THE GENERAL ELECTIONS ARE A CHANCE FOR STUDENTS TO EXERCISE THEIR DEMOCRATIC RIGHT TO VOTE AND DIRECTLY INFLUENCE THE DIRECTION OF THE CSU

Available Offices:

Council:

All thirty Council seats are available in the General Elections.

The breakdown of the seats according to faculty:

• Faculty of Arts and Science: 13 seats
• John Molson School of Business: 6 seats
• Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science: 6 seats
• Faculty of Fine Arts: 3 seats
• Independent: 2 seats

Executive:

All eight Executive positions are available in the General Elections.

• Academic & Advocacy Coordinator
• External Affairs and Mobilization Coordinator
• Finance Coordinator
• General Coordinator
• Internal Affairs Coordinator
• Loyola Coordinator
• Student Life Coordinator
• Sustainability Coordinator

Senate:

All four Senate seats are available in the General Elections.

There is one seat per faculty.

Nomination, Referendum Committee & Affiliation Forms:

Nomination, Referendum Committee and Affiliation Forms will be available on Monday, February 6^th.

They will be available online on the CSU’s Website (https://www.csu.qc.ca/resources/elections/), and the CSU Elections Website (https://elections.csu.qc.ca/documents/).

They will be available in paper form at the CSU’s front desks at both campuses.

Loyola Campus: 4^th floor of the Central Building (CC-426)

SGW Campus: 7^th floor of the Hall Building (H-711)

Forms must be completed and submitted by February 24^th at 6:00 PM.

Online submission: ceo@csu.qc.ca

In-person submission:

Loyola Campus: 4^th floor of the Central Building (CC-426)

SGW Campus: 7^th floor of the Hall Building (H-711)

Duration:

Nomination Phase:

February 6^th (starting at 9:00) to February 24^th (ending at 18:00)

Campaigning Phase:

March 6^th (starting at 9:00) to March 13^th (ending at 18:00)

Polling Phase:

March 14^th (starting at 9:00) to March 16^th (ending at 21:00)

Information Sessions:

The two information sessions will be held in the Large Lounge on the 7^th floor of the Hall Building (in front of the CSU’s office) on:

1. Monday, February 20^th at 18:00
2. Wednesday, February 22^nd at 18:00

The information sessions are held for the purpose of informing candidates and referendum committees of the rules of the elections.

It is the responsibility of candidates and referendum committees to ensure they are properly informed of all rules and regulations. Ignorance is not an excuse for breaking the rules.

Public Debate:

SGW Debate:

Wednesday, March 8^th at 18:00 in the Large Lounge on the 7^th floor of the Hall Building (in front of the CSU’s office)

Loyola Debate:

Monday, March 13^th at 18:00 in SP S110

For further information, please feel free to contact ceo@csu.qc.ca