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

[Mathilde Mbom]

Hello,

Should we make a motion and add it on the agenda?

Mathilde

> On Mar 21, 2015, at 12:48 PM, 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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