What is the election timeline?
November 11 (Mon): November 15 (Fri): Nominations were collected
November 18 (Mon): November 20 (Wed): Nominees accepted nominations
November 22 (Fri): Membership receives emails about candidates running
[Thanksgiving Break]
December 2 (Mon): December 6 (Fri): Voting is held (see below)
December 11 (Wed): Results are announced at General Membership Meeting
What positions are being elected?
We will be electing a total of eighteen (18) positions in this election:
An executive board consisting of thirteen (13) members: The President, Vice President for Membership, Recording Secretary, Financial Secretary, Campus Chief Steward, and the eight (8) Area Chief Stewards.
Two non-executive board positions totalling five (5) members: Two (2) at-large delegates for union conventions, and three (3) trustees
Note that five of these positions have no candidates running: Area Chief Steward for the Sloan School of Management and School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Area Chief Steward for the School of Architecture and Planning; and the three (3) trustees. Per our local’s constitution, these positions may be filled by nomination and election at a General Membership Meeting (Article XVII).
How long are terms for elected positions?
All positions are elected for a one (1)-year term. This term will begin at the January 2025 General Membership Meeting and end at the January 2026 General Membership Meeting.
What are the requirements of each elected position?
The requirements for each position can be found in our local constitution (Section XI).
How will voting be carried out? What voting system will be used?
Voting will be carried out via ElectionBuddy, using ranked choice voting.
All voting-eligible members will receive electronic ballots from ElectionBuddy to their MIT emails on Monday, December 2nd, which must be submitted by Friday, December 6th to be counted.
Ranked choice voting will be used for all positions. You may rank as many candidates as you wish. For positions with a single spot, preferential voting will be used. For positions with multiple positions, single transferable vote will be used. See ElectionBuddy’s documentation for more details.
Who is eligible to vote?
All members in good standing are eligible to vote in union elections. You are eligible if:
You are an RA, TA, or IG who has signed a union card and is fully paid on dues (no owed back dues)
You are a Fellow who has signed a union card and is paying voluntary dues.
The easiest way to pay your dues is by setting up automatic payments in the member portal (https://member-portal.mitgsu.org/).
To receive a ballot, you must be a member in good standing by December 1st, 2024.
Who can I contact with questions?
For any questions, please feel free to contact the election committee (Belinda Zou Li, Robert van der Drift, Frederike Brockmeyer, Hanna Mularcyzk, and Paul Irvine) via email at elections@mitgsu.org
When can I run to be a Steward or Department Chief Steward?
Elections for Stewards and Department Chief Stewards are held in February (per Article XII, Section E of the constitution) and organized by the local executive board.