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=== 2020 sabbatical student officer elections === In 2020, there was a controversy surrounding the results of the 2020 election, with 58% of votes for Re-Open Nominations being cast aside as a result of alleged rule breaches by the Re-Open Nominations campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-03-10 |title=Breaking: SU declares election results after RON disqualified |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/breaking-su-declares-election-results-after-ron-disqualified/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Palatinate |language=en-GB}}</ref> The Re-Open Nominations campaign faced accusations of racism and after the election has been cited as the cause of a spike in racist online abuse.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-04-14 |title=“No one wants to be called racist”: Durham’s need for change |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/no-one-wants-to-be-called-racist-durhams-need-for-change/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=Palatinate |language=en-GB}}</ref> Several college Common Rooms have chosen to 'disaffiliate', 'disassociate' or 'disengage' from the Students Union citing the decision to dismiss Re-Open Nominations.<ref name="palatinate.org.uk" /><ref name="ReferenceA" /> This led to Durham SU to conduct a democracy review, with the aim of reviewing the unions democracy processes and to suggest improvements. Multiple issues were identified, including the need for better communication and a less binary voting system.<ref name="SU Democracy Review">{{cite web |title= DURHAM SU Democracy Review Findings |url=https://www.durhamsu.com/articles/democracy-review-report-the-findings-are-in |website=Durham Students Union |access-date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
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