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Article VI-Elections

Article VI-Elections

Section 1: Voters

  1. All students who are officially registered at Jackson State shall be eligible to vote.
  2. In order to vote in any election at JSCC, each student must present his/her Jackson State ID card.

Section 2: Time of Elections

  1. All officials of the sophomore status shall be elected during the month of April.
  2. All officials of the freshman status shall be elected not later than the third Wednesday of September.

Section 3: Tenure of Office

  1. All sophomore officials of the SGA JSCC shall take office the first Monday in the fall semester and shall hold office until after spring graduation.
  2. All freshman officials of the SGA JSCC shall take office on the Monday following their election and shall serve in that office until after the spring graduation.

Section 4: Regulations

  1. All elected executive officials shall be elected by popular vote.
  2. All elected SGA Commissioners shall be elected by popular vote.
  3. Any unopposed candidate shall be elected by acclamation.
  4. In case of ties, a runoff election will be held one week later.

Section 5: Vacancies

  1. The Student Government Association President shall fill any vacancies by appointment which shall be subject to two-thirds (2/3) approval of the SGA Commission.
  2. In case of vacancy, the Vice President shall fill the office of the president.