All functions and duties of Standing Committees shall be as prescribed in the Bylaws. Any candidate receiving a majority of all votes cast shall be declared elected to the office for which nominated. Oral nominations shall be received, no second being required, and any eligible Faculty member being entitled to self-nomination. Nominations shall not be closed so long as any Faculty member of a department wishes to offer nominations. 4.1.3 Nominations shall be confined to eligible members of the department wherein the election is being conducted.
Eligibility is defined in the Constitution of the Faculty Government.
Where no nominee receives a majority vote, a run-off election shall be conducted between the two nominees with the greatest number of votes. The votes shall be counted in a fashion permitting each nominee, or authorized agent thereof to view the procedure clearly. The results of each counting of the votes shall be announced immediately. Each department shall elect an Alternate for each Faculty Senate seat. Alternates shall have the same qualifications and shall be elected in the same manner as Senators.