Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+. The list of social media sites is growing, so how are membership organisations using social media to improve participation in an election? These days social media channels cannot be ignored as a weapon in your election...
Election and Referendum, how many times do you hear these words but do you know the difference? These are two terms that are often taken in the same sense. However, there is a difference between the two. What are Elections? This is a formal decision making process by...
Prior to any industrial action or other significant trade union ballot, such as a strike ballot, an indicative or consultation ballot may be undertaken to gauge member interest on the topic concerned. Indicative or consultative ballots are undertaken as a formal ballot is costly, due to being covered by legislation which forces a trade union to use a postal paper ballot or workplace ballot.
Paper voting inherently means that the voter has either been handed a ballot (voting in person) or has been sent a paper ballot pack in the post. UK Engage’s General Manager, Any Tye, takes a look at the process involved in these methods and explores how it can...
General Manager of UK Engage, Andy Tye, discusses electoral reform for the millennial generation, internet voting and inclusiveness for all to vote. Emmeline Pankhurst was one of the founders of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1903. Their famous...