Whereas: The Employee-elected Trustee is an integral part of campus governance, and

Whereas: candidates for the position of Employee-elected Trustee should be considered viable candidates based on issues, ideas, and vision, and

Whereas: potential candidates may be hindered and intimidated by having to solicit other employees to fill a petition, and

Whereas: viable candidates may be employed in small offices, or off campus, and

Whereas: The EA charter states:

And,

Whereas: the goal of the IOC and the Trustee Nominating Committee should be to facilitate the elections process in such a way that there exists and ample roster of viable candidates based on issues, ideas, and vision, and not the number of people that sign a petition requiring the same number of signatures (200) as required for students running for the Trustee position, a population that is double that of staff, may discourage some viable and qualified candidates from running for this important position,

Be it therefore recommended: that the IOC and the Trustee Nominating Committee consider changing the current requirement of having candidates produce a petition with Two-hundred (200) signatures, to a less encumbered requirement of a petition of one hundred (100) signatures.

Respectfully submitted,
Jayne Worden
Employee Assembly
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As unanimously approved by the Employee Assembly on November 17, 1999.