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Cornell University

Employee Assembly Spring 2024 Elections

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(link sends email).
  2. Review the Election Rules and Candidate Eligibility Guidelines below to ensure your eligibility.
  3. Complete the (link is external)online registration form(link is external) (link is external)(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(link sends email)Important Information:Registration Materials:Additional Forms:
Important DatesDeadline for Election Registration
  • Friday, March 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST-online registration form submission.
Mandatory Candidate Information Session
  • Tuesday, March 26, 2024 via Zoom-Link and time to be provided
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 DueEarliest 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 interested 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*