Student Unions & Activities: Handbook: Electronic Elections

Electronic Elections

Fair elections are essential for maintaining credibility within your student group. The All-Campus Elections Commission (ACEC) is an autonomous student commission responsible for formulating, disseminating, and interpreting ACEC Elections Rules and to assist student groups in conducting their student group elections.

Any registered student group at the University of Minnesota may utilize the services of ACEC to hold their student group elections. The dates and times of your elections are determined by your student group as well as the details surrounding the set-up of your elections. Members of your student group will need to fill out a Student Group Elections Request form and meet with a representative of ACEC to review your request. ACEC will run your student group elections as an independent and neutral third-party, ensuring that your student group has a fair and neutral election. Once the elections are over, all results will be sent to your student group as predetermined ahead of time.

Student Group Election Process

In order to effectively assist your student group with your elections, here is the information that the ACEC will need with a minimum 2-day lead time to prepare ballot:

1. A completed Student Group Elections Request Form including:
   1. Names and signatures of five currently registered officers of your group
   2. The dates and specific time (hourly) that your student group would like the open election to run. For example: 10pm Tuesday to 5pm Thursday
2. Details of your election, including available positions, which candidates are running for those positions, candidate descriptions, etc. An excel spreadsheet of the x-500 Internet ID's of all students. eligible to vote (example: cahil042)
3. An electronic document with the list of candidates and candidate statements/endorsements as allowable by your student group for each open position if you require more space.

Other services available by request

Based on individual student group preference and needs, ACEC can assist student groups by determining/confirming eligibility for candidates. This eligibility is based on the student group’s own constitution. ACEC will continue to remain neutral by accepting candidate forms and can apply them to a pre-set list of criteria. For example: All candidates for the position of President of Student Group ABC must be 1) an undergraduate student, 2) registered for spring 2007, 3) a current member of Student Group ABC.

For further information, please contact Student Activities at 612-626-6919.