Nomination & Election
Procedures
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Following the appointment
of the Nominations and Election Supervision Committee, the FA Administrative Assistant
(Donna Blom) works closely with the Committee Chairperson and the
members to insure that the following procedures are accomplished.
OCTOBER
1. President appoints a Nominations and
Election Supervision Committee consisting of one member from
each unit and designates its chair. ART. VII, Sect. 2
2. Association membership informed of the membership of this committee.
ART. VII, Sect. 2
NOVEMBER
1. Committee determines offices subject to
election, and eligibility of incumbents. ART. VII, Sect. 2A
2. Committee prepares a list of all offices that will be vacant at the
beginning of the next academic year.
JANUARY
1. Committee sends one list
with vacant offices to all Association members to solicit nominees
for April election. ART. VII, Sect. 2B; BYLAW 3B
2. Association members return nominations to appropriate
committee members. BYLAW 3B
FEBRUARY
1. Prior to distribution of
preliminary ballot, nominees give permission, in writing, to appear
on ballot. ART. VII, Sect. 3
2. Committee distributes preliminary ballot recommendations to entire
membership nominating at least one person for each position to be
elected, AND solicits nominations by petition from the Association
membership. ART. VII, Sect. 2C; BYLAW 3C
FEBRUARY/MARCH
Members may nominate to final ballot by
petition:
1. In the case of unit representatives on the Executive Committee or on
Sub-Meet and Confer Committees signatures of at least 10 Association
members from the appropriate constituency are required. ART. VII, Sect.
4
2. In the case of positions whose constituency is the whole campus
signature of at least 25 Association members are required. ART. VII,
Sect. 4
MARCH
1. Prior to distribution of
final ballot, nominees give permission, in writing to appear on ballot.
ART. VII, Sect. 3
2. Committee prepares final ballot no later than March 15, mails it to
the Association membership (with instructions for its
return to the Committee), and counts votes after ballots are returned.
ART. VII, Sect. 2D
3. A plurality of votes is sufficient to elect a candidate, while tie
votes are decided by lot following a procedure established by the
Nominations and Election Supervision Committee. ART. VII, Sect. 5
APRIL
1. Results of the election are published
to the membership no later than April 20. ART. VII, Sect.
2D
2. Committee informs Association Executive Committee, at
its last Spring meeting, of election results. ART. VII, Sect. 6
3. Executive Committee retains results of
the ballot as a resource for filling vacancies should they occur prior
to the next election. BYLAW 3D
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