Employee Assembly Election - Spring 2022
Meet the Spring 2022 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 5:00 pm (EST) on Tuesday, April 12th 2022- 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.
- 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 Spring 2022 election to 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 Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 12:15 PM via Zoom.
Important Information:
Registration Materials:
- Online Candidate Registration Form
Additional Forms:
Important Dates
- Deadline for Election Registration
- Tuesday, April 12, 2022 5:00PM EST - on-line registration form submission.
- Mandatory Candidate Information Session
- Thursday, April 14, 2022 12:15PM via Zoom
- Campaigning Begins
- Thursday, April 14, 2022 1:15PM (or immediately following the Mandatory Campaign Meeting)
- Meet the Candidates Forum
- Tuesday, April 19, 2022
- Online Voting Begins
- Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 8:00AM EST
- Voting Ends
- Friday, April 29, 2022 at 2:00PM EST
- Expense Reports and Candidate Challenge Forms Due
- Friday, April 29, 2022 at 2:00PM EST via electronic submission to the Office of the Assemblies at assembly@cornell.edu
- Earliest Results Will Be Announced
- Monday, May 2, 2022
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 (Spring 2022):
Term ends Spring 2023- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Representative
- School of Industrial & Labor Relations Representative
- Cornell Tech (filling a 1-year vacancy)
- College of Arts and Sciences Representative
- College of Engineering/Computer Information Sciences Representative
- School of Public Policy Representative
- Health & Safety Representative
- Division of Human Resources Representative
- International Representative At-Large
Term ends Spring 2025
- College of Human Ecology Representative
- SC Johnson College of Business Representative
- Cornell AgriTech Representative
- Facilities and Campus Services Representative
- Financial Affairs, Budget & Planning, Audit & Investment Representative
- Less Than 5 Years of Service Representative At-Large
- LGBTQ+ Representative At-Large
- Non-Exempt Employee Representative At-Large
- Research, Technology Transfer, and Information Technology Representative At-Large
- Division of Student and Campus Life Representative