The Registrar shall certify the results.
The results of the election, showing the number of votes received by each candidate, shall be distributed to all eligible voters, the University President and the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs within three working days after the close of the election. This distribution shall be the responsibility of the Faculty Senate President for University-wide elections and the Dean of the appropriate College for College-wide elections.
In the event of a special election (fall or spring), any vacant seat that is within a particular college or educational unit, and does not require university-wide voting, may be held at the college level with the Dean presiding over the voting or at the educational unit level with the Chair/Director presiding over the voting. Voting in such special elections may be done in a way deemed appropriate by the unit, such as secret ballot, voice vote, or electronic vote, over one day 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or until all eligible members have voted. Ballots (or emails) are to be verified by (1) either the Dean of a particular college or the Chair/Director of the particular unit and (2) either a representative from the Faculty Senate (a member of the Executive Committee) or a member of the Office of Academic Affairs present for the count. The Faculty Senate President and those elected shall be notified of the results by email immediately following the special election. Unopposed candidates can be elected by their units without a need for secret ballot or formal voting. In such a case, the Chair, Dean or Director will notify the Faculty Senate President of the election.
A losing candidate may request a recount of the ballots. A request for a recount must be submitted in writing to the Faculty Senate President within two working days following the announcement of the election. The recount shall be conducted by the Registrar in the presence of two faculty members one designated by the Faculty Senate President and one designated by the individual requesting the recount.
General University Faculty-Wide Elections:
Faculty Regent (every three years) for a three-year term Notify faculty at beginning of academic year Nominating meeting at a general faculty meeting last week of March Election during the second week of April Faculty Regent assumes office July 1
Tenure and Promotion Committee and University Faculty Appeals Committee (every year for expired two year terms) Nominating meeting at a general faculty meeting last week of March Election during the second week of April
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