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2010 UWSA Elections

Election Results

2010 General Election Candidate List

Want to find out more about the candidates??

Announcements:

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Please CLICK HERE for the final version for the 2010 General Election Report.

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Are you a candidate? Are you just randomly interested? Think you missed an email from the CRO?

Check out Election Updates at http://uwsa.ca/election_update/ for a collection of communications by the CRO.

Please note timestamps are incorrect due to email generation methodology and software.

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Poster night photographs now posted!!

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Executive positions need to submit a minimum of 125 student support signatures (the form can be picked up and submitted at the UWSA office, 2nd Floor, CAW)

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All referendums must abide by executive expenditure limits, however no reimbursements will be issued by the Elections Office.

N.B. All campaign materials MUST be approved by the Elections Office.

N.B. All referendum signatures must be handed in to the UWSA Office in a sealed envelope.

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2010 By-Election nomination is now closed. The Elections Office will be presenting the results at the upcoming Council meeting on January 21st at 4:00pm in Council Chambers.

Mackenzie Budimir-Hussey, a 1st year medical student, has been acclaimed for the position of Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry – Windsor Program Representative.

Ratification of the acclamation shall take place at the next upcoming UWSA Council meeting.

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Please remember all campaign materials must be approved by the CRO or DRO prior to any posting.

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Documents to Print

Campaign Expenditure Form
Campaign Team Form
Executive Nomination Form

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For Reference Only

Official Constitution
Official By-laws
Official Board Policies
Official Election Policies

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Elections Office

Contact Information

University of Windsor Students’ Alliance
2nd floor, CAW Student Centre
crouwsa@uwindsor.ca

Omar Raza
Chief Returning Officer

Shae Kavanaugh
Deputy Returning Officer

Office Hours
Monday, Feb 22 – 12‐2, 3‐4
Tuesday, Feb 23 – 10‐12
Wednesday, Feb 24 – 9‐11, 3‐4
Thursday, Feb 25 – 10‐12
Friday, Feb 26 – 10‐12

Monday, March 1 – 10‐12
Wednesday, March 3 – 9‐10, 3–5
Friday, March 5 – 10‐12

Or by appointment.

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Electoral Monitoring Committee

Please email emcuwsa@uwindsor.ca with any and all concerns.

Parvati Dadwal
Robert Evans
Ayesha Raza
Shereen Singh

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Discretionary Rulings

Re: CAW Student Centre Booths

Candidates may set up a booth in the CAW Student Centre during campaign periods. Candidates must email request to the CRO to arrange for a table 48 hours prior to the requested date and times.

Re: Class Email Lists

Class email lists may not be used as a method of communication for campaigning. A class email list is only available to select members (i.e. TAs or persons of authority). Due to this limited accessibility class email lists are a prohibited means of communication but we encourage you to make use of classroom talks instead.

Re: Club / Society Endorsement

A club or society president may not endorse a candidate, however the club or society as a whole may. This endorsement may be achieved through the approval of the club executive or the society’s council.

Additionally, the club or society in choosing to potentially endorse a candidate must provide the option to all other candidates in order to be recognized as an officially endorsed candidate (i.e. if society/club x is providing Mr./Mrs. Y the option to present to the Council or the executive in order to be endorsed than all other candidates must be given the option to present – if they chose to do so or not is a different topic).

Re: Library Booths

Booths/tables in the library foyer are not allowed.

Re: Posters

The 50cm x 50cm rule refers to the size of the paper. For 3D posters, the third dimension may be to your liking but within reason – please review with us if your are not aware of “within reason”.

Re: Previously Used Campaign Materials

Campaign materials used in a previous elections will not be tabulated as a current expense. Previous materials may include old t-shirts, badges, etc. Materials shall not support the candidate’s current candidacy (i.e. if you are currently running for science – you can not use an old shirt that says vote x for science).

Re: Professors

Please remember to contact the professor ahead of time in order to schedule a class talk time.
Professors are considered University resources, however, if a professor is willing to wear a candidates campaign team shirt this is permitted since the additional attention is in the electorates best interest.

Re: Residences

Campaigning is only allowed in Residence lobbies. No flyers or materials shall be distributed in any manner at any time.

Candidates must contact each residence life coordinator of each individual building for permission.

Erica McKenzie – Laurier & Cartier Halls
Sandy Howe – Mac & Electa Halls
Nicole Clark – Alumni & Clark Residence

Re: Sidewalk Chalk

There is no rule against it but please be conscious of campus aesthetics. Any sidewalk chalk left after campaign period is deemed to be beyond the ability of the candidate and is acceptable. [Overruled by EMC: All sidewalk chalk must be removed prior to the end of the campaign period.]

Re: Scheduling Appointments and Classroom Talks

Candidates may communicate with professors, clubs and societies only to schedule appointments or classroom talks prior to the official campaign period. Appointments must be scheduled within the designated campaign period. Candidates may only communicate to the professor, club or society their name, the title of the position they are contesting and possible scheduling options. Reminder: no campaigning is allowed prior to campaign period.

Re: Table Toppers

Table toppers shall be considered equivalent to a poster and accounted for accordingly.

Re: UWSA Tweeter

A UWSA Tweeter page is a UWSA resource. Candidates shall not use UWSA resources to advance their position. There is a strict prohibition of the use of UWSA resources as per UWSA bylaws and policies.

Re: Vanier Hall Dining Room

Candidates may set-up an information booth in the hallway/entrance area outside of the dinning hall. Please contact the Dining Hall Manager – Jane Meunier in Food Services – to make arrangements.

Candidates cannot disturb students as they are eating or distribute materials throughout the dining hall.

Candidates may only sit at their table and engage in conversation and answer questions as students are on their way out of the dining hall.

Re: Virtual Campaigning

All campaign materials including virtual expenditures carry a listed cost. However the costs may be minimal and all materials must be reviewed by the Elections Office prior to their use, at which time a cost is assigned to the material.

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Sanctions

The following are the current sanctions levied in the 2010 General Election.

1) Campaign materials posted on unauthorized surfaces: $3.00 per page (colour, 11” x 17”)
2) Campaign materials posted on unauthorized surfaces: $1.50 per page (colour, 8.5” x 11”)
3) Pursuant the Chief Returning Officer’s discretionary powers, we have deemed the reproduction of the description to violate the integrity of the 2010 General Election. As a result, we have imposed the following sanctions:

• All paper campaign materials must be removed by 9:00am Friday, March 5, 2010. All materials must be deposited to the Elections office immediately upon removal.
• The complete loss of any campaign material reimbursement.
• A letter of apology to the person from whom the description was reproduced. We require the letter be sent as soon as possible and a copy of the letter be forwarded to the Chief Returning Officer.

4) A candidate launched a website to promote her/his candidacy, she/he did verbally notify the Chief Returning Officer, however she/he failed to register the campaign expenditure with the Elections Office. This is a violation of the election’s policy.

A sanction of $45.00 accompanies this violation however due to the verbal notification and precarious nature of the regulations surrounding the deregulation of e-based campaigning, the Chief Returning Officer has decided to waive this levy and simply note the sanction on the candidate’s record.

5) Campaign materials displayed outside of campaign times: $0.19 per page (b&w, 8.5” x 11”)
6) Campaign materials displayed outside of campaign times: $3.00 per page (colour, 11” x 17”)
7) Use of a UWSA Tweeter is significant violation and is grounds for the full loss of a candidate’s election reimbursement.

N.B. This is only a guide from the 2009 By-Election, the Elections Office reserves the right to amend sanctions on a case-to-case basis.

This section will list the various sanctions that have been levied against candidates. Candidate names will NOT be displayed nor circulated until the Election’s Office ratification presentation.

1) Campaign materials displayed outside of campaign times: $0.16 per page (b&w, 8.5” x 11”)
2) Campaign materials displayed outside of campaign times: $1.00 per page (colour, 8.5” x 11”)
3) Campaign materials displayed outside of campaign times: $0.40 per page (b&w, 11” x 17”)
4) Campaign materials displayed outside of campaign times: $2.00 per page (colour, 11” x 17”)
5) Campaign materials posted on unauthorized surfaces: $0.16 per page (b&w, 8.5” x 11”)
6) Campaign materials posted on unauthorized surfaces: $1.00 per page (colour, 8.5” x 11”)
7) Campaign materials posted on unauthorized surfaces: $2.00 per page (colour, 11” x 17”)

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Electoral Monitoring Committee Rulings

1) A candidate that failed to attend the mandatory All-Candidates Meeting and did not have a proxy present, as stipulated in the Nomination Package, is to be disqualified.
2) Required documentation deadlines for a valid nomination were indicated in the Nomination package and the draft All Candidates package. Failure to submit on time shall result in a disqualification.
3) A confirmation of submission of requisite signature pages prior to the close of the nomination period and a technical malfunction with the online nomination form not due to the candidate shall not deem a candidate ineligible for their contested position.
4) Appeals that do not pertain to the UWSA General Election or regard a candidate who does not violate any election rules or policies shall not have standing before EMC.
5) Appeals without a witness shall be deemed invalid.
6) A poster being temporarily face up pre-campaign period for preparatory purposes may not be construed as an attempt to campaigning early. Appeal rejected.
7) Facebook job description containing the description of a previously held media position is not considered a ‘media affiliation’. Moreover, use of Facebook is currently unregulated for the purposes of the election. Appeal rejected.
8) The EMC will not be reprimanding a candidate for the same offense twice. A candidate being mentioned and quoted in an article is not automatically considered negative campaigning. A candidate is allowed to comment to the media, both as a candidate and a student at large, as long as the comments are essentially neutral. Any seeming negativity brought on by the negative context of the situation may not impugn a candidate.
9) EMC requires a separate violation notification form to be filed per incident and generally, per individual. If a number of unrelated appeals are filed in one form, directed toward a number of individuals, will investigate the concerns in the order that the items appear.

Nowhere does Candidate A suggest that impugned Candidate B is the candidate is behind the alias of “Caroll Phines” – impugned Candidate B simply suggests that whoever he/she is, they must know their sources closely. There is neither an indirect nor a direct attack against the Candidate A.

Referencing one’s position within the UWSA during a forum is not within the definition of ‘on-campus media affiliation’ as set out by Election Policy 6.3. Referring to one’s position is quite literally referring to one’s position and what it entails, as one would refer to any other job or campus involvement while campaigning. There is no undue advantage in talking about one’s current position. Appeals dismissed.
10) Though the CRO had ruled the appearance of sidewalk chalk an acceptable exception to campaign materials, the EMC has decided to overturn this decision. The candidates in question will be immediately notified of their violation and asked to remove the markings from wherever they remain. A sanction will be issued if there are any remaining markings noticeable on campus after the specified time.
11) The Election’s Office introduced the “Violation Notification” form to create greater transparency and objectivity for EMC rulings. Though we appreciate your concerns regarding this election, both as a student and a candidate yourself, we have taken issue with the recent tone of your appeals.

Please consider this a warning against filing complaints that are unbecoming of a candidate and that are outside the spirit of the election. Though some of your complaints are not frivolous, some of the language used was unnecessarily sensationalized. We trust that you will review any further appeals to ensure that each one is addressing a specific issue regarding the UWSA General Election.
12) A handout that is merely a print out of the front page of the Western Gazette and is not editorialized in any way is not a violation of the election policy. The EMC does not police students’ access to information and we cannot tie the member to be a campaign team member of the impugned candidate in any way.
13) A campaign team member simply reiterating another candidate’s actions that are a matter of fact is not negative campaigning. Appeal rejected.
14) Unfair endorsement by mass Facebook message sent by a society, may not result in a sanction against a candidate if there is no proof she/he requested or gained the endorsement without all candidates being given the same opportunity.

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Poll Clerk Schedule

Please find poll schedule HERE

• 2010 General Election Results
• Poster Night Photographs
• Candidate Media Statements
• EMC and Appeal Policies
• 2010 All Candidates Package
• 2010 Referendum Policy
• 2010 Violation Notification Form