SIUE UNIVERSITY STAFF SENATE
NOTICE OF CANDIDATES & CONTESTED ELECTIONS
ELECTION DATES: April 7 – 14, 2021
General Election Statement
The following employees have submitted valid statements to run for a seat on the University Staff Senate. Balloting will be done electronically starting on Wednesday, April 7 and remain open until 6 pm on Wednesday, April 14.
Candidates are listed by constituency and in the order in which their candidacy forms were received.
The Statements of Candidacy for each candidate can be found at: http://www.siue.edu/ugov/staff/elections/2021-candidates.shtml
CIVIL SERVICE: NEGOTIATED AND PREVAILING CLASSIFICATION
Only employees who are in this constituency will be allowed to vote for these candidates.
There are 5 candidates. Four seats are available.
Classifications Without Elections
In the following classifications, the number of eligible candidates did not exceed the number of available seats. According to the Staff Senate By-Lays, the following candidates are declared automatically elected and no election will be run.
CIVIL SERVICE: OPEN RANGE/CONFIDENTIAL, MANAGERIAL, AND SUPERVISOR EXCLUSIONS CLASSIFICATION
Mike Hamil, Emily Skowron, and Collin Van Meter submitted the only applications to fill the four seats available in this classification. The remaining seat will be filled at a later date, according to the rules of the Staff Senate.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: REPRESENTED CLASSIFICATION
Cindy Cobetto submitted the only application to fill the one seat available in this classification.
EAST ST. LOUIS CAMPUS: CIVIL SERVICE OPEN RANGE/CONFIDENTIAL, MANAGERIAL, AND SUPERVISORY EXCLUSIONS CLASSIFICATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF NON-REPRESENTED CLASSIFICATION
Carolyn Jason submitted the only application to fill the one seat available in this classification.
Unfilled Classifications
In the following classifications, no candidates filed to run. These vacancies will be filled at a later date, according to the rules of the Staff Senate.
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: NON-REPRESENTED CLASSIFICATION
ALTON CAMPUS: CIVIL SERVICE OPEN RANGE/CONFIDENTIAL, MANAGERIAL, AND SUPERVISORY EXCLUSIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF NON-REPRESENTED CLASSIFICATION
SIUE UNIVERSITY STAFF SENATE
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF ELECTION
ELECTION DATES: April 7 – 14, 2021
Dates of Elections
Balloting will be done electronically starting on Wednesday, April 7 and remain open until 6 pm on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
Eligible Voters
Any Civil Service employee (excluding temporary, provisional, and extra help) or Administrative Staff employee who is currently employed on the date of election is eligible to vote. Electronic ballots will be sent via University e-mail to all eligible University employees.
Positions Available
The following Staff Senator positions will be contested. Terms are for four years, commencing July 2021.
- THREE (3) OPEN SEATS for the Civil Service: Negotiated and Prevailing classification
- FOUR (4) OPEN SEATS for the Civil Service: Open Range/Confidential, Managerial, and Supervisory Exclusions classification
- ONE (1) OPEN SEAT for the Administrative Staff: Represented classification
- ONE (1) OPEN SEATS for the Administrative Staff: Non-Represented classification
Additionally, seats specifically representing the Alton and East St. Louis campuses will be contested.
- ONE (1) OPEN SEAT FOR THE EAST ST. LOUIS CAMPUS representing either the Civil Service: Open Range/Confidential, Managerial, and Supervisory Exclusions classification or Administrative Staff: Non-Represented classification
- ONE (1) OPEN SEAT FOR THE ALTON CAMPUS representing either the Civil Service: Open Range/Confidential, Managerial, and Supervisory Exclusions classification or Administrative Staff: Non-Represented classification
Election Process
Employees will only vote for candidates in their University constituency group. Employees assigned to the Alton or East St. Louis campuses will also elect campus representatives. If the number of eligible candidates is equal to or less than the number of contested seats, candidates will be declared elected by acclamation and no ballots will be circulated to the full constituency.
Candidate Eligibility
Any employee who holds an administrative appointment (on a full-time or term contract) or a full-time Civil Service appointment is eligible for voting membership on the Staff Senate, provided they have a completed at least one (1) year of employment by July 1, 2021.
Application for Candidacy
Candidates must submit a completed Statement of Candidacy in order to be listed on the ballot. Positions on the ballot will be listed in the order the valid Statements are received.
Statement of Candidacy forms can be downloaded at siue.edu/ugov/staff/elections/pdf/CandidacyForm2021.pdf.
Forms must be submitted via e-mail to the University Governance Secretary Anne Hunter no later than 4:30 pm on March 22, 2021. E-mail address: anhunte@siue.edu.
Election Calendar
- March 22, 2021
Deadline for submission of Statement of Candidacy forms. Forms must be submitted to the University Governance Secretary by 4:30 pm. Any withdraw of candidacy must be completed by this date.
- March 25, 2021
Candidates announced and candidate information available on Staff Senate website.
- April 7, 2021
Elections open. If an election for a position is required, electronic ballots will be e-mailed to eligible voters.
- April 14, 2021
Election concludes. Electronic balloting ends at 6 pm.
