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Article V: Elections Print E-mail
Tuesday, 06 November 2007 17:09
  1. Election Schedule for the Purpose of Electing ASEWU Government Members
    1. Filing shall open on the first (1st) Friday of spring quarter.
    2. Filing shall close on the second (2nd) Friday of spring quarter.
    3. ASEWU primary election shall be on the fourth (4th) Tuesday of spring quarter.
    4. The ASEWU general election shall be held on the sixth (6th) Tuesday of spring quarter.
  2. Qualifications for Office
    1. All candidates for the ASEWU Council shall have and maintain at least a two point five (2.5) cumulative grade point average at the university. (“Cumulative grade point average” shall be calculated based on the student's grade point average of his/her entire higher education career.)
    2. Undergraduate candidates must be enrolled for and complete six (6) credit hours the quarter previous to their election (excluding summer quarter). Graduate candidates must be enrolled for and complete five (5) credit hours the quarter previous to their election (excluding summer quarter).
    3. Candidates for ASEWU President, ASEWU Executive Vice President, and ASEWU Finance Vice President shall have a minimum of three (3) quarters as a full time student at a higher education institution and at least one (1) quarter of attendance at the university immediately prior to the election of office. (This is to occur within three (3) years prior to the scheduled election.)
    4. Upon election to an ASEWU office, undergraduate officers must be enrolled at EWU with six (6) or more credits each quarter during their tenure in office (excluding summer quarter). Graduate officers must be enrolled at EWU with five (5) or more credits each quarter during their tenure in office (excluding summer quarter).
  3. Filing
    Students filing for an ASEWU Council position shall complete all the necessary paper work including but not limited to, a release of information form, agreement to abide with all elections rules and policies, an agreement to complete a mandatory leadership course designed for student leaders, and to fulfill transition requirements.
    Only students who meet the qualifications for office will be listed on the primary election ballot.
  4. Polling Times, Locations and Means
    On the designated voting day, students shall have access to vote through electronic means. Voting electronically means eligible students can vote via the Internet from any remote location.
    1. The voting hours and polling locations shall be open no earlier than 7:30 a.m. (PST) and close no later than 10:00 p.m. (PST).
    2. For polling locations on campus, they shall be placed at:
      1. The Pence Union Building.
      2. Designated Spokane branch campuses.
      3. Any campus building as approved by the ASEWU Council.
    3. All polling locations shall be made public to the students of EWU two (2) weeks prior to any ASEWU sponsored election.
    4. At the polling locations, there shall be at least one (1) election clerk to monitor the station. The said clerk shall not be affiliated with, or related to, any current candidate running for office, or be a student at EWU. Election clerks shall be employed through the ASEWU President's office.
    5. If a student is unable to vote on the designated election day, the student may obtain an absentee ballot prior to the day of election from the ASEWU President's office or at any location designated by the ASEWU Council.
    6. In the event that voting cannot occur through electronic means, then elections will be completed through traditional means or as designated by the ASEWU Council.
  5. Votes Cast
    1. All votes shall be cast by secret ballot.
    2. Voting data, both electronic and paper media, shall be kept secured for six (6) months after the election.
    3. For each election, eligible students shall be allowed to vote once.
  6. Inclement Weather
    7. Should there be an occasion, such as weather conditions, natural disaster, or unsafe conditions on campus, which necessitates the closure of school, the election process will be postponed one (1) week.
  7. Interpretation of Results
    1. The two (2) candidates who are qualified and received the highest number of votes for each office in the primary shall have their names entered on the final election ballot. In the case of a tie for the second highest number of votes for that office, the candidates who are qualified shall have their names entered on the final election ballot. Write-in candidates shall have the option of removing their names from the ballot.
    2. A candidate is elected to office when receiving a plurality of votes cast, that being at least forty (40%) percent.
    3. Should no candidate receive a plurality of at least forty (40%) percent in the final election, a run-off election shall be held one (1) week after the final election between the two (2) persons who are qualified and received the highest number of votes in the final election. Only ballots for those two (2) persons shall be counted. In the case of a tie for the second highest number of votes in the general election, those candidates who tied will be placed on the special election ballot.
    4. Should no candidate receive a plurality of a least forty (40%) percent in a run off election, the ASEWU Council shall select the winner from between those entered on the run off election ballot with a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the ASEWU Council members at its next meeting.
  8. Special Elections
    1. A special election may be called by a three-fourths (¾) vote of the ASEWU Council.
    2. Special elections will follow the same rules as that of the primary and general elections proceedings.
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