This document outlines the election code that governs undergraduate student elections at MIT. It establishes an Election Commission to oversee the election process. The Commission is made up of 3-8 members who are nominated by the outgoing UA President and approved by the UA Council. The Commission is responsible for executing and interpreting the election code, setting the election schedule, hearing complaints, and ensuring the integrity of the election process. The code also specifies the rules for candidate qualifications, campaign platforms, and petition requirements. It establishes deadlines for submitting petitions and becoming an official candidate.
This document outlines the election code that governs undergraduate student elections at MIT. It establishes an Election Commission to oversee the election process. The Commission is made up of 3-8 members who are nominated by the outgoing UA President and approved by the UA Council. The Commission is responsible for executing and interpreting the election code, setting the election schedule, hearing complaints, and ensuring the integrity of the election process. The code also specifies the rules for candidate qualifications, campaign platforms, and petition requirements. It establishes deadlines for submitting petitions and becoming an official candidate.
This document outlines the election code that governs undergraduate student elections at MIT. It establishes an Election Commission to oversee the election process. The Commission is made up of 3-8 members who are nominated by the outgoing UA President and approved by the UA Council. The Commission is responsible for executing and interpreting the election code, setting the election schedule, hearing complaints, and ensuring the integrity of the election process. The code also specifies the rules for candidate qualifications, campaign platforms, and petition requirements. It establishes deadlines for submitting petitions and becoming an official candidate.
This document outlines the election code that governs undergraduate student elections at MIT. It establishes an Election Commission to oversee the election process. The Commission is made up of 3-8 members who are nominated by the outgoing UA President and approved by the UA Council. The Commission is responsible for executing and interpreting the election code, setting the election schedule, hearing complaints, and ensuring the integrity of the election process. The code also specifies the rules for candidate qualifications, campaign platforms, and petition requirements. It establishes deadlines for submitting petitions and becoming an official candidate.
1he purpose of Lhe LlecLlon Code shall be Lo govern Lhe elecLlon of Lhe undergraduaLe AssoclaLlon resldenL and vlce-resldenL, Class Cfflcers, and any oLher poslLlons for whlch Lhe undergraduaLe AssoclaLlon Councll mandaLes a democraLlc, campus-wlde elecLlon. 1he LlecLlon Code shall also govern Lhe procedures for advlsory quesLlons and referenda.
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1. 1he LlecLlon Commlsslon shall conslsL of no fewer Lhan Lhree and no more Lhan elghL members of Lhe AssoclaLlon. 1hey shall be nomlnaLed by Lhe ouLgolng uA resldenL, and approved by a ma[orlLy voLe of Lhe full voLlng membershlp of Lhe Councll. 1he Lerm of membershlp on Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon shall be one year, beglnnlng on Lhe lasL Councll meeLlng of Lhe sprlng Lerm and endlng Lhe lasL Councll meeLlng of Lhe sprlng Lerm of Lhe followlng year. 2. 1he ouLgolng uA resldenL, wlLh Lhe ma[orlLy approval of Lhe full voLlng membershlp of Lhe Councll, shall appolnL one member of Lhe Commlsslon Lo be Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon Chalr. 3. ln Lhe case LhaL Lhe Commlsslon Chalr cannoL serve hls or her full Lerm, Lhe uA resldenL shall nomlnaLe a new LlecLlon Commlsslon Chalr who musL be approved by a ma[orlLy voLe of Lhe full voLlng membershlp of Lhe Councll. lf Lhe uA resldenL deems lnsLallaLlon lmmedlaLely necessary, Lhe rlnclpal Cfflcers musL approve Lhe AcLlng Commlsslon Chalr wlLh aL leasL a 4/3 voLe unLll Lhe nexL Councll meeLlng. 4. 1he !udlclal 8oard may approve, decllne, or modlfy Lhe flnal llsL of commlsslon members before flnal voLe by Lhe Councll. 3. no person lnLendlng Lo run for offlce ln uA elecLlons may slL on Lhe Commlsslon. 1he uA resldenL shall lmmedlaLely replace any member who obLalns a peLlLlon for offlce wlLh conflrmaLlon from Lhe Councll.
=#'()*+ ?9 @#4;*+4)>)&)()#4 1+- :*A#/4 1. 1he Commlsslon shall be responslble for Lhe execuLlon and prlmary lnLerpreLaLlon of Lhe Code, and for Lhe preservaLlon of Lhe lnLegrlLy of Lhe elecLlon. 2. 1he Commlsslon shall be responslble for lnformlng llvlng groups Lhey may seL resLrlcLlons for campalgnlng wlLhln Lhelr llvlng space. 1he governlng bodles of Lhe llvlng groups may requesL a formal lnvesLlgaLlon by Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon ln Lhe case of a poLenLlal vlolaLlon. 3. 1he Commlsslon shall be empowered Lo enacL any speclal rules governlng Lhe elecLlon process LhaL do noL confllcL wlLh Lhe uA ConsLlLuLlon, Lhe 8ylaws of Lhe uA Councll, or Lhls Code. 4. lor each elecLlon, Lhe Commlsslon shall seL Lhe schedule for Lhe elecLlon, lnLerpreL Lhe campalgn rules, hear offlclal complalnLs, and lmpose sancLlons as necessary. lL shall also be responslble for managlng Lhe elecLronlc voLlng sysLem, organlzlng debaLes and sLudy breaks, generaLlng publlclLy, and complllng Lhe candldaLe's peLlLlons and plaLforms. AfLer voLlng ls compleLe, Lhe Commlsslon shall be responslble for counLlng Lhe casL voLes and publlcly dlscloslng wlnners and compleLe voLlng Lallles ln a Llmely manner. 3. 1he LlecLlon Commlsslon Chalr may, aL hls or her dlscreLlon, asslgn lndlvldual members or groups of members Lo fulflll Lhe duLles of Lhe Commlsslon or perform any of Lhem hlm or herself, as approprlaLe. 6. 1he LlecLlon Commlsslon Chalr, aL hls or her dlscreLlon, may close meeLlngs of Lhe Commlsslon Lo only members of Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon and members of Lhe !udlclal 8oard.
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1. CandldaLes are deflned Lo be any people LhaL make Lhelr lnLenL Lo run for offlce known Lo Lhe Commlsslon. 2. An offlclal candldaLe" ls a candldaLe who has been offlclally declared valld by Lhe Commlsslon accordlng Lo Lhe crlLerla deflned ln lll.8.4. 3. All elecLlons shall supply balloLs wlLh an opLlon for a wrlLe-ln candldaLe. WrlLe-ln candldaLes may noL be declared Lhe wlnner of a race unLll Lhey demonsLraLe LhaL Lhey are a reglsLered undergraduaLe, slgn Lhe SLaLemenL of Candldacy (see lll.8.1.c), and saLlsfy any addlLlonal requlremenLs seL by Lhe Commlsslon.
=#'()*+ ?9 :#()()*+4 7*/ C77)')1& ,1+-)-1(#4 1. CandldaLe eLlLlon MaLerlals shall lnclude: a. A copy of Lhls LlecLlon Code. b. A schedule of elecLlon evenLs and deadllnes. c. 1he followlng sLaLemenL of candldacy: lf elecLed Lo Lhe offlce of ____ of Lhe undergraduaLe AssoclaLlon, l ____ hereby promlse Lo fulflll all responslblllLles of my offlce as enumeraLed ln Lhe undergraduaLe AssoclaLlon ConsLlLuLlon, unlform Class ConsLlLuLlon, oLher bylaws of Lhe undergraduaLe AssoclaLlon, and Lhe undergraduaLe AssoclaLlon LlecLlon Code. l fully undersLand LhaL fallure Lo do so shall be grounds for removal from offlce. l agree Lo follow all campalgn rules and procedures as lald ouL ln Lhe candldaLe packeL, and undersLand LhaL fallure Lo do so may resulL ln sancLlons up Lo and lncludlng dlsquallflcaLlon from Lhe elecLlon. d. An offlclal form for slgnaLures. e. A budgeL form. f. Any oLher maLerlals LhaL Lhe Commlsslon chooses Lo supply. 2. no lndlvldual may submlL a peLlLlon for more Lhan one offlce of any glven Lype (uA resldenL/vlce- resldenL and Class Councll) durlng Lhe same elecLlon. 3. CandldaLes who change Lhelr runnlng maLe afLer Lhey have begun gaLherlng peLlLlon slgnaLures may be requlred Lo collecL new slgnaLures by Lhe Commlsslon. 1he amounL of new slgnaLures Lo gaLher shall be deLermlned by Lhe Commlsslon on a case-by-case basls. 4. 1he Commlsslon shall noL declare any candldaLe valld" unLll Lhe candldaLe has submlLLed a compleLed peLlLlon packeL. A compleLed peLlLlon packeL shall conLaln: a. roof of reglsLraLlon as an undergraduaLe. Such proof may be obLalned from Lhe SLudenL Servlces CenLer (11-120). b. A slgned SLaLemenL of Candldacy (lll.8.1.c) c. A llsL of slgnaLures for Lhe peLlLlon d. Any addlLlonal requlremenLs seL by Lhe Commlsslon. 1he Commlsslon shall revlew all submlLLed peLlLlon packeLs and shall lnform all candldaLes wlLh deflclenL packeLs wlLhln 48 hours of Lhelr submlsslon. 1he Commlsslon shall declare all valldaLed candldaLes before Lhe beglnnlng of voLlng. 3. ln Lhe evenL LhaL a wrlLe-ln candldaLe (see lll.A.3) ls declared Lhe wlnner of an elecLlon, Lhe candldaLe musL obLaln proof of reglsLraLlon and submlL lL Lo Lhe Commlsslon, as per lll.8.4.a. 1he proof of reglsLraLlon musL be submlLLed by a daLe speclfled by Lhe Commlsslon before Lhe beglnnlng of voLlng. lf Lhe wrlLe-ln candldaLe ls unable Lo provlde proof, Lhey shall be removed from offlce and Lhe offlce shall be declared vacanL.
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1. All offlclal candldaLes shall be requlred Lo submlL a plaLform, whlch shall descrlbe Lhe candldaLe's goals for offlce. 2. 1he LlecLlon Commlsslon may, aL lLs dlscreLlon, remove conLenL from a plaLform LhaL lL deems Lo be an unreasonable aLLack agalnsL an lndlvldual or a group. 8efore dolng Lhls, Lhe Commlsslon shall noLlfy Lhe candldaLe of Lhe offendlng maLerlal and presenL Lhe candldaLe an opporLunlLy Lo volunLarlly amend Lhe plaLform. 3. 1he LlecLlon Commlsslon may requlre candldaLes Lo submlL plaLforms ln speclfled flle formaLs and by a speclfled daLe. lf Lhe plaLform ls noL submlLLed ln Lhe correcL flle formaL and by Lhe speclfled deadllne, Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon may choose noL Lo posL Lhe plaLform. 4. laLforms and phoLographs musL follow Lhe Ml1neL 8ules of use as publlshed by lnformaLlon Servlces & 1echnology. 3. All plaLforms, phoLographs or elecLlon resulLs shall remaln onllne lndeflnlLely. 8equesLs for removal shall be lgnored.
=#'()*+ D9 E1(# :#()()*+ :*&)'8 1. 1he LlecLlon Commlsslon shall esLabllsh a regular deadllne Lo submlL elecLlon peLlLlon maLerlals. All candldaLes who submlL Lhelr maLerlals by Lhls deadllne and are valldaLed by Lhe Commlsslon shall be guaranLeed lncluslon ln all offlclal elecLlon evenLs and shall be lncluded on Lhe balloL. lf a candldaLe submlLs peLlLlon maLerlals before Lhe regular deadllne buL cannoL be valldaLed, Lhe Commlsslon shall allow Lhe candldaLe up Lo flve days Lo correcL Lhe errors, unless lL deems LhaL dolng so wlll allow for an unfalr advanLage, or wlll place an undue burden on Lhe Commlsslon. 2. 1he LlecLlon Commlsslon shall also esLabllsh a laLe deadllne Lo submlL elecLlon peLlLlon maLerlals. CandldaLes who cannoL make Lhe regular deadllne may peLlLlon Lhe Commlsslon for permlsslon Lo submlL Lhelr maLerlals by Lhe laLe deadllne. ln Lhe evenL LhaL a candldaLe who ls glven permlsslon Lo submlL peLlLlon maLerlals by Lhe laLe deadllne does so buL Lhe maLerlals are found Lo be lncompleLe, Lhe Commlsslon wlll deLermlne on a case-by-case basls wheLher Lhe candldaLe may correcL Lhe error and lf so, by whaL deadllne. 3. lf no peLlLlon maLerlals are submlLLed for a poslLlon by Lhe regular deadllne, Lhe Commlsslon shall accepL all peLlLlon maLerlals from any candldaLe by Lhe laLe deadllne wlLhouL LhaL candldaLe havlng Lo recelve wrlLLen permlsslon from Lhe Commlsslon. lf no peLlLlon maLerlals are recelved by Lhe laLe deadllne, Lhe Commlsslon shall accepL peLlLlon maLerlals unLll Lhe sLarL of voLlng for Lhe elecLlon. 3/()'&# 6F9 !)<#(1> 1+- C77)'#4
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1. lall LlecLlons may be announced Lo Lhe lncomlng freshman class durlng Lhe summer vla Lhe ASA SLudenL AcLlvlLles Malllng. 2. CandldaLe packeLs for lreshman Class Councll shall be due Lhe flrsL Monday of CcLober, and elecLlons shall commence wlLhln Lwo days afLer packeLs are due. 3. eLlLlons shall be made avallable for aL leasL four days before Lhey are due. 4. lall elecLlons shall be held no less Lhan one week afLer peLlLlons are avallable. 3. 1he Senlor Class Councll and Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon shall be [olnLly responslble for freshman evenL programmlng ln SepLember before Lhere ls a lreshman Class Councll. 1he LlecLlon Commlsslon Chalr shall coordlnaLe wlLh Lhe Senlor Class resldenL ln AugusL.
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1. Annual elecLlons for Lhe sprlng Lerm shall be announced by Lhe lasL regular meeLlng of Lhe uA Councll of Lhe fall Lerm. 2. LlecLlons shall be Lhe week before Sprlng vacaLlon. 3. 1hls schedule may be alLered by a 2/3 person voLe of Lhe full voLlng membershlp of Lhe Councll. lf Lhe regular elecLlon week ls wlLhln 3 weeks, schedule alLeraLlons shall requlre a 3/4 person voLe of Lhe full voLlng membershlp of Lhe Councll. 4. eLlLlons shall be made avallable aL leasL for Lwo weeks before Lhey are due. 3. Sprlng elecLlons shall be held no less Lhan four weeks afLer peLlLlons are avallable. 6. newly elecLed offlcers shall be lnsLalled aL Lhe lasL uA Councll meeLlng of Lhe sprlng Lerm.
1. 1he uA resldenL and uA vlce resldenL (uA/v) shall be elecLed durlng sprlng elecLlons. 2. 1he offlclal slgnaLure peLlLlon for uA/v shall requlre Lhe slgnaLures of beLween Len and flfLeen percenL of all undergraduaLes. 1he slgnaLures on Lhese peLlLlons shall noL be collecLed ln an lmpersonal manner, and wlll be marked Lo lndlcaLe such. vlolaLlon of Lhls sLrlcLure on slgnaLure collecLlon wlll be consldered a mlnor lnfracLlon by Lhe elecLlon commlsslon. 3. A [olnL uA/v debaLe shall be held durlng sprlng elecLlons. 4. 1he newly elecLed uA/v shall be requlred Lo Lake Lhe followlng oaLh of offlce: l, , do solemnly swear Lo execuLe Lhe duLles and responslblllLles of Lhe poslLlon Lo whlch l have been elecLed. lurLher, l wlll seek Lo malnLaln Lhe lnLegrlLy of Lhe undergraduaLe AssoclaLlon and lLs ConsLlLuLlon. l undersLand LhaL fallure Lo perform my duLles, as sLaLed ln Lhe ConsLlLuLlon and oLher rules of Lhe AssoclaLlon, ls grounds for removal from offlce.
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1. Class Councll offlcers for all non-graduaLlng undergraduaLe classes shall be elecLed durlng sprlng elecLlons. ln addlLlon, a freshmen class councll shall be elecLed durlng fall elecLlons. 2. 1he offlclal slgnaLure peLlLlon for Class Councll offlcers shall requlre Lhe slgnaLures of beLween Len and flfLeen percenL of all class members. 1he slgnaLures on Lhese peLlLlons shall noL be collecLed ln an lmpersonal manner. 3. 1he newly elecLed Class Cfflcers shall be requlred Lo Lake Lhe followlng oaLh of offlce: l, , do solemnly swear Lo promoLe excellence ln Lhe affalrs of my class and Lo conLlnually sLrlve Lo lmprove Lhe quallLy of llfe of my consLlLuenLs. l wlll also fulflll all of Lhe requlremenLs of my poslLlon as sLaLed ln Lhe unlform Class Councll ConsLlLuLlon. l fully undersLand LhaL fallure Lo perform my duLles ls grounds for removal from offlce.
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1. An Cff-Campus 8epresenLaLlve for Lhe uA Councll shall be elecLed by members of Lhe AssoclaLlon LhaL do noL reslde ln any of Lhe oLher represenLed consLlLuencles. 2. 1hls 8epresenLaLlve shall be elecLed ln uecember for a Lerm allgned wlLh Lhe calendar year. 3. Anyone LhaL ls a member of mulLlple represenLed consLlLuencles (e.g. a member of a sororlLy resldlng off-campus) musL declare Lhemselves ln wrlLlng Lo Lhe Commlslon Lo be a member of Lhe off-campus consLlLuency for a mlnlmum of one monLh before Lhls elecLlon Lo be ellglble Lo run for Lhls poslLlon. LxcepLlons Lo Lhls rule may be made by Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon Chalr on a case-by- case basls. 4. eLlLlons shall be made avallable for aL leasL flve days before Lhey are due. no slgnaLures shall be requlred for Lhese peLlLlons.
=#'()*+ G9 C("#/ %&#'()*+4 1+- C77)'#4 1. lf Lhere ls no ma[orlLy wlnner, runoff elecLlons shall be held one week followlng Lhe regular elecLlons. 2. Speclal elecLlons shall be announced aL leasL Len academlc days ln advance of Lhe flrsL day of Lhe elecLlons. 3. eLlLlons for speclal elecLlons shall be made avallable aL leasL Len days prlor Lo Lhe elecLlons. 4. 1he naLure of Lhe slgnaLure peLlLlon and elecLlon calendar for all oLher offlces for whlch Lhe uA Councll mandaLes a campus-wlde elecLlon shall be gulded by Lhe Councll. ln Lhe absence of speclflc requlremenLs, Lhe Commlsslon shall deLermlne Lhe naLure of Lhese lLems.
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1. 1here shall be a meeLlng of all offlclal candldaLes and currenL offlcers Lo dlscuss Lhe offlces belng soughL and general campalgn rules esLabllshed by Lhe Commlsslon. eLlLlons shall be dlsLrlbuLed aL Lhls meeLlng. Cfflclal candldaLes who cannoL aLLend Lhe meeLlng shall obLaln a peLlLlon from Lhe Commlsslon afLer Lhe meeLlng. 2. uebaLes wlll be held for Lhe offlces of uA resldenL and uA vlce resldenL. A debaLe for Senlor Class Councll presldenLs wlll be held aL Lhe requesL of any of Lhe candldaLes. CLher Class Councll poslLlons may be requlred Lo have debaLes aL Lhe dlscreLlon of Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon.
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1. Campalgnlng ls deflned as publlcly promoLlng one's candldacy-lncludlng posLerlng, emalllng, chalklng, glvlng speeches, and promoLlng a campalgn webslLe-buL excludlng gaLherlng peLlLlon slgnaLures. AddlLlonal acLlvlLles LhaL shall be deemed Lo be campalgnlng for Lhe purposes of a glven elecLlon shall be deflned aL Lhe dlscreLlon of Lhe Commlsslon. 2. 1he Commlsslon shall llmlL Lhe value of campalgn maLerlals Lo beLween 1 and 2 of Lhe annual regular undergraduaLe LulLlon level. 8efore belng lnsLalled ln offlce, all wlnners shall submlL a sLaLemenL of campalgn flnances Lo Lhe Commlsslon - even lf no expenses were acqulred. 3. Campalgn rules, posslble vlolaLlons, and guldellnes for sancLlons shall be deflned by Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon ln wrlLlng before peLlLlons are avallable, and shall be approved by a ma[orlLy voLe of Lhe full voLlng membershlp of Lhe councll. All candldaLes (offlclal and wrlLe-ln) and campalgn helpers musL follow Lhe rules. CandldaLes wlll be responslble for any flnes lncurred for posLerlng vlolaLlons, and may be dlsquallfled for unpald flnes. 1he candldaLes musL be requlred Lo slgn a sLaLemenL, sLaLlng Lhey are responslble for all ASA posLerlng vlolaLlons from all campalgn maLerlals.
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1. ComplalnLs regardlng campalgnlng vlolaLlons shall be dlrecLed Lo Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon Chalr (or a deslgnee Lhereof). 1he LlecLlon Commlsslon Chalr (or Lhe deslgnee) shall send an acknowledgemenL of recelvlng such complalnL wlLhln Lwo days of lLs recelpL Lo Lhe resL of Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon and all parLles lnvolved. 2. 1he LlecLlon Commlsslon shall conducL an lnvesLlgaLlon Lo deLermlne Lhe merlL of Lhe complalnL and lmpose any necessary sancLlons. 1hls shall be compleLed ln a Llmely manner. 3. An offlclal sLaLemenL of any campalgn vlolaLlons declslons shall be senL wlLhln a day of Lhe declslon. 4. Appeals of Lhe declslon musL be lodged Lo Lhe !udlclal 8oard wlLhln Lhree school days of Lhe declslon.
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1he Commlsslon shall make provlslons for absenLee balloLlng upon requesL. 8equesLs musL be made by one week before Lhe sLarL of elecLronlc voLlng. AbsenLee balloLs shall be due no laLer Lhan 3pm of Lhe lasL day of Lhe elecLlon.
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1. voLlng shall be done ln a preferenLlal manner and Lhe wlnner deLermlned accordlng Lo Lhe followlng procedure: a. 8alloLs shall be grouped by flrsL cholce. b. 1he balloLs of Lhe candldaLe recelvlng Lhe fewesL voLes for flrsL cholce shall be regrouped accordlng Lo Lhe nexL preference speclfled on Lhe balloLs sLlll remalnlng. lf Lhere ls a Lle for Lhe candldaLe recelvlng Lhe fewesL voLes, boLh candldaLes' balloLs shall be regrouped. c. lf aL any Llme a balloL does noL speclfy Lhe nexL preference, lL shall be removed from Lhe counL and noL lncluded ln Lhe number of voLes casL for LhaL round. d. lf aL any Llme an ellglble candldaLe recelves more Lhan 30 of Lhe voLes casL ln LhaL round, he or she shall be declared Lhe wlnner. e. lor groups wlLh more Lhan one seaL, balloLs wlll be sorLed ln a preferenLlal manner unLll Lhere are Lhe same number of ellglble candldaLes lefL as Lhere are seaLs. f. ln case of a Lle, a runoff elecLlon wlll be held beLween Lhe ellglble candldaLes who Lled wlLh Lhe hlghesL number of voLes. 2. 1he Commlsslon shall be responslble for counLlng Lhe voLes casL and shall publlcly dlsclose Lhe resulLs of Lhe elecLlon, lncludlng Lhe wlnners and compleLe voLe Lallles, by 10pm on Lhe day followlng Lhe end of Lhe elecLlon. 3. 1he Commlsslon shall have Lhe power Lo declare Lhe resulLs of a race Lo be lnvalld. arLlal resulLs may also be declared lnvalld (e.g. paper balloLlng resulLs are lnvalld, elecLronlc resulLs are valld). 1he Commlsslon shall deLermlne when a revoLe ls Lo be held ln a Llmely manner. 4. Should a wrlLe-ln candldaLe recelve Lhe mosL voLes, yeL be deLermlned lnellglble Lo wln Lhe race, Lhe flrsL ellglble candldaLe wlLh Lhe mosL voLes shall be declared Lhe wlnner. ln case of a Lle among ellglble candldaLes ln Lhls slLuaLlon, Lhe procedure LhaL ls ouLllned ln ArLlcle v, SecLlon l, Clause 1, aragraph f shall apply.
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1. 1he submlsslon of a maLLer Lo a voLe by Lhe AssoclaLlon can be made by slx Councll 8epresenLaLlves or by a wrlLLen peLlLlon slgned by flve percenL of Lhe AssoclaLlon. 2. 1he deadllne for such acLlon shall be Lhe same as Lhe deadllne for candldaLes' peLlLlons.
=#'()*+ ?9 ?)+-)+0 @#7#/#+-1 1. 1he submlsslon of a maLLer Lo a blndlng voLe by Lhe AssoclaLlon can be made by a ma[orlLy voLe of Lhe full voLlng Membershlp of Lhe Councll or by a wrlLLen peLlLlon slgned by Len percenL of Lhe AssoclaLlon. 1he resulL of Lhe voLe shall be blndlng on Lhe uA, lf appllcable, lf aL leasL LwenLy percenL of Lhe AssoclaLlon voLed. !" 8lndlng referenda may be held aL Lhe regular elecLlon wlLh Lhe same deadllne as Lhe candldaLes' peLlLlons, or aL a speclal elecLlon called by Lhe LlecLlon Commlsslon.
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AmendmenLs Lo Lhls Code may be made by a Lhree-fourLhs populaLlon voLe of Lhe uA Councll. Changes by referendum shall also requlre a Lhree-quarLers ma[orlLy and shall noL Lake place durlng Lhe Lerm speclfled.