MRFA Elections

Upcoming Elections:

 

September 2010 Elections:

Nomination form available HERE.

Positions:

  • Part time Faculty Representative
  • Social Events Committee: 1 position for 2 years, and 1 for 1 year (no requirements)
  • Personal Harassment Standing Committee (1 position for 4 years)
  • Joint Committee on the Review and Interpretation of the Collective Agreement (2 positions for 2 years, PT/FT, campaign statement required)
    • This is a new committee read about it HERE
  • Planned Leave Committee (2 positions for 2 years, tenure required) 
    • This is a new committee read about it HERE

Process:

Nomination form available HERE.

Nomination forms must be submitted to the MRFA executive assistant by Tuesday September 21 at 4:00pm. Voting will take place in the Faculty Centre offices (W315) September 22, 23, & 24 from 9:00am - 7:00pm. The results will be announced at the general meeting on Monday September 27th.

 

 

 

MRFA Bylaws:

12 ELECTIONS

12.1 EXECUTIVE BOARD

12.1.2 Voting shall be by secret paper ballot under the supervision of the Chief

Returning Officer. Each voter shall sign a list indicating receipt of a ballot.

12.1.4 Election of the Part-time Faculty Representative and Member at Large will take

place during the third week of September, dates and times to be established by

the Executive Board.

12.1.7 Each candidate has the right to have a campaign statement distributed to the

membership by the Chief Returning Officer.

12.1.8 A candidate shall be elected by a simple plurality. In the case of a single

candidate for an Executive Officer, the candidate needs to be ratified by a

majority vote of Regular Members using the secret ballot. If the candidate is

rejected by the membership, the position shall be declared vacant until a byelection

can be held

12.1.9 The Chief Returning Officer shall vote and then keep the ballot in a sealed

envelope. This person’s vote for any specific position will be counted only if it is

needed to break a tie; if it is not needed, the envelope and ballot(s) shall be

destroyed.

12.1.10 Candidates shall be entitled to appoint scrutineers for the period of voting and

the counting of ballots for their position.

12.1.11 The Chief Returning Officer shall declare only which candidates are elected,

and then move that ballots be destroyed.

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