Regulation 110.10: Speaker Selection

01. Process for Speaker Selection

1. Each member of Students’ Council will be provided with a cover letter and resume of each candidate for Speaker.

2. The entirety of the interview process should be held in Closed Session.

3. The President of the Students’ Union shall be the presiding member when the outgoing Speaker is running for re-election.

4. The presiding member shall ask each candidate to give a brief speech not to exceed two minutes.

5. The presiding member shall allow questions to be put to the candidates from the members of Students’ Council.

6. The vote shall be by secret ballot and will be in the style of the Executive and Board of Governors Elections.

7. Students’ Council shall recess while the presiding member counts the vote.

8. The presiding member shall announce the results of the election to Students’ Council.

9. The outgoing Speaker shall remain acting for the duration of the meeting while the incoming Speaker observes for the remainder of the meeting.