What is the Governing Authority?

The Governing Authority is the key decision-making body in UCD bringing the President to account, and deciding on fee increases, new building, private sponsorhip, and all kinds of college policy. Among the membership are:

3 Elected by UCD graduates
3 Nominated by Minister of Education
8 County councillors to be nominated by the General Council of County Councils
2 members nominated by the NUI
Lord Mayor of Dublin
2 from organisations eg INO, Aontas
1 Elected by postgrads
3 Elected Officers of the Students Union
3 Elected by Non academic Staff
5 Elected by the Non-Professorial Academic Staff
6 Elected by the Professorial Academic Staff
Registrar of the College
President of the College

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=64996 outlines the members of the outgoing GA who voted to increase postgrad fees by 10%.
Notice that there are 2 graduate candidates among them, Matt Harmey and Cliona De Bhaldraithe. Maurice Manning failed to attend the crucial meeting.

Can I vote?

All graduates of UCD are eligible to vote in this election. But if you had a vote in the last election (Dec 2000) and did not use it, your name will probably have been removed from the register. If you ring the registrars office soon they will send you out a ballot anyway.

If you have moved, and a ballot has already been sent out, the registrar will not send a second ballot.

If you graduated since December 2000 you will automatically receive a ballot.

Queries to: registrars.office@ucd.ie +353-1-7161430.