Meet the Candidates

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 5:00 p.m (EST) on Friday, March 22nd, 2024.

1. Review the open seats listed below and select ONE.
   • All 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  “At-Large” seats will be awarded to the top two candidates in that race. You may also direct questions to assembly@cornell.edu.
2. Review the Election Rules and Candidate Eligibility Guidelines below to ensure your eligibility.
3. Complete the online registration form (available after 8:00 a.m. on March 1, 2024) 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
4. While petitions are typically required for assembly elections, they are being waived for the Spring 2024 election to create greater parity between staff who are in-person, hybrid, or remote. 
5. Attend (or send a proxy on your behalf) the mandatory candidate information session on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 via Zoom (link to be provided).

Please note: All newly seated members will be expected to attend the Organizational Meeting of the 2024-2025 Employee Assembly on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, immediately following the EA meeting that day (12:00-1:15PM)

If you have any questions or concerns, email the Employee Assembly Elections Committee at ea-elections@cornell.edu.

Important Information:

• Spring 2024 Employee Assembly Election Rules
• Spring 2024 Employee Assembly Elections Calendar

​Registration Materials:

• Online Candidate Registration Form (available after 8:00 a.m. on March 1, 2024)

Additional Forms:

• Expense Report/Reimbursement Form
• Candidate Challenge Form

Important Dates

Deadline for Election Registration

• Friday, March 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST-online registration form submission.

Mandatory Candidate Information Session

• Tuesday, March 26, 2024 from 12:00-12:45 PM via Zoom.

Campaigning Begins

• Tuesday, March 26, 2024-immediately following the Mandatory Candidate Information Session

​Online Voting Begins​​​

• Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 9:00AM EST

Voting Ends

• Monday, April 15, 2024 at 12:00PM EST

Expense Reports and Candidate Challenge Forms Due

• Monday, April 15, 2024 at 12:00PM EST via electronic submission to the Office of the Assemblies at assembly@cornell.edu

Earliest Results Will Be Announced

• Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 12:00PM EST

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 the term of the seat being elected.

OPEN SEATS:

Note: Seats indicated by an asterisk (*) have been unfilled for over a year. The Employee Assembly is particularly interest in finding candidates to represent these seats.

1 Year Term (ending in Spring 2025)

• Financial Affairs, Budget & Planning, Audit & Investment Representative*
• SC Johnson School of Business Representative*

2 Year Term (ending in Spring 2026)

• Graduate School and Law School Representative*
• School of Industrial and Labor Relations Representative*

3 Year Term (ending in Spring 2027)

• Disability Representative At-Large
• Library and Museum Representative
• Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Representative At-Large
• More than 20 Years of Service Representative At-Large
• College of Architecture, Art & Planning Representative
• College of Arts and Sciences Representative
• College of Engineering/Computer Information Sciences Representative
• International Representative At-Large
• Health and Safety Representative At-Large*
• Division of Human Resources Representative
• School of Continuing Education, Summer Sessions, and eCornell Representative
• School of Public Policy Representative*