Start a petition

How it works

1. 1Write it. Say what you’d like discussed and why.
2. 2Get support. 50 students, or 5 Council members.
3. 3It’s discussed at the next SU Council meeting.
4. 4Next steps. A Council member can turn it into a motion.

Good to know

• A petition gets your issue discussed. It doesn’t create policy by itself.
• If Council wants to act, a Council member can bring a motion. You stay the author and can present it at the meeting if you’d like to.
• The Chair can’t accept a petition that’s outside what the Union can do, breaks the law or our rules, or repeats something discussed in the last 12 months.
• Want every student to vote on a question? That’s a referendum, which needs the support of 2% of students.

Open petitions

Once a petition reaches 50 supporters, it goes on the next Council's agenda.