Faculty Handbook – August 2022 57 1. An initial balloting will be conducted. All faculty will be nominated by having their names listed on an official ballot. Faculty who do not wish to have their names placed in nomination must notify the Senate President of such by March 1. Voters will vote for the number of candidates indicated on the ballot which will be equal to the number of vacancies on the Senate. The nominees receiving the highest number of votes will be the candidates for the Faculty Senate. The number of candidates shall be twice the number of vacancies on the Senate. If any school has or will have fewer than two representatives on the senate, one or two additional candidates from the under-represented school will be added to the ballot if necessary to ensure proper representation. 2. A final balloting will be conducted. The candidates' names, as determined above, will appear on a final ballot, with voters voting for the number of candidates equal to the number of vacancies to be filled. 3. Those candidates receiving the highest number of votes, related to the number of vacancies, shall be considered elected with the exception that, if any school has or will have fewer than two representatives on the senate, the top one or two candidates from those schools will be added to the senate in preference to candidates from other schools. Tie votes shall be resolved by lot. Should any of the vacancies be for less than a three year term of office, the candidate(s) elected, but with the least number(s) of votes, shall be considered to have been elected to fill the remaining term(s) of office for any Senator(s) unable to fulfill any term(s) of office according to Article II, Section 2. 1f. The officers of the Senate shall be the judges of the election of all Senate members and shall appoint two tellers to assist with the balloting and the tabulation of votes. 1g. The officers of the Senate shall announce the results of the election within one week following the election. Article V Officers of the Senate Section 1. The officers of the Northern State University Faculty Senate shall be as follows: 1a. President, who shall preside at all Senate meetings. 1b. President-elect, who shall preside at Senate meetings in the absence of the President shall succeed the President.
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