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Elections Committee



Conducts faculty elections.

Elections Committee Members

Member

Department

Term Ends

Irina Smirnova, Chair

PT & Rehab Science

6/30/10

Shelley Barenklau

Nurse Anesthesia Education

6/30/11

Peggy Waggoner

Hearing and Speech

6/30/09

Spring 2008 elections, updated Sept. 4, 2008

Committee Policy/Procedures

Updated Feb. 2008

I. Membership

  1. Three elected members of the School of Allied Health Assembly.

  2. Each member serves a three year staggered term.

  3. Each member has a vote.

  4. The member shall not serve two consecutive terms.

II. Selection of the Chairperson

  1. The chairperson shall be an elected member serving the second year of his/her three year term.

  2. In the event that a committee member serving his/her second or third term vacates the committee, the Steering Committee will name another member to the committee.

III. Function of the Chairperson

  1. To be the SAH representative to the Steering Committee of the Faculty Assembly.

  2. To make two reports per year to the SAH Faculty.

  3. To be knowledgeable concerning the SAH Bylaws.

IV. Function of the Committee as established by SAH By-laws

  1. To annually conduct elections for open seats of the SAH committees.

  2. To conduct special elections as requested by the SAH Steering Committee.

V. Procedures of the Committee

  A. Nominations

  1. The number of open seats for all SAH committees will be determined by the Chairperson. This number will be calculated for each committee by subtracting the number of members in their last term from the committee member total.

  2. Issue a call for nominations to all necessary Committee positions by February 1.

  3. Eligible nominees include all voting faculty members with the exception of the Steering Committee which requires a faculty member with tenure status or five full-time years as SAH faculty.

  4. All committee members should be elected for a 3-year term beginning July 1.

  5. No nomination shall be accepted after March 1.

  6. Receive nominations via mail and confirm candidates' eligibility and willingness to serve. Agreement to serve should be received in writing or via e-mail.

  B. Voting Ballot

  1. Elections shall be conducted by mail.

  2. Ballots shall be forwarded to members by April 1.

  3. Ballots shall be returned by May 1.

  4. The Committee shall be responsible for counting and recording the number of votes for each candidate.

  5. An election will be deemed valid when the number of valid ballots returned is equal to or exceeds one-fourth of the voting members of the School of Allied Health.

  6. A valid returned ballot must have the voting members name printed and signed on the return envelope.

  7. Prior to vote tabulation, the ballot will be separated from the envelope to maintain anonymity.

  8. The candidate with the largest number of votes shall be elected.

  9. Should a tie occur, the Steering Committee shall cast the deciding vote, the decision being made by secret ballot.

  10. A complete roster of the membership of the SAH standing committees will be mailed to each member of the School of Allied Health by July 1.

  11. The ballots from each call for nominations and each election shall be kept on file in the SAH's Dean's office for one year from the date of the election. The ballots shall then be destroyed by the Dean's Administrative Assistant.

  12. Results will be announced via-e-mail to the SAH faculty.

  13. The results of the election will be conveyed by the chair to the SAH web site developer so that updated information may be placed on the web site.

  C. Faculty Voting Eligibility

  1. Members of the SAH Faculty Assembly are eligible to vote if they occupy a permanent SAH position at 0.5 FTE or greater and have their primary faculty appointment in the SAH. Voting eligibility is not subject to the source of funding for a faculty member's position. Members must also have the title of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, or Instructor unmodified or modified by the terms, "clinical" or "research."

  2. Each year, the Office of the Dean of the SAH shall compile a list of all qualifying members based on the criteria specified above. This list will be submitted by the Office of the Dean to the SAH Steering Committee Chairperson and the Elections Committee Chairperson by September 1st annually. It will serve as the official list of voting assembly members for all elections for the entire year.

  D. Special Considerations

  1. In the event that a member of a standing committee vacates a committee position in the summer or fall term, a new member will be appointed by the Steering Committee upon advice of the Election Committee.

  2. In the event that a member of a standing committee vacates a committee position in the Spring term before annual elections, the vacant slot will be added to the ballot.

  3. Each standing committee will be responsible for electing chairpersons and determining term length for newly appointed members that do not follow the normal 3 year sequence.


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