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<big><center><span style="color:#b9eeff">Referendum&emsp;</span><span style="color:#ffd26c">BoG Election&emsp;</span><span style="color:#fdfb9d">Exec Election</span></center></big>
The Electoral Calendar outlines the various timelines for EUS [[execs|Executive]] Elections, [[Referenda]], and Board of Governor Elections. [[Department]]al elections are handled independently by the department's [[Deputy Returning Officers]] (DRO), and do not require the same procedures to be approved.
 
==Requirements==
The electoral calendar is mentioned only in the [[Electoral and Referendum Bylaws]]. The following references only cover the requirements & restrictions of the itself calendar, more details about duration, extensions, etc. can be found in the bylaw. <br>
;[[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A01:_Definitions.C2.A0|Article 1: Definitions]]
:1.13 ''The Electoral​ ​Calendar​ refers to official periods and deadlines related to Official  Elections​''<br>
;[[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A03:_Responsibilities.C2.A0|Article 3: Responsibilities]]
:3.1.5 Elections​ ​EUS​ shall develop and present the Electoral​ ​Calendar​ to the EUS [[Board of Governors]] for ratification by a simple majority at its second session of the Summer. After ratification, the Electoral​ ​Calendar​ must be made public in the next week.
;[[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A014:_Voting.C2.A0|Article 14: Voting]]
:14.7 All votes must be cast by the end of the voting period as outlined in the Electoral  Calendar.
::14.7.1 Electors waiting to vote at the time of the scheduled closing of any polling station are exempted from the above rule and may do so, but no elector shall thereafter be admitted to the waiting line
 
==F2023 EUS Executive Electoral Calendar==
===Referendum Question===
{| class="wikitable"
! Description !! 2023-2024
|-
| Submission Period: || Wed Oct 4 - Wed Nov 1
|-
| Campaigning Period || Wed Nov 1 - Mon Nov 6
|-
| Voting Period || Tues Nov 7 - Sat Nov 11
|-
| Announcement of referendum Results || Sun Nov 12
|}
 
 
==W2024 EUS Executive Electoral Calendar==
===Executive Committee Positions===
{| class="wikitable"
! Description !! 2023-2024
|-
| Nomination Period || Mon Jan 29 - Mon Feb 5
|-
| Extended Nomination || Tue Feb 6 - Wed Feb 7
|-
| Campaigning Period || Sat Feb 10 - Sun Feb 18
|-
| Candidate Debates || Thurs Feb 15
|-
| Deadline to register a "No" campaign || Fri Feb 17
|-
| End of "No" campaigning || Sun Feb 18
|-
| Voting Period || Mon Feb 19 - Mon Feb 26
|-
| Announcement of election Results || Tues Feb 27
|-
| Deadline to submit complaints for elections || Fri Mar 2
|}
===EUS Executive Committee Electoral By-election===
{| class="wikitable"
! Description !! 2023-2024
|-
| Nomination period || Sun Mar 4 - Fri Mar 8
|-
| Extended Nomination Period || Sat Mar 9 - Mon Mar 11
|-
| Campaign Period || Tue Mar 12 - Mon Mar 18
|-
| Voting Period || Tue Mar 19 - Mon Mar 25
|-
| Announcement of election Results || Tue Mar 26
|-
|}
===EUS Executive Committee Electoral Runoff===
{| class="wikitable"
! Description !! 2023-2024
|-
| Nomination Period || Sun Mar 24 - Thurs Mar 28
|-
| Campaign Period || Fri Mar 29 - Tue Apr 2
|-
| Voting Period || Wed Apr 3 - Sun Apr 7
|-
| Announcement of election Results || Mon Apr 8
|}
 
===VP Finance===
{| class="wikitable"
! Description !! 2023-2024
|-
| Applications Open || Sat Feb 10 - Sat Feb 17
|-
| Extended Apps || Sun Feb 18 - Tue Feb 20
|}
===Departmental Positions===
{| class="wikitable"
! Description !! 2023-2024
|-
| Nomination Period: || Sun Mar 3 - Fri Mar 8
|-
| Extended Nomination: || Sat Mar 9 - Mon Mar 11
|-
| Campaigning Period || Tue Mar 12 - Mon Mar 18
|-
| Departmental Debates || Wed Mar 13
|-
| Deadline to register a "No" campaign || Mon Mar 11
|-
| Deadline to email election details to CRO || Fri Mar 15
|-
| Voting Period || Tues Mar 19 - Mon Mar 25
|-
| Announcement of election Results || Mon Mar 25
|}
===Referendum Question===
{| class="wikitable"
! Description !! 2023-2024
|-
| Submission Period: || Sun Mar 3 - Mon Mar 11
|-
| Campaigning Period || Tue Mar 12 - Mon Mar 18
|-
| Voting Period || Tues Mar 19 - Mon Mar 25
|-
| Announcement of referendum Results || Tues Mar 26
|}
==General Calendar==
The following table is an outline of standard operating procedures in the EUS for elections. To find out the electoral calendar for this year, you can email the [[CRO]], or it may be publicly available in the [http://board.mcgilleus.ca BoG Drive folder].
<big><center><span style="background-color:#b9eeff"> Referendum </span>&emsp;<span style="background-color:#ffd26c"> BoG Election </span>&emsp;<span style="background-color:#fdfb9d"> Exec Election </span></center></big>
{|class="wikitable alternating"
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!Semester !!Event
!Semester !!Event