The Deputy Returning Officer is an appointed member of staff who, with the support of the Returning Officer, oversees the election process to ensure the election is compliant with students' union bye-laws. The Deputy Returning Officer handles the day to day running of the election, including dealing with elections complaints.
Below is a summary of the complaints received and the decisions made.
| Date | Nature of complaint | ruling |
|---|---|---|
| 6 March | Early campaigning via Instagram. | 24 hour campaigning ban. |
| 11 and 12 March | Four complaints: Candidate has put up posters without an accurate English translation. | 48 hour campaigning ban. |
| 12 March | Six complaints: Current Sabbatical Officer has endorsed candidates on their personal social media account. | Permitted within the election rules. |
| 12 March | Candidate has put up posters without an accurate English translation. | No further action - campaigning ban has already been enforced. |
| 12 March | Suggestion of inappropriate campaigning materials. | No evidence of a rules violation. |
| 13 March | Candidate has put up posters without an accurate English translation. | Campaigning ban extended and social media posters asked to be removed. |
| 13 March | Candidate has posted in a society WhatsApp group without admin permission, despite the society not allowing candidates to post on the WhatsApp group. | Candidate has been asked to remove the post. |
| 15 March | UCL staff member endorsing a candidate via newsletter. | Corrected message sent out. |
Club and Society Complaints
| Date | Nature of complaint | ruling |
|---|---|---|
| 03 March | Early campaigning. | Campaign ban issued for entire campaigning period. |
| 08 March | Nomination submitted by another student on candidate's behalf. | Candidate withdrawn from election. |
| 10 March | Early campaigning. | No evidence of election rule violation. Further information requested. |
| 12 March | Early campaigning and use of resources not readily available to all candidates. | Corrective message to be made in society group chat. |
| 13 March | Use of communications methods that are not available to all candidates. | Corrective message to be made on society social media page. |
| 13 March | Four complaints: Use of resources not readily available to all candidates, unfair endorsements. | No evidence of election rule violation. Further information requested. |
| 13 March | Making reference to other candidates in campaign materials. | No evidence of election rule violation. Further information requested. |
| 13 March | Three complaints: Intimidation of participants in the election. | Complainee contacted to refrain from posting messages which could be interpreted as intimidating, and to disallow any further campaigning in society group chat. |
| 14 March | Breach of campaigning ban. | No evidence of election rule violation. Further information requested. |
| 14 March | Three complaints: Breach of campaigning ban. | Candidate withdrawn from election. |
| 14 March | Use of resources not readily available to all candidates. | No evidence of election rule violation. Further information requested. |
| 15 March | Use of resources not readily available to all candidates. | No evidence of election rule violation. |
| 15 March | Use of resources not readily available to all candidates. | No evidence of election rule violation. |