Student Senate Elections Commission Application
2016-2017
The Elections Commission is responsible for the following:
1. Administering the Spring Student Senate elections,
2. Enforcement of Student Senate Elections regulations,
3. Hiring an Elections Commissioner,
4. Advertising and promoting the elections and student voting, and
5. Ensuring that the elections are fair and honest.
Name: ______Current Phone Number:______
Current Address:______
Classification (year in school):______Email Address:______
Previous University Attended (if applicable):______
High School Attended:______
Dean’s Certification of Enrollment: Dean’s Stamp:
I certify that (applicant’s name) ______
Is enrolled in (school/college) ______
Date: ______
1. Have you ever participated in Student Government at KU (i.e. committees, boards, voting in Student Senate Elections, previous elections commission member, helping/running with a coalition or as an individual, etc.)? Please specify dates of involvement.
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2. Have you ever been involved in student governance at a previous university or high school?
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3. Do you have any legal training or background in the law?
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4. Do you have any interest in serving as the Elections Commission Chair or the Elections Commission Outreach Chair? Job responsibilities are detailed at the bottom of this application.
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5. To the best of your knowledge, do any current or previous Senators or members of the University Daily Kansan (UDK) staff live with you or reside in your living organization? If so, who?
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6. Why would you like to serve as a member of the Student Senate Elections Commission?
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Signature ______Date ______
Student ID Number ______
This application, along with your Dean’s Certification of Enrollment Stamp, must be retuned no later than 5 p.m. ASAP in the Student Senate office, 410 Kansas Union. Interviews will be held by appointment upon completion of application. You will be contacted by phone and/or email to schedule your interview with the Elections Commission Nomination Committee. Contact Chief of Staff Danny Summers, , with any questions.
The Elections Commission Chair shall:
A. Preside over Commission meetings, and shall vote only to make or break a tie,
B. Serve as spokesperson for the Elections Commission,
C. Represent the Elections Commission in other organizations,
D. In conjunction with the Elections Commission and Commissioner, submit a report describing and evaluating the conduct of the election to the Student Executive Committee, while providing future recommendations, and
E. In conjunction with the Elections Commission, certify to the Student Executive Committee that the results are valid and free from any material distortion.
The Elections Commission Outreach Chair shall:
A. Be charged with creating a plan to increase voter turnout by utilizing all available means to promote and advertise the election in a non-partisan nature.
B. Towards this purpose, the Outreach Chair will have the advertising budget of the Elections Commission at his or her oversight.