05.01 Elections of the Residence Hall Association President, Vice President, and Upper Class Hall Presidents shall take place in the spring semester. Elections for all other hall presidents, vice presidents, and hall executive council members shall take place within three weeks of the beginning of the fall semester. The election results may be contested by a resident of those halls within two weeks of the beginning of the fall semester. In the event that the elections are contested, new elections must be held within three weeks from the start of the fall semester.

05.02 In the event of the resignation or removal from office of the Residence Hall Association President, the Vice President shall assume the duties of the President.

05.03 In the event of the resignation or removal from office of the Vice President, the Residence Hall Association President shall appoint, with a majority vote of the Residence Hall Association Executive Board, a member of Residence Hall Association to complete the unexpired term.

05.04 In the event of the resignation or removal from office of the Residence Hall Association President and the Vice President, the Residence Hall Association Secretary shall supervise an election to fill both positions.

05.05 Hall Officers, excluding floor representatives, shall be elected in accordance with all-University elections.

05.06 The designated Hall Election officer will make available candidacy petitions at the front desk of his/her hall in accordance to each hall’s bylaws.

05.07 Each candidate shall declare his/her candidacy by submitting a candidacy petition to the designated Hall Election officer.

05.08 Each candidate will have the opportunity to speak for three minutes at a Hall Council meeting within their respective hall prior to the election as directed by the designated Hall officer.

05.09 Voting shall take place as indicated in each hall’s respective appendix, with the following exceptions.
1. Voting shall be taken by ballot.
2. Voting shall be held for not longer than two days.
3. Votes must be counted in the presence of two current hall officers and reported back to the hall within 24 hours of the end of voting.

05.10 The candidate for each office receiving a majority of the votes cast for that office shall be declared the winner.

05.11 In the event that no candidate for an office receives a majority of the votes cast for that office, the two candidates receiving the most votes shall be in a run-off election taking place one week after the original election.

05.12 In the event that a position is vacant, the Hall President may, with a majority vote of his/her Executive Council, appoint a member of the hall to fill the position.

05.13 Election of new Residence Hall Association Officers and Hall Officers shall be completed as per Section 5.01 and the newly elected officers shall convene for the following purposes only: orientation and approval of empty positions; selection and approval of committee chairs; budget preparation and approval; and organization of Welcome Week. All other powers shall remain or be directed to the current Residence Hall Association and Hall Officers. Elected members shall assume office the day following spring commencement of the year of their election.