CCSC Elections Board
The Columbia College Student Council Elections Board was established and is funded by CCSC to conduct and publicize all the council's elections. It was created in May 2005, replacing the Committee on Elections, Nominations and Appointments (CENA).
Appointments
Columbia College Student Council appoints five Columbia College students to the Elections Board. During their year and thus conceivably the one following, they cannot serve on the Council or run in a Council election. One Chair is chosen to oversee the operations of the Board and is a non-voting member accept in circumstances of a tie. Appointments are made after the CCSC spring elections with any vacant seats filled in the fall.
CCSC has no jurisdiction over the Elections Board besides appointment, though CCSC is the sole source of annual funding for the Board. The Elections Board creates the Candidate Rules and Regulations though basic requirements are contained in the Board constitution. Any Columbia College student may appeal election results. Such appeals are handled by the CCSC Judicial Committee who additionally decides any party appeals of Rules Violation decisions made by the Elections Board. The Judicial Committee then decides whether to uphold or overturn the Elections Board decision. Since the Election Board's creation it has never been overturned by the Judicial Committee.
In the 2009 the Elections Board implemented an Instant Run-Off voting system. This system uses preferences in cases where a majority is not won.
