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(A) The Council on Academic Personnel shall normally be elected on an annual basis in March by the Division from a slate of at least two candidates for each open position nominated by the Committee on Committees. Two exceptions to this process are fully detailed below.
(B)
(1) An unopposed candidate is properly elected if more "yes" votes than "no" votes are received. However, the School will be informed 90 days before election that there is only one person running.
(2) Members of CAP who must cease their participation for any reason shall be replaced. If the remainder of the term is 12 months or less, COC shall appoint a Senate member from that School to complete the term who has previous academic personnel experience, such as a former CAP member, former Dean, former Chair, or a faculty member who has chaired departmental subcommittees on personnel actions. If the vacancy occurs after the normal March elections for a seat in that school that was to become vacant in September, then the elected representative shall be asked to fill the vacancy and start the normal term earlier. If the new member is unable to begin the term earlier and someone with relevant personnel experience cannot be found, a Senate member from the School shall be appointed by COC. If the remaining term is longer than 12 months, the Senate shall add the seat to the list of vacancies for the March election, if there is time, or hold a special election and COC shall determine two Senate members from that school to run for the remainder of the term. The term length shall retain the appropriate stagger of terms between schools.
(C) The Committee on Committees shall circulate to all members of the Irvine Division its slate of nominees for any vacancy on the Council on Academic Personnel not less than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the scheduled date of the election.
(D) Additional nominations for the Council on Academic Personnel to represent a given Faculty of the Division can be made by a petition signed by at least ten (10) members of that Faculty and submitted to the Committee on Committees within ten (10) days of instruction after the Committee on Committees announces the initial slate of nominees. Any such petition must be accompanied by a certification of acceptance by the person thus nominated.
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