Nomination forms and election information has been posted online here. Nominations are due by 4pm January 14^th to the Federation of Students Office in the Student Life Centre. Elections will be conducted in winter 2010 term before reading week.

Due to a vacancy on Students' Council, there will be a by-election for an Arts seat on Council. Make sure you come out and vote. Check out the details over at http://vote.feds.ca.

The Federation of Students will be holding three (3) separate referendum questions this fall asking students to contribute financing to the construction of a new student services complex, and expansion to health services and for a student fee to support 100.3 Sound FM, the campus radio station. 

For more details visit www.vote.feds.ca

Early consultation regarding the proposed construction of a new student services complex and expansion to health services began in early October with the launch of the http://www.studentspace.uwaterloo.ca/ website. The website will remain accessible for the duration of the referendum campaigns for information and for student to continue to provide feedback regarding the proposed projects. 

The Election Committee has reached a formal ruling regarding the  summer Math by-election and is releasing the results of the vote.

The candidates in the election all inadvertently neglected to comply  with Council Procedure 6 section J, 1. Each candidate incurred no  actual spending in their campaigns and failed to submit a budget  declaring zero spending. All budgets were reported below the $75  spending limit set out in Council Procedure 6 section K, 1.

In the committees judgment to disqualify all the candidates would be  counter productive. Section J, 1. is an area of policy known to be  easy for candidates to confuse as was seen in the winter elections.  Candidates in the summer by-election were not reminded of need to  submit a budget even if the budget is for zero spending or only fair  market value spending as was done for winter candidates.

Given these circumstances and the recent upholding of candidates  eligibility in the winter elections under similar and less forgiving  circumstances, the Election Committee unanimously agreed to suspend  the strict deadline outlined in Council Procedure 6 section J,1.

The Election Committee will be working to make productive  recommendations to improve the election experience for candidates,  students and volunteers with 60 days of the end of the elections as  per Council Procedure 6.

This ruling is subject to the revision at the discretion of Students? Council.

Consequently, the Election Committee would like to announce the  results of the Math by-election. The results are as follows:

Declined 2
Jacob, Ajnu 45
Kamal, Sajjad 16
Macdonald, Barbara 52
Qadri, Sarmad 27

The Federation of Students is now accepting nominations for the following Students'
Council positions:

3 positions in the Faculty of Engineering
2 positions in the Faculty of Mathematics (excluding those students registered through
St. Jerome's)
1 position for the Faculty of Applied Health Studies
1 position for the School of Optometry
1 position for Renison College

The Federation of Students is holding its 2008-2009 Executive and Students' Council
Election from February 12th to February 14th. Elections for undergraduate Arts,
Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Science, and at-large Senate positions are being held
concurrently. For more information on running for these positions, click here:
http://pulse.feds.ca/list_position

There's also a
Exec, Senate and Council elections facebook group.