Colby Students,
The time has come for the 2009-2010 Student Government elections to begin!
Students are able to run for the following SGA positions:
* President and Vice-President (two people per ticket)
* Treasurer
* Dorm President (one president per residence hall)
* Class Presidents for 2010, 2011, 2012 (two people per ticket)
First and foremost, all candidates must be familiar with the SGA
Election Guidelines. Please adhere to all rules and regulations or you
will risk disqualification. The Election Guidelines can be found in
Article VI of the new constitution:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhn7jvj6_11gd23m5fd (Constitution)
Each candidate must complete and hand in an Election Nomination form
and a Code of Ethics form. To receive all the relevant paper work,
potential candidates MUST attend one of the two Mandatory Information
Meetings being held this week:
Wednesday, March 4 - Mandatory Informational Meeting at 9:00 p.m. in the Pugh Center
Thursday, March 5 - Mandatory Informational Meeting at 10 p.m. in the Pugh Center
For the rest of the March Election timeline please see below.
For more information regarding the role of SGA, any particular SGA position, or the election process please see our website, http://www.colby.edu/campus_cs/clubs/sga/, or contact Cary Finnegan at cbfinneg@colby.edu or (860)966-3183.
Good luck to all candidates!
Sincerely,
Cary Finnegan
SGA Vice President
cbfinneg@colby.edu
860.966.3183
** Election Timeline **
Wednesday, March 4 - Mandatory Informational Meeting at 9:00 p.m. in
the Pugh Center, YOU MUST BE HERE TO SIGN FORMS AND BE A CANDIDATE
Thursday, March 5 - Mandatory Informational Meeting at 10 p.m. in the Pugh Center, if you can't make the first meeting
Sunday, March 8 - Echo articles (Due at 10:00 a.m. to Cary Finnegan, cbfinneg@colby.edu)
Monday, March 9 - Campaigning begins for all candidates at 8:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 10 - Presidential Debate at 7:00 p.m. in Pugh Center
Wednesday, March 11 - Echo articles come out at 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 12 - Election Videos begin to be played in Pulver at start of each shift
Monday, March 16 - First Ballot Opens at 12:00 p.m., Campaigning can continue though Wednesday (must adhere to rules)
Wednesday, March 18 - First Ballot Closes at 12:00 p.m., Election results announced at 1:00 p.m. in Pulver
Wednesday, March 18 - Run-Offs begin at 2:00 p.m., Campaigning can continue through Friday (must adhere to same rules)
Friday, March 20 - Run-Offs end at 2:00 p.m. (run-off campaigning ENDS) Results announced at 3:00 p.m. in Pulver | 
