The integrity of the voting process is very important, and the Nominations Committee takes steps to ensure that proper process is followed throughout. Pursuant to the Bylaws, the Board of Governors has authorized that governor elections may be conducted by electronic means. The e-voting platform selected for this purpose provides a secure, easy to use and efficient method for conducting an election. All eligible members receive a unique personal voting code, together with an electronic ballot and instructions to link to the SMUS election website. There the voter is invited to select up to the maximum number of candidates for election on the ballot and press submit. Once submitted the voting code cannot be used again. The vote is electronically deposited in the secure databases of the independent platform provider. The votes are secret/anonymous as submitted. On the date set for counting, a tabulation is run electronically by the platform provider under the scrutiny of the scrutineers appointed in accordance with the Bylaws and the results are verified and confirmed. The Nominations Committee is informed of the successful candidates and the result is posted on the school website.