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Regulation 310.03: Elections Staff Hiring

01. Elections Staff Eligibility Requirements

  1. The Elections Staff shall not concurrently hold any position on the Students’ Council, its boards and committees, Student Representative Associations, Dedicated Fee Units, the D.I.E. Board, or the Students’ Union’s paid staff.

  2. The Elections Staff shall be Members of the Students’ Union throughout their terms.

02. Chief Returning Officer

  1. Students’ Council shall ratify the C.R.O. after a recommendation is issued by a hiring committee composed of: 

    1. the incumbent C.R.O., as chair, voting only in the event of a tie;

      1. If the incumbent C.R.O. seeks an additional term:

        1. the incumbent C.R.O. shall be subject to the same hiring procedures as other Candidates; and

        2. the incumbent Speaker of the Students’ Council shall serve as chair, voting only in the event of a tie. 

    2. two (2) Members of the D.I.E. Board

      1. in the event that less than two (2) Members of the D.I.E. Board are available to serve on the committee on at least seven (7) days' notice, the Council Administration Committee may appoint an individual who is not a Member of the Students’ Council for each D.I.E. Board seat on the committee unable to be filled.

    3. the Chair of the Council Administration Committee

      1. the Chair of the Council Administration Committee shall forward the selection committee’s recommendation to the Students’ Council; and

    4. a staff Member from the Students’ Union’s Governance Department, as a non-voting Member. 

03. Deputy Returning Officer(s)

  1. The D.R.O.(s) shall be hired by a hiring committee composed of

    1. the Chief Returning Officer, as chair;

    2. two (2) Members the Council Administration Committee; and

    3. a staff Member from the Students’ Union’s Governance Department, as a non-voting Member.

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