Academic Senate

Ballots. Not less than ten calendar days before the date of the election, the Secretary-Parliamentarian shall transmit to the members of the Division or of the Faculty in question an alphabetically ordered ballot listing those persons who have been nominated and notify the voters to submit the ballot by the date of the election. (Am 24 May 2005)

Mail Ballots. If the election is by mail ballot, each voter shall receive a plain white envelope for enclosing the marked ballot and a second envelope addressed to the Secretary-Parliamentarian to be used for the return of the sealed ballot. The envelope addressed to the Secretary-Parliamentarian must have a space for the signature of the voter, and ballots lacking this validating signature are void. (Am 24 May 2005)

Electronic Ballots. If the election is by electronic means, each voter shall receive access to a secure voting system maintained by the Senate Executive Office. Appropriate security measures shall be taken to ensure that (1) voters can enter only a single vote; (2) it is impossible to learn how anyone voted: (3) once a vote has been cast, neither the voter nor anyone with access to the system will be able to change the vote; (4) the results cannot be accessed until after the date of the election. (Am 24 May 2005)