/Institutions/John-Jay-College/json/2020-2021/Graduate-Bulletin-local.json

/Institutions/John-Jay-College/json/2020-2021/Graduate-Bulletin.json

Section 3–The Election of Student Council Executive Officers

1. Students in good standing at the College shall be eligible to be elected executive officers of the Student Council if they have the requisite qualifications for the offices they seek as stipulated in Article III, Section 2, Paragraph C of this Charter. These include a grade-point average of at least 2.5 for undergraduate students and at least 3.0 for graduate students, at the time of election.
2. The executive officers of the Student Council shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as class representatives and the University Student Senate delegates. Every student registered in John Jay College of Criminal Justice shall be eligible to vote in the election to fill each of the executive offices. The candidates for these positions receiving a plurality of the total vote shall be elected.
3. A newly-elected executive officer shall begin his or her term at midnight on June 1, and complete it, if not removed, at midnight on May 31, of the following year.
4. Eligible students may become candidates for executive office in the following manner:

• Students wishing to become candidates for executive office must present a statement of support signed by at least seven members of the Student Council, or a nominating petition signed by at least one hundred and fifty registered students.
• No student may sign a nominating petition or a statement of support for more than one candidate running for a single executive position.