2015-2016

SGA Election Timeline

3/16/115 – 3/19/15Interested Candidates pick up Election Packets (From SGA Office)

3/23/15 – 3/27/15SPRING BREAK

Mon. 3/30/15Candidate Orientation Meeting,11:00-12:00 p.m. or 3:30-4:30 p.m. (SGLDP Offices – Skype)

Tues. 3/31/15Candidate Orientation Meeting, 10:00-11:00 a.m. or 4:00-5:00 p.m. (SLDP Offices – Skype)

Wed. 4/1/15By Noon, turn in your Election Packet to the Student Life & Development Program Office (SJC-1114 or MVC-1007)

Thurs. 4/2/15All Proposed Election Materials AND 50-word (maximum) Candidate’s Statements DUE to the

SGA Office by 5:00 p.m.

(email submissions also accepted)

4/13/15 – 4/17/15Campaign time period for eligible candidates, postings, classroom visits, club visits, etc.

Tues. 4/14/15SJC Quad – Meet the Candidates – 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

Thurs. 4/16/15MVC Quad - Meet the Candidates – 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

4/20/15 – 4/24/15ELECTIONS – Online Via Student Email System

Fri. 4/24/15Ballots tabulated

Mon. 4/27/15Election results announced via emailand on msjc.edu webpage

Tuesday 4/28/15 Swear in new board.

2014

SGA CAMPAIGN REGULATIONS

  1. Each candidate is responsible for furnishing his/her own campaign materials – to avoid conflicts of interest, no candidate may use the SGA Office’s printers for campaign materials. Other supplies (tape, scissors, pins, markers, pens, etc.) may be loaned out on an as-needed basis and must be promptly returned.
  2. No goods or services exchanged on a quid pro quo basis (absolutely no gifts for votes).
  3. All election materials must be free of obscenities or other offensive language.
  4. Posters must be approved by the SGA Advisor or SGA Support Specialist and are limited to:
  5. Twenty (20) 8½” x 11” small posters per campus.
  6. Two (2) large posters (larger than 8½” x 11”)/banners per campus with the approval of the appropriate entity. Do not post without approval from SGA Advisor/Support Specialist and/or Facilities Dept.
  7. All posters can be placed only in approved and designated areas.
  8. Flyers may be passed out to students and must not be left unattended on campus. Flyers are to be no larger than 8½” x 11” and the number to be passed out are unlimited.
  9. All online and social media posts must adhere to the same policies detailed above in 1.
  10. All Facebook pages must be approved and co-administrated by the SGA Advisor and/or SGA Support Specialist.
  11. All social media activity will be closely monitored, and candidates will be disqualified if they abuse this posting forum.
  12. If the SGA Advisor requests a post to be edited or deleted, it must be done in a timely manner (no more than 24 hrs. from the issue of the request). If the item is still posted after that 24-hour period, the Advisor will have the candidate removed from the election.
  13. All campaign materials must be removed the day after the election.Posted flyers/posters and all online or social media posts must be removed or deleted by 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2014.