Constitution & Bylaws Revisions Vote Results

Oct. 24, 2016

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA®
Committee on Elections
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October 24, 2016

Press Release

Fall 2016 Faculty Election Results

The Committee on Elections verified the results of the Fall Special election to revise sections of the UA Faculty Governance Constitution and Bylaws and is pleased to announce the results of the Fall 2016 General Faculty Special Election. A total of 425 ballots, representing 16.25% of the voting faculty, were received. The results are below.

Fall 2016 UA General Faculty Special Election Results

PASSED: revision to BYLAWS Article V. Section 6. a. b.
Section 6: If a member of a General Faculty Standing Committee (Sections 1-5) resigns or becomes ineligible for membership, this member will be replaced for the remainder of the term of the departing member by the following:
a. If elected, the candidate who received the next highest number of votes in the same election will be offered the vacancy, with ties broken by the Chair of Faculty. If there is no eligible candidate, the Chair of the Faculty will fill the vacancy by appointing a member of the General Faculty.
b. If appointed, the Chair of the Faculty will fill the vacancy by appointing a member of the General Faculty.
Note: A two-thirds majority of the votes cast is necessary for adoption.
384-YES, 13-NO = 96.7%

PASSED: revison to BYLAWS Article V, Section 4.
Section 4: (added) who are tenured or continuing members to the definition of those who are eligible to serve on the University Committee on Ethics and Commitment.

This has the effect of limiting membership on the Committee to faculty who enjoy the protection of tenure or continuing status.
Note: A two-thirds majority of the votes cast is necessary for adoption.
350-YES, 42-NO = 89.2%

PASSED: revisons to CONSTITUTION Article II, Section 1.d. Individuals who have held at least half-time year-to-year nontenure-eligible faculty appointments for three (3) of the past four (4) years and who currently hold lecturer or ranked professorial titles that do not include an adjunct or visiting modifier, and
Article II, Section 5. Faculty Shared Governance. In matters of faculty governance, the elected and at-large representatives to Faculty Senate represent not only members of the General Faculty, but also those nontenure-eligible faculty who do not meet the criteria for membership in the General Faculty. These include:
a. Individuals with nontenure-eligible lecturer or ranked professorial titles who have not held at least half-time year-to-year appointments for three (3) of the last four (4) years, and
b. Individuals who have instructor and adjunct, visiting, or other nontenure-eligible appointments who do not otherwise qualify for membership in the General Faculty.
Note: a three-fourths majority of the votes cast is necessary for adoption.
311-YES, 79-NO = 79.7%

COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS, 2016-17

Dr. Roger Dahlgran, CHAIR, Agricultural-Resource Economics
Dr. Alex Braithwaite, Government & Public Policy
Dr. Ahlam Saleh, Health Sciences Library