SIUE University Staff Senate announces its official notice of elections:
Wednesday, April 3-Wednesday, April 10
Balloting will be done electronically starting Wednesday, April 3 and remain open until 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10.
Eligible Voters
Any civil service employee (excluding temporary, provisional and extra help) or administrative staff employee who is currently employed on the date of election is eligible to vote. Electronic ballots will be sent via University e-mail to all eligible University employees.
Positions Available
The following Staff Senator positions will be contested. Terms are for four years, commencing July 2019.
• Four (4) open seats for civil service: Negotiated and Prevailing classification
• Two (2) open seats for civil service: Open Range/Confidential, Managerial and Supervisory Exclusions classification
• One (1) open seat for administrative staff: Represented classification
• Two (2) open seats for administrative staff: Non-Represented classification
Additionally, seats specifically representing the Alton and East St. Louis campuses will be contested.
• One (1) open seat for the East St. Louis campus representing either the civil service: Negotiated and Prevailing, or administrative staff: Represented classification
• One (1) open seat for the Alton campus representing either the civil service: Negotiated and Prevailing, or administrative staff: Represented classification
Employees will only vote for candidates in their University constituency group. Employees assigned to the Alton or East St. Louis campuses will also elect campus representatives. If the number of eligible candidates is equal to or less than the number of contested seats, candidates will be declared elected by acclamation, and no ballots will be circulated to the full constituency.
Any employee who holds an administrative appointment (on a full-time or term contract) or a full-time civil service appointment is eligible for voting membership on the Staff Senate, provided they have a completed at least one (1) year of employment by July 1, 2019.
Candidates must submit a completed Statement of Candidacy in order to be listed on the ballot. Positions on the ballot will be listed in the order the valid statements are received.
Statement of Candidacy forms can be found on-line at
https://www.siue.edu/ugov/staff/elections_staff_candidacy.shtml.
Forms can also be retrieved from the University Governance Office, Rendleman Hall , room, 0103.
Forms must be submitted in person with the University governance secretary no later than 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20.
Election Calendar:
• Wednesday, March 20
Deadline for submission of Statement of Candidacy forms. Forms must be submitted to the University Governance Office by 4:30 p.m. Any withdrawal of candidacy must be completed by this date.
• Monday, March 25
Candidates announced and candidate information available on Staff Senate website.
• Wednesday, April 3
Elections open. If an election for a position is required, electronic ballots will be e-mailed to eligible voters.
• Wednesday, April 10
Election concludes. Electronic balloting ends at 6 p.m.
The full and official Call for Elections can also be found at:
http://www.siue.edu/ugov/staff/elections/2019.shtml.