1. General elections are those in which all members of the Association are eligible to vote.
2. Special elections are those in which only a well-defined subset of the Association is eligible to vote.
3. General and special elections shall be collectively known as Association elections (referred to in this Article as “elections”).
4. Runoff elections are those resulting from a failure of an Association election to produce a winner (referred to in this article as a “runoff”). A runoff election can be a general election or a special election, depending on the type of the preceding election.

The Policies of the Association Elections shall apply to all Association elections. Elections Policies issued by individual legislative bodies shall apply to candidates, slates, and issues on which their respective populations are eligible to vote.

The timing of various elections shall be specified in the Policies of the Elections Commission, except as specified in the Constitution, these By-Laws, the US By-Laws, the GSC By-Laws, the Association Election Policies, or the Elections Policies of the relevant Association legislative bodies.

1. Elections shall normally be held at the times and places, and in the manner specified, by the Constitution, these By-Laws, the US By-Laws, the GSC By-Laws, the Special Charge of the Commission, the Policies of the Association Elections, and the Elections Policies of relevant Association legislative bodies. If an election is not certified, then the relevant Association legislative bodies may call for an additional election to be held at the times and places specified in a Special Charge of the Commission. For the US, this shall require a 2/3 vote; the GSC procedure shall be specified in the GSC By-Laws or Policies.
2. The relevant Association legislative bodies may, by a 2/3 vote, call additional elections for recalling officers, filling vacancies in offices, and approving ballot measures.
3. The Elections Commissioner may call a runoff election. The relevant Association legislative bodies may overrule the calling of the runoff. For the US, this shall require a 2/3 vote; the GSC procedure shall be specified in the GSC By-Laws or Policies.

Shall be the resolution(s) approved by the relevant Association legislative bodies calling for additional elections, specifying additional specific duties of the Commission, clarifying and interpreting the Constitution, these By-Laws, the Policies of the Association Elections, or the Elections Policies of the relevant Association legislative bodies for their benefit, and/or approving their actions or requests prior to an election.

The details of the specification of the election timetable shall be included in the Association Elections Policies or the Elections Policies of the relevant Association legislative bodies.

Each Fee levied by the Association shall be charged a uniform percentage surcharge on the amount authorized for collection by the Association.

1. All expenses incurred, and all income received, by the Commission shall be specified in the budget of the Commission.
2. Expenses shall include, but need not be limited to, general administrative expenses, indirect cost recovery, salaries and wages of election officers, expenses of the Hearings Committee, general publicity, the Elections Handbook, polling, ballots, ballot counting, and a budget reserve.
3. Income shall include, but need not be limited to, an Association allowance, a University allowance, and funds in the Elections Surcharge account. All unexpected income shall be credited to the budget reserve.
4. The Commission may transfer funds from the budget reserve into any other expense category except Commission salaries, provided that prompt notice is given to the Association legislative bodies of all such transfers

1. The members of the Elections Commission (hereafter “the Commission”) and the staff of the Commission shall be known as the election officers.
2. No election officer may be hindered by any member or officer of the Association in any way in the performance of her/his duties.
3. Election officers shall be compensated in the amount and manner specified in the budget of the Commission.
4. The Commission shall operate under the oversight of the Executive Committee in devising and implementing the procedures for carrying out elections and other purely administrative matters. However, subject to the provisions of the Constitution, the Association By-Laws, the US By-Laws, the GSC By-Laws, the Special Charge of the Commission, these Elections Policies, and the Elections Policies of the relevant. Association legislative bodies, the Commission shall exercise its independent judgment in:
   1. determining the eligibility of candidates, slates, sponsors, Special Fee requests, and ballot measures;
   2. the validity of nominating petitions;
   3. the design and implementation of all voting materials;
   4. in making all other substantive decisions.
5. Interpretation of Elections Procedure
   The relevant Association legislative bodies may overrule a decision of the Commission by a 2/3 vote. Should any ambiguities be found by the Elections Commission, they should be reported to the Association Legislative bodies for feedback.

1. To oversee any logistical operations. This includes the hiring of all elections staff, including the creation and staffing of polling stations, the publicity of the commission, and the creation and maintenance of an elections webpage.
2. To give proper notification to all the eligible voters of each election. This notification shall include, but need not be limited to, announcements of all elective offices, the times, places, and manner of voting, and the solicitation of Special Fee requests, ballot measures, and statements in opposition to them, and the production of the Elections Handbook in web format.
3. To provide complete information on how candidates can place themselves on the ballot and to ensure that petition forms, declaration of intent forms, guidelines for submitting Special Fee requests, and copies of any relevant campaign rules are available to candidates, slates, and sponsors through at least one well-advertised informational meeting during Winter Quarter.
4. To coordinate and serve as liaison between the ASSU and students with regards to elections affairs. This includes communicating with all campaigners, coordinating the activities of all special fee applicants, and making statements to the campus media regarding the elections process. The Commission will also serve as the primary reference on all issues regarding the interpretation of By-Laws and Policies relating to campaigning and eligibility
5. To devise and implement the procedures for carrying out all elections and elections operations, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the Association By- Laws, the US By-Laws, the GSC By-Laws, and the Elections Policies of the relevant Association legislative bodies.
6. To determine the eligibility of candidates for elective office, of Special Fee requests, and of all ballot measures. This determination shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, the Association By-Laws, the US By-Laws, the GSC By-Laws, and the Elections Policies of the relevant Association legislative bodies.
7. To ensure that off-campus students are able to participate fully in elections, including candidate registration information and voter information.
8. To compile and report the results of all elections. This includes the presentation of statistics and figures for the relevant Association legislative bodies, the counting of all ballots, and recommendations as to the validity of the election and of each of the results.
9. To compile and update the Elections Commission Handbook. This handbook shall include all information necessary to complete the Charge of the Commission as listed above, and shall be updated and reprinted by the sitting Commission immediately prior to selection of the new Commission. The handbook will serve as the primary transition document for the Commission. This document will be comprehensive, and must be produced in two forms:
   1. A hard copy, printed and bound, to be hand delivered to the new Commission prior to their taking office.
   2. Digital media, which will contain at least as much content as the hard copy

1. The Commission shall consist of the Elections Commissioner and whatever Assistant Elections Commissioners are deemed necessary by the Elections Officers’ Selection Committee. At least one Assistant Elections Commissioner must be a member of each Association population.
2. Elections Officers' Selection Committee
   1. For the remainder of this article, the Elections Officers' Selection Committee shall be referred to as the EOSC.
   2. The EOSC shall consist of the following members:
      1. The current Elections Commissioner, who shall chair the committee.
      2. The President of the Association in office at the time of the last election held.
      3. The President of the Association elected in the last election held, if different from (ii).
      4. One member of the US in office at the time of the last election held.
      5. One GSC designee.
      6. A US designee or a GSC designee, whichever is a member of the population that has fewer members on the EOSC.
   3. Quorum for the EOSC shall consist of 5 voting members of the EOSC.
   4. All decisions of the EOSC, including the initial screening of the applicants, shall be by a quorum of the EOSC.
   5. No decision of the EOSC shall be valid unless approved by a majority of the EOSC.
3. Appointment of the Elections Commissioners
   1. Shall be nominated in the Spring Quarter by the EOSC, in accordance with section 2.C.2 of these Policies.
   2. Shall be confirmed by the Association legislative bodies in the Spring Quarter by a 2/3 vote.
   3. On the Friday prior to commencement, the new Elections Commisioner shall take office. The Elections Commisioner shall serve until a successor has taken office.
4. Appointment of the Assistant Elections Commisioner
   1. Shall be nominated in the Spring Quarter by the EOSC, in accordance with section 2.C.2 of these Policies.
   2. Shall be confirmed by the Association legislative bodies in the Spring Quarter by a 2/3 vote.
   3. Shall assume office in the Autumn Quarter, and serve until her/his successor has been confirmed.
5. If any member of the Commission has failed to discharge her/his duties responsibly and in a non-partisan manner, then the Association legislative bodies, by a 2/3 vote, may remove the member in question from the Commission, subject to the Usual Guidelines for the Untimely Removal of an Appointed Officer.
6. Any vacancies occurring on the Commission shall be filled by the Association legislative bodies by a 2/3 vote.

1. Meetings may be called by the chair of the Commission or any 2 members of the Commission.
2. All members of the Commission shall receive proper notification of these meetings.
3. Minutes taken at these meetings shall be filed with the Association Office in a timely manner.
4. All actions taken by the Commission shall be taken only after approval by a majority of the Commission during a meeting of the Commission, unless otherwise specified in the Association By-Laws, the US By-Laws, the GSC By-Laws, the Special Charge of the Commission, these Policies, or the Elections Policies of the relevant

Association legislative bodies.

1. Elections Commissioner
   1. Shall be the Commissions' principal spokesperson.
   2. Shall prepare a general timetable of all Commission activities.
   3. Shall devise the budget of the Commission with the Association budget.
   4. Shall be the primary developer of campaign and elections policy and policy implementation.
2. There shall be no fewer than three Assistant Elections Commissioners chosen by the EOSC. Duties shall be apportioned among them by the Elections Commissioner, upon recommendation by the EOSC.
3. The technical specialist shall be a person of group of people responsible for the technical needs of the election.
4. Technical Specialist
   1. Shall acquire or arrange for the use of sufficient computing resources to run online elections.
   2. Shall design and implement the online version of the ballot.
   3. Shall maintain and/or modify any computer programming code required to run the elections.
   4. Shall run the code during the elections.
   5. Shall supervise the online elections process to prevent security breaches.
   6. Shall produce election results in a timely manner.

1. Election Commissioner salary disbursement
   1. 1/2 shall be paid before the results of the Spring Quarter General Election take effect.
   2. 1/4 shall be paid after the results of the Spring Quarter General Election take effect but before the end of Spring Quarter for administering a well-run election.
   3. 1/4 shall be paid upom selection and training of his/her successor in the Spring Quarter, with the excepectation that the Elections Commissioner will serve in an advisory role during the Summer and Autumn quarters.
2. Assistant Elections Commission salary disbursement
   1. 2/3 shall be paid before the results of the Spring Quarter General Election take effect.
   2. 1/3 shall be paid after the results of the Spring Quarter General Election take effect but before the end of Spring Quarter.

The Association Election Policies and the Elections Policies of the relevant Association legislative bodies shall contain the procedures for placing various issues on the ballot.

The Association Elections Policies and the Elections Policies of the relevant Association legislative bodies shall contain whatever campaign regulations are deemed necessary and appropriate.

The Association Elections Policies or the Elections Policies of the relevant Association legislative bodies shall contain the specification of the contents of the Elections Handbook, as well as the requirements for its distribution.

The Association Elections Policies or the Elections Policies of the relevant Association legislative bodies shall contain the specification of the content and format of the elections ballots.

==== A. ==== For Presidential nomination and election, voters shall rank slates on their ballots in order of preference, and may choose not to indicate a preference for a given slate.