Purpose and Mandate:

"The GSA Appeals and Complaints Board (GSA ACB) is responsible for hearing and deciding appeals of GSA Chief Returning Officer (CRO) decisions and complaints about GSA Officers and Councillors-at-Large (CALs) as allowed by Section 94(3) of the Post-Secondary Learning Act". (GSA Bylaw and Policy, Section H: Performance, Conduct, Responsibilities, and Attendance, and the GSA Appeals and Complaints Board, GSA Policy, GSA Standing Committees, GSA Appeals and Complaints Board, Section H.POL.6.1). GSA regulations on the GSA ACB can be found here, and GSA bylaw and Policy on Elections can be found here.

Composition:

The composition and scope of the GSA ACB can be found here. Please note that "members must come from a broad range of departments and may stand for re-election" (GSA Bylaw and Policy, Section H: Performance, Conduct, Responsibilities, and Attendance, and the GSA Appeals and Complaints Board, GSA Policy, GSA Standing Committees, GSA Appeals and Complaints Board, section H.POL.7.2.)

As such, priority for this position will be given to nominees from a department not currently represented on the GSA ACB. We currently have members from the following departments: Human Ecology, Pharmacology, Digital Humanities, Neuroscience, Chemical & Materials Engineering, Public Health, Business, Education, and Nursing.

The current membership of the GSA ACB can be found here.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to be neutral;
• Capacity for acting impartially;
• Capacity for reserving judgment until all parties have been heard; and
• Independent thinking.

Eligibility

• Must have no intention to run in or serve as a Campaign Volunteer in the upcoming GSA General Election and/or by-election;
• Must have no intention to serve as a Campaign Representative or Campaign Volunteer in an upcoming referendum; and
• Must not have run in the most recent GSA General Election and/or by-election.

Note: "The President, Vice-Presidents, other Elected Officers, Councillors-at-Large, and GSA Elections and Referenda Committee members may not serve on the GSA ACB" (GSA Bylaw and Policy, Section H: Performance, Conduct, Responsibilities, and Attendance, and the GSA Appeals and Complaints Board, GSA Policy, GSA Standing Committees, GSA Appeals and Complaints Board, Section H.POL.9.5).

Training and Meetings:

Members must be available during the GSA General Election and Referenda process.

The GSA Executive Director or delegate will provide training on procedural fairness to all committee members.