GSA Elections and Referenda Committee
Vacancy:
1 available position to serve on the GSA Elections and Referenda Committee (GSA ERC)
How To Apply:
Nominations are to be submitted by filling out the form attached and emailing it to gsa.nomcomm@ualberta.ca in advance of the deadline of Wednesday, 13 January 2021 at 12:00 PM (Noon). Nominations received will be circulated as submitted via email to GSA Council.
There will be an electronic vote at the 18 January 2021 GSA Council meeting.
Purpose and Mandate:
The GSA ERC consults with the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) on all matters pertaining to GSA Elections, By-Elections, and Referenda. The GSA ERC meets at least one month prior to the opening of nominations for the GSA General Election to assist the CRO in the planning of election events, advises the CRO on all matters pertaining to the GSA General Election, reviews GSA Elections and Referenda Bylaw and Policy annually, and makes any recommendations for changes to GSA Council (Section I: Elections, GSA Policy, GSA Standing Committees, GSA Elections and Referenda Committee).
Eligibility:
“All members of the GSA are eligible to serve on the GSA ERC unless they intend to run in or serve as a Campaign Volunteer in the upcoming GSA General Election and/or byelection, serve as a Campaign Representative or Campaign Volunteer in an upcoming referendum, or they have run in the most recent GSA General Election and/or byelection or served as a Campaign Representative in the most recent referendum. GSA ERC members must also be neutral and impartial (ie having no immediate or vested interest in the outcome of GSA General Elections and referenda).” (Section I: Elections, GSA Policy, GSA Standing Committees, GSA Elections and Referenda Committee, section I.POL.17).
Note: Graduate students may not serve on both the GSA Elections and Referendum Committee (GSA ERC) and the GSA Appeals and Complaints Board (GSA ACB).
Meetings:
GSA ERC meets throughout the fall and winter to plan the 2021 GSA General Election, and in the spring following the GSA General Election to debrief. Members should also be available during the GSA General Election (which will take place in February 2021) and for any Referenda or By-Elections in order to be able to advise the CRO.
Composition:
The GSA ERC is composed of the CRO, and Deputy Returning Officer as non-voting members, and six (6) voting members, including at least one (1) GSA Councillor. The members are elected by GSA Council. The GSA ERC Chair and Vice-Chair are elected from amongst the six (6) voting members (Section I: Elections, GSA Policy, GSA Standing Committees, GSA Elections and Referenda Committee, section I.POL.16).
For the current membership of this committee, click here. For more information about the GSA ERC, please see GSA Bylaw and Policy.
Additional Notes:
The above call for nominations is circulated on behalf of GSA NoC and was approved for circulating by GSA NoC Chair Kenzie Gordon.
Questions can be directed to the GSA NoC Coordinator at gsanomco@ualberta.ca.