Elections for SGA Executive Council may be held each spring. Elections will only be held for contested positions. Currently enrolled Jefferson State Community College students may vote for members of the SGA Executive Council. If an election is needed, the Student Elections Committee will determine the date of the election and notify the student body. The elections must be concluded, and the SGA Executive Council must be seated by June
Applicant must be certified as a candidate by the Student Government Association Student Elections Committee (SEC) prior to any campaigning. Each applicant will receive an email approving or denying his/her certification. An electronic copy or a description of all campaign material must be submitted to the SEC for approval of content prior to distribution. Once approved, print material must then be submitted to Student Activities for approval to be posted around the campus.
Campaign print materials should be displayed only on ceramic tile walls or brick foyers. No bulletins or posters should be placed on doors, glass, ceil-tex, painted surfaces, etc. Under no circumstances may literature and material be distributed on windshields of vehicles. Department or Divisional chairpersons may give permission for bulletins and posters to be placed on divisional bulletin boards (see the College Student Handbook).
Candidates and any student assisting a candidate’s campaign must act in accordance with the Code of Student Conduct published in the latest version of the Jefferson State Community College Student Handbook.
Candidates and their representatives may not partake in “mud slinging” or “smear” campaigns against other candidates.
Candidates may not vandalize or in any way damage another candidate’s campaign material.
A candidate is accountable for the actions of individuals assisting with his or her campaign.
All campaign material–print and electronic–must be in accordance with the rules and guidelines in the latest version of the Jefferson State Community College Student Handbook even if not specifically stated above.
Failure to abide by these guidelines may result in termination of a student’s candidate status and forfeiture of any position or office the student receives as a result of such action.
Questions, concerns, or comments regarding campaign material or allegations of violations of the above guidelines should be directed to the SEC at [email protected].
