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The '''''Chief Returning Officer''''' is largely in charge of the organization and supervision of Official Elections of the EUS. Additionally, the CRO generally is a reference for the [[DRO|Deputy Returning Officers]] (DROs), who are in charge of the organization and supervision of their departmental society's elections. This organization often consists of ensuring awareness of campaigning and election bylaws, encouraging voters to be informed and vote, and moderating anything inbetween. | The '''''Chief Returning Officer''''' is largely in charge of the organization and supervision of Official Elections of the EUS. Additionally, the CRO generally is a reference for the [[DRO|Deputy Returning Officers]] (DROs), who are in charge of the organization and supervision of their departmental society's elections. This organization often consists of ensuring awareness of campaigning and election bylaws, encouraging voters to be informed and vote, and moderating anything inbetween. | ||
==Responsibilities== | ==Responsibilities== | ||
===Creation of the Electoral Calendar=== | ===Creation of the [[Electoral Calendar]]=== | ||
Part of the job of the CRO is to plan the entire schedule for information periods, campaigning, and voting for the upcoming academic year. This constitutes the Electoral Calendar, and must be presented to the EUS Board of Governors for ratification (by simple majority) at the Board's second session of the Summer. The Electoral Calendar, if approved, is then made public in the week following. This is per Article 3.1.5 of the [[Electoral and Referendum Bylaws]]. | {{Button|1=Electoral Calendar|5=internal|4=Teal|3=fal fa-calendar|2=Electoral Calendar|7=right|8=small}} | ||
Part of the job of the CRO is to plan the entire schedule for information periods, campaigning, and voting for the upcoming academic year. This constitutes the Electoral Calendar, and must be presented to the EUS Board of Governors for ratification (by simple majority) at the Board's second session of the Summer. The Electoral Calendar, if approved, is then made public in the week following. This is per [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A03:_Responsibilities.C2.A0|Article 3.1.5]] of the [[Electoral and Referendum Bylaws]]. | |||
While the electoral calendar does not have to include the departmental election calendars, it is recommended that the CRO encourage all DROs to create and use their own electoral calendars, then share these with the CRO. This helps the CRO ensure that DROs are aware of their own time-sensitive bylaws, as well as to help the CRO check in on departmental election progress. | |||
===[[Referenda]]=== | ===[[Referenda]]=== | ||
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The CRO has a variety of responsibilities regarding referenda. First and foremost, the CRO should be aware of all McGill-imposed due dates for referendum questions. Most questions concerning EUS student fees collected by McGill are subject to this date sensitivity. In general, the EUS President should be aware of when these dates are, as they are critical to the planning of the [[Chief Returning Officer#Creation of the Electoral Calendar|electoral calendar]]. | The CRO has a variety of responsibilities regarding referenda. First and foremost, the CRO should be aware of all McGill-imposed due dates for referendum questions. Most questions concerning EUS student fees collected by McGill are subject to this date sensitivity. In general, the EUS President should be aware of when these dates are, as they are critical to the planning of the [[Chief Returning Officer#Creation of the Electoral Calendar|electoral calendar]]. | ||
Publicizing the referendum | As per usual, the CRO is also required to assist DROs in their referenda, should it be necessary. In many referenda cases, this involves helping DROs in the interpretation or understanding of their departmental bylaws, or in the navigation of the grey zone between EUS Bylaws and respective departmental bylaws. | ||
====Publicizing the referendum==== | |||
The [[General Assembly]] of Fall 2017 resulted in a change to the organization of referendum forum for discussion. Previously, it was expected that the CRO arrange a debate between all [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Referendum Committees]], however, in the event where all Referendum Committees support a ''Yes'' vote for their respective referendum question, a debate is not a productive format for distribution of information to the EUS. Therefore, [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A03:_Responsibilities.C2.A0|Article 3.1.9]] now reads: | The [[General Assembly]] of Fall 2017 resulted in a change to the organization of referendum forum for discussion. Previously, it was expected that the CRO arrange a debate between all [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A09:_Referendum.E2.80.8B_.E2.80.8BCommittee|Referendum Committees]], however, in the event where all Referendum Committees support a ''Yes'' vote for their respective referendum question, a debate is not a productive format for distribution of information to the EUS. Therefore, [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A03:_Responsibilities.C2.A0|Article 3.1.9]] now reads: | ||
{{pull quote|Elections EUS should organize a public forum for discussion between all referendum committees the format of which is to the discretion of the CRO.}} | {{pull quote|Elections EUS should organize a public forum for discussion between all referendum committees the format of which is to the discretion of the CRO.}} | ||
This public forum for discussion could take a variety of forms, combining digital and physical mediums. Publicly accessible online forms for submitting questions are generally a good way of providing an anonymous way for students to get to know more about the referendum questions, particularly if | This public forum for discussion could take a variety of forms, combining digital and physical mediums. Publicly accessible online forms for submitting questions are generally a good way of providing an anonymous way for students to get to know more about the referendum questions, particularly if the questions are contentious. However, methods with more face-to-face interaction are preferred as they have the potential to give greater visibility to a larger group of students. | ||
====Historical Referenda==== | |||
===EUS Executive Committee=== | |||
Often the most publicly visible election that the CRO will oversee is the [[Executive_Committee|EUS Executive Committee]] Elections in the winter semester. Bylaws related to the EUS Executive Committee Elections are primarily found in [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A06:_Nomination|Article 6: Nominations]] and [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws#Article.C2.A010:_Campaigning.C2.A0|Article 10: Campaigning]], although there are other relevant articles within the [[Electoral_and_Referendum_Bylaws|Electoral Bylaws]]. | |||
===Online Voting System=== | ===Online Voting System=== | ||