C.A.L.V.I.N. & H.O.B.B.E.S.

I.	Election Format

	A.	Last minute nominations

	B.	Election of officers progresses in the following order:

		1.	President

		2.	Vice President of Activities

		3.	Vice President of Administration

		4.	Treasurer

		5.	Secretary

		6.	Public Relations

		7.	Publicity

		8.	Activity Support Staff

	C.	Procedure

		1.	Speeches

		2.	Question and answer session

		3.	Pros/cons

		4.	Voting by secret ballot

		5.	Winner announced

II.	Election Procedures

	A.	Preliminaries

		1.	Elections are conducted by the Vice President of Administration, excluding any positions for which that person is running. The highest-ranking officer (see Constitution Section Five-V) who is NOT running for the office in question will conduct the voting.

		2.	Elections of officers will be held at the end of the fall semester.

		3.	Elections for Activity Support Staff are held at the end of each semester.

		4.	The date of elections is set at the discretion of the executive board. There must be at least one general meeting after the scheduled date of elections in case there are not enough eligible voters present to conduct a valid vote.

		5.	The executive board must notify the general assembly of the date set for elections.

	B.	Nominations

		1.	Nominations begin at the general meeting two weeks prior to elections, and close before the election for the office in question.

		2.	Can be nominated by oneself or someone else.

		3.	A nomination must have a second and must be accepted.

		4.	At no time or for any reason may there be co-officers or nominations to that effect. Only one person may hold an office or Support Staff position at any given time.

	C.	Eligibility for nomination

		1.	Only current undergraduate students may run for an office so long as they remain undergraduate students on Bucknell's campus for the duration of the term of the office.

		2.	First year students may NOT run for president. The only exception is if and only if no other non-first year student who is able to complete the term wishes to run for the presidency.

	D.	Speeches

		1.	Each candidate may give a speech no longer than five minutes on election day. Speeches may be voted unnecessary if only one person is running for an office.

		2.	Speeches must remain relevant to the office in question. Should the speech deviate, the officer running the election may stop the speech at any time.

		3.	The speeches are given in order of office and in alphabetical order by last name of nominees within that office.

	E.	Question and Answer Session

		1.	The general assembly is permitted to question the nominees.

		2.	The questions and answers must remain relevant to the office in question. Should they deviate, the presiding officer may stop the question or answer at any time.

	F.	Pros/Cons

		1.	Used for office of the president and in the event of a tie for another office (see Constitution Four-II-G-6).

		2.	The nominees for the office in question are removed from the general assembly.

		3.	Pros are discussed for each nominee in order of last names alphabetically.

		4.	Cons are discussed for each nominee in order of last names alphabetically.

		5.	Final comments may be accepted when items three (3) and four (4) are complete.

		6.	Upon completion of the discussion the nominees return to the general assembly.

	G.	Voting

		1.	Members who have attended fifty percent (50%) or more of the general meetings as well as two (2) of the last three (3) general meetings prior to (not including) election day are eligible voters. An executive meeting may be attended in place of a general meeting (see Constitution Section Two-II-B-2-a).

		2.	Two-thirds (2/3) of the eligible members must be present for an election. If there are not two-thirds (2/3) of the eligible voters present then the election is postponed to the next meeting. If there are not two-thirds (2/3) of the eligible voters present at the third-to-last meeting, the election is still conducted.

		3.	Votes are conducted by secret ballot .

		4.	Votes are tallied by the top three officers, following the line of succession (see Constitution Section Five-V), who are not running for the position in question.

		5.	All election records and ballots are to be destroyed immediately after the result of the vote has been determined.

		6.	In the event of a tie (for any office)…

			a.	Procedure for pros/cons will be followed (see Constitution Section Four-II-F).

			b.	Another vote is cast by secret ballot.

			c.	Procedure repeats until one nominee is elected.

		7.	Losing nominees are given the option of running for any of the remaining offices.

	H.	Vacancies

		1.	In the case of no one running for an office, the office remains vacant and the president appoints an ad hoc person to fill the responsibilities of that office.

		2.	Should the presidency be left vacant, the entire group will be dissolved.

		3.	See also Constitution Section Six-I-B-10.

	I.	New Officers

		1.	New terms of office take effect at the beginning of the next semester (excluding training and orientation).

		2.	Transition of officers takes place before the first general meeting of the new semester.

III.	Eligibility of students who are abroad to run for office

	A.	Eligibility

		1.	Must have been a formal member the semester they were last an on-campus student.

		2.	Must be an on-campus student during the entire term of office.

	B.	Prerequisites

		1.	Member in question must supply the Vice-President of Administration with the following before elections:

			a.	All of the positions for which the member wishes to run. These positions include and are limited to:

				1)	Secretary

				2)	Public Relations

				3)	Publicity

				4)	Activity Support Staff

			b.	How the member may be contacted while abroad. This is so the member may receive weekly general minutes and stay current on group news.

	C.	Election format for a candidate studying abroad or taking time off from school:

		1.	During election nominations the Vice-President of Administration will report to the group about the individual in question’s desire to run for an office. At this point there must be a second.

		2.	During time allotted for speeches, the Vice-President of Administration will read a prepared speech for the person in question at the time allotted for that individual’s speech. Standard speech rules apply as stated in the constitution. (see Constitution Section Four-II-D)

		3.	There will be pros/cons for the position for which the individual in question is running. (see Constitution Section Four-II-B-F) This is so newer members may make a more educated vote.