOTVOTE
AUTUMN TERM
KEY PARTICIPATION NUMBERS
TOTAL STUDENTS 18,418
TOTAL FTE STUDENTS 17,635
TOTAL UNIQUEVOTERS 10,634
OVERALL TURNOUT 60.3%
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
UNIQUEVOTER
(ONLYVOTED IN ONE PERIOD)
SABB ELECTION SPRING TERMPERIOD
FRAGILE PERCENTAGE: 6%
24% 42% 11%TURNOUT

5. STUDENT IDEAS
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
MEAN SUPPORT OVER 4.5
30 MEAN SUPPORT FROM 4.00 to 4.49
37
PASSED/ACTIONED
DISCUSSED THEN
FAILED OR ACTIONED
MEAN SUPPORT FROM 2.00 to 3.99
25 WITH MORE THAN 100
VOTERS AND MORE THAN
60% POSITIVE FEEDBACK
DISCUSSED THEN
FAILED OR ACTIONED
MEAN SUPPORT BELOW 4.49
12 WITH LESS THAN
100VOTERS OR
LESS THAN 60%
POSITIVE SUPPORT
REJECTED
MEAN SUPPORT OVER 4.5
1 INSUFFICIENT
VOTERS
REJECTED

6. COMPARATIVE FIGURES
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
ALL DEMOCRATICVOTES 2008 - 14
• 8,928VOTERS (NOT UNIQUE) INCLUDING
MOTIONS PASSED AT MEETINGS
ALL ELECTIONVOTES 2011 - 14
• 19,687 (NOT UNIQUE)
ALL GENERAL MEETINGS 2005-14
• 1,695VOTERS PRESENT (NOT UNIQUE)
• 1,954VOTERS BY PROXY (NOT UNIQUE)
• 82 MOTIONS
AVERAGE ENGAGEMENT 2014-15
• MEETINGS - 37
• PETITIONS - 37
• IDEAS - 80
VOTERS 2014-15
• UNIQUEVOTERS - 10,634
• IDEAS - 8,146
• ELECTIONS - 9,239
• PETITIONS - 274
ADDITIONAL FIGURES 2014-15
• STUDENTVOTES HELD - 2
• STUDENT ELECTIONS - 39
• PROPOSERS - 91
• TOTAL IDEAS - 129

7. COMPARATIVE FIGURES
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VOTES1
TURNOUT500
VOTES1
TURNOUT179
VOTES3
TURNOUT817
VOTES1
TURNOUT1524
VOTES2
TURNOUT279
VOTES3
TURNOUT1260
VOTES3
TURNOUT2441
VOTES3
TURNOUT694
VOTES8
TURNOUT1522
VOTES WITH TURNOUT OVER
1% OF POTENTIALVOTERS
2006 - 14 2014 - 15PERIOD
>100VOTES 20 24

8. STUDENTVOTES
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
CHANGES TO THE STUDENT
VOTES PROCESS FOR 2015-16
VOTING
• VOTES WILL RUN TUESDAY TO THURSDAY.
• 3 DAY – MORE ACTIVE CAMPAIGNING.
• MORE ACTIVE CAMPAIGN SUPPORT.
• VOTING STATIONS WHERE POSSIBLE.
• NOVOTE WILL RUN WITHOUT ACTIVE
CAMPAIGN TEAMS ON BOTH SIDES.
• WILL USE THE POLLING-BASED STRUCTURE
OF STUDENT IDEAS.
• CREATE POLICY.
VOTES SHOULD BE FOR
• CONTENTIOUS POLITICAL ISSUES WHERE
• THERE IS A STRONG DIVIDE IN A LARGE
STUDENT IDEA.
• NEUTRAL IDEAS ONLY SHOULD BE SENT TO
STUDENTVOTE, UNLESS THE IDEA ASKS FOR
AVOTE.
• STUDENTVOTES CAN BE PROPOSED
DIRECTLY BY AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN.
VOTES SHOULD NOT BE FOR
• CONFIRMATION OF A DECISION THAT’S
ALREADY PASSED AS AN IDEA.

9. GUILD COUNCIL
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
CHANGES TO THE GUILD COUNCIL
FOR 2015-16
MEMBERSHIP
• INCREASED MEMBERSHIP FROM 16 TO AT
LEAST 30 INCLUDING COUNCIL OFFICERS.
• DIRECTLY ELECTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
WITHIN COUNCIL.
• ADDITIONAL PLACES FOR COLLEGE
OFFICERS, LIBERATION CAMPAIGNS
OFFICERS AND SOCIETIES OFFICERS.
SCRUTINY
• FULL-TIME OFFICERS SCRUTINISED BY FIXED
PANELS. BY ROLE, NOT THEME.
• DIRECT STAFF SUPPORT FOR SHADOWING
AND SCRUTINY.
WORKING GROUPS
• NEW EXECUTIVE THEMES CREATE FOUR
WORKING GROUPS.
• WORKING GROUPS WILL DIRECTLY LEAD
AND TAKE ACTION ON ISSUES FROM IDEAS
ORVOTES.
• MORE INCLUSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE
MODELS OF WORKING TO ASSIST OTHER
STUDENT GROUPS OR INDIVIDUAL
CAMPAIGNS.
LIVE #EXEGC
• COUNCIL WILL BE LIVE TWEETED/STORIFIED
NEXTYEAR.

10. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ COUNCIL
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
A BRIEF REPORT
MEMBERSHIP
• STATIC POSTS FOR THISYEAR, BUT INTO
OFFICER AND ACADEMIC OFFICER JOIN
GUILD COUNCIL.
ACTIVITY
• IMPROVED DELIVERY OUTSIDE ‘DIVERSITY’
EVENT, INCLUDING TERM ONE.
• DIVERSITY BALL SCALED DOWN FROM
FORMAL DINNER AND FAR MORE
SUCCESSFUL AT LOWER PRICE.
• OTHER ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
SLOWLY OVER TIME.

11. INTERACTION -VERIFIED IMPACTS
CHANGE POLICY AND RESEARCH
TWITTER AND SLIDESHARE ENGAGEMENT
TWITTER
• YEAR-ON-YEAR IMPROVEMENTS TO
INTERACTION AND FOLLOWERS.
• OUR HIGHEST ACTIVITY/ENGAGEMENT
STILL HAPPENS AROUND ELECTIONS.
• #EXETERVOTE TRENDED 3 TIMES
NATIONALLY DURING THE SABBATICAL
ELECTION
SLIDESHARE
• COUNCIL MINUTES,TRAINING AND IN
PARTICULAR THE “SOYOU WANT TO BE A
SABB” PRESENTATION GOTVIEWS AND
SHARES.
• ELECTION-RELATED MATERIAL HAS OVER
1,600VERIFIEDVIEWS FROM STUDENTS
(TRAINING AND SABB ADVERTISING)
• MORE THAN 200VIEWS CAME DIRECTLY
FROM THE STUDENT ELECTIONS,AND
THOSE ELECTIONS GOT HIGHER
TURNOUTS.
INTEGRATED SERVICE
• EVERYTHING TIES TOGETHER NOW – OUR
IMPACT DRIVES INCLUSION IN
STUDENT-LED DEMOCRACY, DRIVING
PARTICIPATION HIGHER.
• WHILST WE STILL CAN’T TRACK
‘REAL-WORLD’ OUTCOMES OUR STUDENTS
ARE LEARNING SOCIAL AND CAMPAIGNING
SKILLS FOR AN ACTIVE CIVIL LIFE.