[GSA Council] PLEASE APPROVE: Additional funds for GSA election

[Isabelle Johnston]

Hi Jon,

I appreciate all the hard work you are doing, and from what I have seen,
you seem to be doing a great job as CRO so far. However, I think we need
more information before we can grant your request for 30 additional work
hours. Could you please provide a rough breakdown of the 50 hours you have
worked so far, and an estimate of how the 80 remaining hours will be spent?

Thank you,

Isabelle

"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of
tyranny is in keeping them ignorant."

Maximilien Robespierre

On 21 March 2015 at 12:48, Jon Summers <jsummers6 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Executive and Council of Directors,
>
> This year's general election is shaping up to be the biggest the GSA has
> seen in a long time: 60 candidates, including 3 slates and a number of
> independent candidates. *This is HUGE!*
>
> However, there is only *$1,350* in the budget under "*Elections --
> Candidate costs*." The Election Regulations say each candidate may be
> reimbursed up to $75, although I have lowered this amount to $50. Still, if
> each candidate requests a reimbursement of $50, this comes to a total of
> *$3,000*.
>
> There will also be *other additional costs* related to having such a
> large number of candidates, like having to print many more ballots than
> expected.
>
> Furthermore, my contract is for *100 hours of work*. I am already at 50, *with
> the bulk of the work still to come* over the next week and, of course,
> over the polling days from March 30 to April 1 and the counting of the
> ballots. With such massive participation, it is essential that I put in the
> hours required to make sure this election is run properly.
>
> Therefore, I humbly request that Council approve the following:
>
> *1) That the election budget be increased by $2500. This will cover the
> additional costs of having so many candidates campaign, as well as having
> to print far more ballots than usual.*
>
> *2) That the CRO be remunerated for an additional 30 hours of work, at $20
> per additional hour, as stipulated in his contract. This will ensure that
> he has the time required to guarantee the proper running of the election.*
>
> Thank you very much to the Executive and the Council of Directors for your
> support, and good luck to all the candidates!
>
> *Jon Summers*
> *Chief Returning Officer (CRO), GSA Election 2015*
>
>
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