Internal Elections

If you have any questions about anything, please reach out to the sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu and sgaelections@northeastern.edu

Logistics

When: Week of April 6th (Week 1) and Week of April 13th (Week 2)

If we do not have quorum or lose quorum throughout the night, a mandatory emergency Senate will be called.

Nominations open: March 30th
Nominations close: In Senate individually before each role is elected
Who are we electing:
- Week 1 (April 6th)
  - Speaker of the Senate
  - Vice President of External Affairs
  - Vice President of Student Success
  - Vice President of Campus Affairs
  - Vice President of Academic Affairs
  - Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  - Vice President of Student Involvement
- Week 2 (April 13)
  - Vice President of Operational Affairs
  - Director of Elections
  - Director of Student Organization Finance
Who is being Confirmed (all on April 13)?
- Director of Green Initiatives
  - Nominated to role by incoming Vice President for Campus Affairs
- Parliamentarian
  - Nominated to role by incoming Student Body President

For Vice Presidents: must have been involved in the relevant division for 20 weeks
Speaker of the Senate: senatorial status for 25 weeks
Director of Student Organization Finance: must have been on the Student Organization Finance Board for 15 weeks
Director of Elections: must have been on Elections Board for 15 weeks
Qualifications for confirmation positions differ, reach out to the nominating person if interested!

*these rules are according to bylaws and may be suspended if motioned by the Senate

Nominations open: Nominations will be opened by the Speaker of the Senate on Monday, March 30th during Senate
Nominations close: by the Speaker of the Senate verbally for each role individually before the speeches begin
How to nominate someone:
- Verbal nomination (in Senate):
  - Can be made in Senate day of elections opening
  - A last call for verbal nominations will be made by the Speaker before each election begins
- Email (“mail-in nominations”):
  - A Senator or E-Board member must email sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu AND sgaelections@northeastern.edu nominating the candidate and CC-ing another Senator who wishes to second the nomination. The second must reply by confirming within 12 hours and the nominee must then accept the nomination via email within 24 hours of the initial nomination email.
- *As long as you are a Senator or E-Board member, you are able to nominate yourself. However, you must still CC someone to second your nomination and must accept the second.

Each candidate will give a 5 minute speech and have up to 10 minutes for Q&A from the Senate
- This can be extended if motioned by the Senate, however, it must be equally extended for each candidate running for the same role
Following the final candidate’s Q&A, Senate will enter Executive Session to debate candidacy. This is only open to those on the Senate roster.

Candidate slides are due to the Speaker of the Senate 48 hours before your election (Saturday 6:30pm)

You may submit a slide even if you are “running off the floor” (being verbally nominated day of election)
Please make a copy of this template and email it to sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu

Nominate a student!

Attend candidate speeches and Q&A
- Note: Only voting members of Senate can automatically ask questions, however, you can attend and request a Senate member to yield speaking time to you or ask a question on your behalf