Each lecturer Academic Senator shall be elected by majority vote of the lecturers voting in that College. As early as possible in the spring semester, the Office of the Academic Senate shall hold elections for lecturer members on Senate Councils from the lecturer population at large. The notification shall include meeting times of the Academic Senate, and a call for nominations. Any lecturer may be nominated by submission of that lecturer s name and certification that the lecturer is willing to serve, on a voluntary basis, if elected. Self-nomination is permitted.
Election requires a majority of the votes cast.
A candidate with the most votes of those not elected may be declared that college s Alternate. In the event that no lecturer in a particular college is willing to serve as an Academic Senator, the seat shall remain vacant until the next year. In the event an elected lecturer senator is unable to serve or to complete a term of service, the Alternate shall complete that term of office. The election of a lecturer to the Academic Senate or to the Senate Councils shall not constitute an entitlement to employment. The terms of office for all Faculty senators, except the members of the Executive Committee, shall start at the beginning of the fall semester.