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2010 UWSA Elections

2010 General Election Candidate List

Want to find out more about the candidates??

Announcements:

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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.

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: 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.

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.

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Poll Clerk Schedule

Please find poll schedule HERE

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