The Academic Senate Election Principles



Article 1

General Provisions

  • The Academic Senate of GMBS (hereinafter referred to as "GMBS AS") consists seven (7) members; it is divided into a staff contingent and a student contingent. Five members are staff — four teaching and one administrative — and two members represent the student part of the academic community.
  • The GMBS AS bodies consist of the chairman of the GMBS AS, the vice-chairman of the GMBS AS for the staff part of the academic community, the vice-chairman of the GMBS AS for the student part of the academic community and the members of the GMBS AS.
  • This internal regulations of the GMBS AS are binding on the entire GMBS academic community.
  • The election of the chairman and vice-chairmen shall be direct, equal and by secret ballot.
  • The presence of at least five (5) members of the respective GMBS academic community is required for the valid election of the GMBS AS chairman and vice-chairman.

Article 2

Organisation of Elections to the GMBS AS

  • All members of the academic community have the right to vote and the right to be elected to the GMBS AS. Each candidate must agree to his/her candidacy.
  • Elections to the GMBS AS for a new term of office shall normally be announced by the GMBS AS at least two (2) months before the end of its term of office.
  • If a member of the GMBS AS ceases to hold office before the expiry of the term of office, a replacement shall be elected in his/her place. The term of the replacement shall end at the expiration of the term of the original GMBS AS member who has been replaced.
  • The chairman of the GMBS AS and the vice-chairman of the GMBS AS for the staff part of the academic community are elected from the members of the staff part of the GMBS AS; the vice-chairman of the GMBS AS for the student part of the academic community is elected from the student part of the GMBS AS. The election of the chairman and vice-chairmen shall be by secret ballot.
  • Candidates for the positions of chairman and vice-chairmen of the GMBS AS are nominated by the members of the GMBS AS. Candidates for these positions shall express their agreement or disagreement with their candidature.
  • Elections to the GMBS AS and the election of the bodies of the GMBS AS are ensured by the election committee elected by the GMBS AS.
  • The chairman of the election committee shall notify the members of the GMBS AS of the manner and procedure of the election.
  • The election of the chairman and vice-chairmen of the GMBS AS shall be held individually and in two rounds. In the first round, a candidate is elected if he/she receives more than 50% of the votes of the GMBS AS members present. If no candidate for office received in the first round more than 50% of the votes of the GMBS AS members present, a second round of elections will be held, to which the two candidates for the position with the highest number of votes will advance. In the event of a tie, the advancing candidate shall be decided by a separate vote. In the second round, the candidate who received the most votes is elected to the office. In the event of a tie vote, the vote shall be repeated.