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Rules, Membership and Election

Charge

The Committee on Rules, Membership, and Elections shall have as its functions: to prepare and conduct elections and referenda, such as the election of members of the Faculty Senate as provided in the Constitution and, upon invitation by one-third or more of the regular, full-time faculty of a department or other academic unit, to serve as temporary committee on special elections for that unit; to certify and report the results of all elections and referenda to the Executive Board of the Senate; to recommend procedures of election; to take such interim action as is necessary to keep the membership of the Senate current and its list of alternates complete; to propose amendments and changes to the Faculty Senate Constitution and Bylaws; to review all other proposed amendments to those documents.