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Nomination and Election, Special Election Procedures
Section A: Elective Positions
1. Officers
A. President: The President shall serve a two-year term.
B. Chief Negotiator: The Chief Negotiator shall serve for the duration of the contract cycle.
C. The Vice President shall serve a two-year term.
D. Secretary: Elected in even-numbered years and the secretary shall serve for two consecutive years
E. Treasurer: Elected in odd-numbered years and the Treasurer shall serve for two consecutive years.
2. Representatives
A. Each year half of the representatives shall be elected to serve a term of two years.
B. Representatives shall be elected by the tenured and probationary faculty and the hourly faculty by secret ballot by the members in good standing in the various divisions of the Association each year. Each department shall have at least one full-time and one hourly representative. If all the candidates nominated and elected for office from a department are either all full-time faculty or all part-time faculty, an appointment from the unrepresented group may be made by the President, with the approval of the Representative Assembly, to ensure diverse representation.
3. Terms of office
A. Except for Chief Negotiator, the terms of office shall begin the first duty day in the Fall semester.
B. Chief Negotiator
1. The Chief Negotiator's term shall commence 60 days after the signing of a new collective bargaining agreement and shall serve until 60 days after the end of the subsequent agreement. Within that 60 day period a special election shall be called to elect a successor Chief Negotiator.
4. Unless otherwise stated, there are no term limits or prohibitions against running for reelection for any Association office.
Section B: Electoral Divisions
1. Representatives to the Representative Assembly shall be elected from their respective electoral divisions.
2. The electoral divisions of the faculty are as follows:
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Art
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Athletics
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Business
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Communications
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Computer Science and Information Systems
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Cosmetology
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Counseling
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Design Technology
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Earth Science
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Education and Public Affairs
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Emeritus
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English
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ESL
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Health Sciences
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History
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Kinesiology/Dance/Recreation
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Library
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Life Science
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Mathematics
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Modern Language
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Music
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Photography
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Physical Science
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Psychology
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Social Science
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Student Services
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Theatre Arts
3. As new departments are created, modified or department names are changed, the Nominations and Elections Committee shall assign those departments to the appropriate electoral division.
4. The number of representatives in each division shall be determined by dividing the total number of Association members in a division by ten (10) and rounding upward to the next highest whole number.
Section C: Nominations
1. Ballot Preparation
A. The Nominations and Elections Committee shall solicit nominations from the Representative Assembly not later than the first meeting after spring break. If only one meeting is held in April, the solicitation shall take place at that meeting.
B. At the same time the Representative Assembly is notified, solicitation of nominations shall take place from the general membership. Nominations shall be made to the Chair of the Nominations and Elections Committee and shall cease after a two-week period unless the Committee previously announced a longer period.
C. The consent of all eligible candidates must have been previously secured. In the case of eligible write-in candidates who win, their consent must be gained before their announcement is posted.
D. The ballots are to be prepared by the Nominations and Elections Committee. The committee shall ensure election security and ballot secrecy.
E. Candidates' names shall be drawn by lot and arranged in random order on the ballot.
F. The process of voting will take place over a period of 10 school days.
Section D: Elections
1. Tally of Votes
A. The Nominations and Elections Committee shall supervise elections procedures, shall tally votes, and in a timely fashion shall inform all candidates of the official election results. The Committee shall post the names of the elected candidates in a prominent location and shall announce the names of elected candidates at the next meeting of the Representative Assembly . The vote count shall be available to all members upon request.
B. The candidate for an executive office receiving the majority of votes cast shall be elected to that position. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, a run-off election shall be held between the two candidates receiving the highest number of
votes.
C. Where different numbers of years remain for Assembly positions voted on in the election, the candidate with the highest number of votes shall be assigned to the longest term, the candidate with the second most votes to the next longest term, etc.
D. If a vacancy occurs in the Representative Assembly, the candidate for that position with the next highest number of votes in the most recent election shall be selected to finish the term of the vacant position.
E. The date, time and place of the vote count shall be posted in the faculty mailroom. Any member may observe the ballot count.
2. Annual Election
A. The annual election shall be held no later than the last full week of May.
3. Special Elections and Ballots
A. The Representative Assembly may call a special election for any purpose not inconsistent with this Constitution. The President may also call a special election with the consent of a majority of the Executive Committee only if action on a particular measure is needed in a timely fashion.
B. The Negotiating Council may call a special election in accordance with Article VI, Section C, 9 and 10.
C. All special elections shall be conducted by the Nominations and Elections Committee.
4. Recall Elections
A. Petition for Recall
Each officer or representative shall be subject to recall upon the presentation to the Representative Assembly of a petition signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the qualified electors for the position. The petition for a recall from office shall list the names of at least two consenting candidates to succeed to the position (except for the President, who shall be succeeded by the Vice President) for the remainder of the term. Such petitions shall be given to the Nominations and Elections Committee, which shall verify the membership of the signers and the validity of the candidates.
B. Recall Ballot
Upon verification of signatures, the Nominations and Elections Committee shall immediately conduct a recall election. The ballot will provide first for a vote on the question of the recall of the incumbent
and then, except in the case of the President, on the
election of a successor for the remainder of the term.
C. Recall Election
Any officer or representative shall be recalled by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the electoral group the individual represents. The candidate who receives the highest number of votes in the recall election shall succeed to the office.
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