Election Results
Meet the Candidates
Candidate Registration Requirements
All regular full-time and part-time staff members in a non-exempt, exempt, or academic non-professorial staff category; and who are employed at the Ithaca, AgriTech in Geneva or Cornell Tech campuses of the university are eligible to run for a seat in this election.
Application Process:
Each person who wishes to be a candidate in these elections must complete the following requirements by
12:00 pm (EST) on Monday, October 11, 2021:
- Review the open seats listed below and select ONE.
- All seats, including the two new “At-Large” seats, will be elected using the Ranked Choice Vote method of voting tabulation. Each seat will be elected with voters ranking candidates in order of preference; the two new “At-Large” seats will be awarded to the top two candidates in that race. You may also direct questions to assembly@cornell.edu.
- Review the Election Rules and Candidate Eligibility Guidelines below to ensure your eligibility.
- Complete the online registration form including:
- Name as you would like it to appear on the ballot (if different)
- Phone number
- Campus address
- Seat for which you are running
- Current employee category
- Personal Statement (up to 1,250 characters including spaces)
- Photo
- While petitions are typically required for assembly elections, they are being waived for the Fall 2021 special election due to the ongoing Covid-related restrictions. Furthermore, this will create greater parity between staff who are in person, hybrid or remote.
- Attend (or send a proxy on your behalf) one of the mandatory candidate information sessions on Monday, October 11, 2021, at either 12:15 PM or 4:30 PM via Zoom.
Please note: It is anticipated that newly seated members will be expected to attend an onboarding/orientation meeting shortly after the conclusion of the election. Details will be forthcoming. If you have any questions or concerns, email the Employee Assembly Elections Committee at
ea-elections@cornell.edu.
Election Rules:
Timeline:
Registration Materials:
Additional Forms:
Important Dates
- Deadline for Election Registration
- Monday, October 11th, 2021 @ 12:00 pm (noon) EST - on-line registration form submission.
- Mandatory Candidate Information Session
- Monday, October 11th, 2021 @ 12:15 pm or 4:30 PM - virtual via Zoom
- Campaigning Begins
- Monday, October 11th @ 6:00 pm EST
- Voting Begins
- Monday, October 18th, 2021 @ 12:00 pm (noon) EST
- Voting Ends
- Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 @ 2:00 pm EST
- Expense Reports and Candidate Challenge Forms Due
- Wednesday, October 20th, 2021 @ 4:00 pm EST via electronic submission to the Office of the Assemblies at assembly@cornell.edu
- Challenge Hearings
- Thursday, October 21st, 2021
- Earliest Results Will Be Announced
- Friday, October 22nd, 2021
CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY
Employees who meet the following criteria are eligible to participate in this election. Candidates must:
- work full-time or part-time in a non-exempt, exempt, or academic non-professorial staff category.
- work at the Ithaca, AgriTech in Geneva or Cornell Tech campus.
- work in the corresponding academic college/school if seeking those seats, in the corresponding staff unit if seeking those seats, or identify as a member of the corresponding affinity if seeking an "at-large" seat.
- plan to remain so for the duration of their position's term.
OPEN SEATS (FALL 2021):
Term ends Spring 2022- Less than 5 Years of Service Representative At-Large
Term ends Spring 2023- Representative At-Large (2 seats)
- School of Industrial & Labor Relations Representative
Term ends Spring 2024- College of Architecture, Art & Planning Representative
- College of Arts and Sciences Representative
- College of Engineering/Computer Information Sciences Representative
- School of Continuing Education, Summer Sessions and eCornell Representative
- School of Public Policy Representative
- Health & Safety Representative
- Division of Human Resources Representative
- International Representative At-Large
