North Carolina SR 47: Senate 2015 UNC Board of Governors Election.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2015
S Simple
Resolution
Adopted
SENATE RESOLUTION 47
Adopted 2/12/15

Sponsors: Senators Apodaca (Primary Sponsor); and J. Davis.
Referred to: Calendar 2-12-15
February 10, 2015

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A SENATE RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURE FOR NOMINATING AND 1
ELECTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 2
NORTH CAROLINA. 3
Be it resolved by the Senate: 4
SECTION 1. The following procedures for nominating and electing members of 5
the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina are adopted: 6
I. COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES 7
1. It is the duty of the Senate Select Committee on UNC Board of Governors 8
(hereinafter referred to as the "Senate Committee") to choose nominees for each opening on the 9
Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina to which the Senate is to elect 10
members. 11
2. The Senate Committee shall receive suggestions of proposed candidates for 12
nomination for election to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina from 13
Monday, February 16, 2015, through Monday, February 23, 2015. In 2015, the total number of 14
positions available for election by the Senate is eight, and each position is for a four-year term. 15
A Senator may propose candidates for nomination only for the openings available for election 16
by the Senate. In order for a person to have standing to be considered as a candidate for 17
nomination by the Senate Committee, that person must be formally nominated as a candidate 18
by a member of the Senate. Only a written nomination on a form provided by the Chair of the 19
Senate Committee for that purpose and received in the Office of the Senate Principal Clerk on 20
or after Monday, February 16, 2015, and no later than 5:00 P.M. on Monday, February 23, 21
2015, shall constitute a formal nomination of a candidate. Delivery to the Office of the Senate 22
Principal Clerk of a nomination form by facsimile transmission or e-mail transmission shall not 23
constitute a formal nomination of a candidate. An individual is not eligible for nomination by a 24
member of the Senate if he or she was nominated for election to the Board of Governors by a 25
member of the House of Representatives during the 2015 Session. 26
3. Notwithstanding G.S. 138A-22, every person who has been formally nominated 27
shall file a completed North Carolina State Ethics Commission Statement of Economic Interest 28
with the North Carolina State Ethics Commission to be received by the North Carolina State 29
Ethics Commission no later than 5:00 P.M. on Monday, February 23, 2015. The Statement of 30
Economic Interest must clearly state that the person is a candidate who has been nominated for 31
the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina. 32
4. On or after February 23, 2015, the Senate Committee shall list all proposed 33
candidates for nomination. The Senate Committee shall screen the proposed candidates for 34
nomination as to their qualifications and background and may interview each one to make sure 35

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that suitable persons are nominated. The Senate Committee shall ascertain that each candidate 1
for nomination is willing and able to serve and has no statutory disability. On completion of the 2
screening process, the Senate Committee shall conduct a vote to ensure that the slate of legally 3
qualified candidates lists no more than twice the number of candidates for the total seats open. 4
5. The Chair of the Senate Committee shall ascertain whether the nominees for 5
election by the Senate would serve if elected. Any nominee may withdraw without the approval 6
of the sponsor. 7
6. Senate Committee nominees shall be placed before and recommended to the 8
Senate for election. 9
II. ELECTIONS IN THE SENATE 10
1. A ballot shall be prepared under the supervision of the Chair of the Senate 11
Committee for the use of the Senate. 12
2. The ballot shall list only the names of those nominees proposed by the Senate 13
Committee who have consented to run and for whom the Senate is entitled to vote. Their names 14
shall be arranged alphabetically by surname. 15
3. The Senate shall hold its election no later than Wednesday, March 18, 2015. 16
Before the voting begins, the Chair of the Senate Committee shall explain the voting rules, 17
which are: 18
(a) No nomination shall be received from the floor. 19
(b) In order to be chosen, a nominee must receive the votes of a majority of all 20
members present and voting. 21
(c) Each member present and voting shall vote for as many nominees as there 22
are positions to be filled, and any ballot not so marked shall be deemed void. 23
(d) If fewer than eight nominees receive the votes of a majority of all members 24
present and voting, a runoff to fill the open position or positions shall be 25
conducted among the nominees who were not elected but who received the 26
highest numbers of votes cast; and th