Part C - Elections
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1. Elections of senators shall take place during the spring semester, but not later than the eighth week of classes, under rules and procedures established by the Committee on University Statutes and Senate Procedures and subject to approval by the Senate. The Senate may, however, delegate to the organization which conducts elections on behalf of the governing organization of the student body the authority to conduct student Senate elections concurrently with other elections which it administers. Should the Senate choose to exercise this option, the election of student senators will take place in accordance with the timetable specified in the bylaws of the governing organization of the student body pursuant to rules established by the Committee on University Statutes and Senate Procedures and subject to approval by the Senate.

2. Each college or other analogous educational division shall establish an elections and credentials committee to assist the Committee on University Statutes and Senate Procedures in the conduct of nominations and elections of senators in that college or division. The Senate Committee may delegate to the college or division committee such functions as it deems appropriate. Actions of the college or division committees shall be subject to review by the Senate Committee.

3. A member of the faculty electorate who has a joint appointment in two or more voting units may vote in and be elected from only one such unit, and shall designate the unit of choice in a signed statement submitted to the Committee on University Statutes and Senate Procedures. Such designation shall remain in effect until such time as a change is approved by the Committee.

4. The procedure for nomination and election of senators elected by the student electorate shall be as follows:

• Any member of the student electorate who desires to run for election from the student's electorate unit shall submit a statement to that effect to the appropriate college or division elections and credentials committee.

• If found to be eligible, the student shall be deemed nominated, and the college or division committee shall have the student's name placed on the appropriate election ballot.

• Seats available in each election unit will be filled by ranking the number of votes received. The candidate or candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be elected first, then the candidate or candidates receiving the second highest number, and so on, until all available seats are filled.

• If for any one voting unit there are fewer than four candidates for a seat, no run-off election need be held; a plurality shall be sufficient for election.

5. When a seat becomes vacant, it shall be filled in accordance with procedures established by the Senate Committee on University Statutes and Senate Procedures.

6. A recall election shall be held by a college or division committee promptly upon receipt of an appropriate petition. For recall of a faculty senator, the petition shall bear valid signatures of at least one-third of the members of the election unit. For recall of a student senator, the petition shall bear valid signatures of at least one-third of the members of the election unit or of at least one-half as many members of the election unit as voted in the election in which the student senator was last elected, whichever is smaller. The result of the recall election shall be promptly reported to the Committee on University Statutes and Senate Procedures and by it to the Senate at its next regular meeting. When the report is accepted by the Senate, the seat of a recalled senator shall be declared vacant and the senator's name shall be forthwith removed from the list of members of the Senate.