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!Notes and Relevant Articles of Electoral Bylaws/EUS Constitution | !Notes and Relevant Articles of Electoral Bylaws/EUS Constitution | ||
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|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"| Fall | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"| Referendum question submission period | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"| 1.5-2 weeks | ||
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*The question submission period should be a '''minimum of 7 school days''' to accommodate the registration of [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Referendum Committees]] ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Article 9.1]]). | *The question submission period should be a '''minimum of 7 school days''' to accommodate the registration of [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Referendum Committees]] ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Article 9.1]]). | ||
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|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Fall | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Deadline for registration of referendum committee | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Deadline | ||
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*Must be registered with the CRO '''at least seven (7) school days''' before the opening of the polls ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Article 9.1]]). | *Must be registered with the CRO '''at least seven (7) school days''' before the opening of the polls ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Article 9.1]]). | ||
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|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Fall | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Referendum campaigning period | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|1 week | ||
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*Campaigning must end at '''9:00 pm''' on the day prior to opening of polls ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A010:_Campaigning.C2.A0|Article 10.12]]). | *Campaigning must end at '''9:00 pm''' on the day prior to opening of polls ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A010:_Campaigning.C2.A0|Article 10.12]]). | ||
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|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Fall | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Referendum voting period | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|1 week | ||
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*Recommended to have a minimum of 2 days for voting booths. | *Recommended to have a minimum of 2 days for voting booths. | ||
*Voting booths should be open for a minimum of '''four (4) consecutive hours per day''' ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A014:_Voting.C2.A0|Article 14.6]]). | *Voting booths should be open for a minimum of '''four (4) consecutive hours per day''' ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A014:_Voting.C2.A0|Article 14.6]]). | ||
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|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Fall | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Announcement of referendum results | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Deadline | ||
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*Results should be announced to the EUS '''within one week''' of their availability ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A016:_Announcement.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8Bof.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8Bthe.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BResults|Article 16.1]]). | *Results should be announced to the EUS '''within one week''' of their availability ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A016:_Announcement.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8Bof.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8Bthe.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BResults|Article 16.1]]). | ||
*If there are any time-sensitive referendum results (i.e. student fee changes, etc.), the voting period should be scheduled such that the results are available by the required deadlines. | *If there are any time-sensitive referendum results (i.e. student fee changes, etc.), the voting period should be scheduled such that the results are available by the required deadlines. | ||
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|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Winter | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Winter Referendum question submission period | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|1-2 weeks | ||
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*The question submission period should be a '''minimum of 7 school days''' to accommodate the registration of [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Referendum Committees]] ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Article 9.1]]). | *The question submission period should be a '''minimum of 7 school days''' to accommodate the registration of [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Referendum Committees]] ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Article 9.1]]). | ||
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|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Winter | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Deadline for registration of referendum committee | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Deadline | ||
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*Must be registered with the CRO '''at least seven (7) school days''' before the opening of the polls ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Article 9.1]]). | *Must be registered with the CRO '''at least seven (7) school days''' before the opening of the polls ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Article 9.1]]). | ||
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|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Winter | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Winter Referendum campaigning period | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|1 week | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"| | ||
*Campaigning must end at '''9:00 pm''' on the day prior to opening of polls ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A010:_Campaigning.C2.A0|Article 10.12]]). | *Campaigning must end at '''9:00 pm''' on the day prior to opening of polls ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A010:_Campaigning.C2.A0|Article 10.12]]). | ||
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|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Winter | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Winter Referendum voting period | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|1 week | ||
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*Recommended to have a minimum of 2 days for voting booths. | *Recommended to have a minimum of 2 days for voting booths. | ||
*Voting booths should be open for no less than '''four (4) consecutive hours per day''' ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A014:_Voting.C2.A0|Article 14.6]]). | *Voting booths should be open for no less than '''four (4) consecutive hours per day''' ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A014:_Voting.C2.A0|Article 14.6]]). | ||
*If there are any time-sensitive referendum results (i.e. student fee changes, etc.), the voting period should be scheduled such that the results are available by the required deadlines. | *If there are any time-sensitive referendum results (i.e. student fee changes, etc.), the voting period should be scheduled such that the results are available by the required deadlines. | ||
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|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Winter | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Announcement of referendum results | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Deadline | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"| | ||
*Results should be announced to the EUS '''within one week of their availability''' ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A016:_Announcement.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8Bof.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8Bthe.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BResults|Article 16.1]]). | *Results should be announced to the EUS '''within one week of their availability''' ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A016:_Announcement.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8Bof.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8Bthe.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BResults|Article 16.1]]). | ||
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|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Winter | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Deadline to submit complaints for the Winter Referendum | ||
|style="background:# | |style="background:#60fcf15c"|Deadline | ||
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*Complaints must be submitted to the CRO '''no later than five (5) days''' following the announcement of results ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A017:_Protest.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8Band.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BRepolling|Article 17.1]]). | *Complaints must be submitted to the CRO '''no later than five (5) days''' following the announcement of results ([[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A017:_Protest.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8Band.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BRepolling|Article 17.1]]). | ||
*This should be well-publicized to the EUS when results are announced, along with the email address of the CRO. | *This should be well-publicized to the EUS when results are announced, along with the email address of the CRO. |