Sorry about the double posts today, but it's that time of the year.... where I must step down from my post as your faithful scribe and welcome the next SBA Secretary. It's election season! Below is important information about running for a SBA position:
Elections for 2010 - 2011 SBA positions will take place between Tuesday, April 6th and Friday, April 9th. If you are interested in running for a position, you MUST fill out an Affidavit of Candidacy (attached to the e-mail you received from the 3L President) and turn it in before the deadline. Candidates are not allowed to campaign in any form or manner until the date designated below.
Also attached to the e-mail from Shannon is the SBA Constitution, which contains the descriptions of each of the positions, as well as election guidelines. Side note: if you are interested in running for SBA Secretary and want to speak to me about what I do, please do not hesitate to e-mail me at ckwright@camden.rutgers.edu. It would be a pleasure to speak with you.
If you would like to run for two positions (example: if you run for an e-board position and lose, but would like to run for for a rep position as well), that is allowed.
The timeline for the elections is as follows:
1. Tuesday, March 30th
- Affidavits of Candidacy due in the 3L lockbox by 6:00 p.m. The lockbox is located on the second floor of the old building, near the printer.
2. Wednesday, March 31st
- Meeting for all candidates to go over campaign rules and regulations. ALL candidates MUST attend. Failure to attend may result in your name being removed from the ballot. The meeting will take place at 1:30 p.m. in room 204 of the old building.
3. Thursday, April 1st through the end of elections
- Campaigning begins. Any campaigning before this date may result in your name being removed from the ballot. Failure to follow all campaign rules may result in your name being removed from the ballot. Reminder: leaving or posting fliers/posters in the law school is NOT permitted.
4. Monday, April 5th
- Candidate Forum: students will have the opportunity to ask candidates
questions at 1:30 p.m. in Room 204 of the old building.
5. Tuesday, April 6th
- Voting begins for the SBA e-board (President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary), as well as the 3L President. Polls will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
6. Wednesday, April 7th
- Runoff election, if necessary. Polls open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
7. Thursday, April 8th
- Voting for all other positions such as:
- University Senator
- ABA / LSD representative
- 3L class representatives (3 positions, 2 alternates)
- 2L class representatives (4 positions, 2 alternates)
- Part-time class representatives (2 positions, 1 alternate)
- Polls open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
8. Friday, April 9th
- Runoff election, if necessary. Polls will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
All election results will be announced via e-mail by Shannon Troutman. Any questions or concerns should be forwarded to her at pres3L@camlaw.rutgers.edu.
Lastly, there will be a SBA meeting this Sunday at 6 p.m. in the moot courtroom.
That's all I have for now.
-Callan Wright, SBA Secretary
