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1. GENERAL GUIDELINES
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a) To nominate an individual, you must be a paid and registered member
of the MSA. This means that your name must be on the official MSA
list, and it is YOUR responsibility to verify that this information is
correct. Contact a current MSA exec member if you are not yet a
member. Memberships subscribed after Friday March 7, 2008 at 7:00pm
CANNOT nominate, run or vote in the elections.

b) To run for a position, you must be i) a paid and registered member
of the MSA, ii) a full-time student at McMaster in any faculty.

c) Throughout this process, the Elections Committee advises that
members select only those people who they think will be able to
successfully accomplish the mandated roles. For information on
specific responsibilities for Executive Members and Directors, please
visit http://www.macmsa.com

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2. GENERAL TIMELINE
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Friday March 7, 2008 7:00pm – MSA MEMBERSHIP PERIOD ENDS.

Sunday March 9, 2008 7:00pm – NOMINATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE MEMBERS END.

*Wednesday March 12, 2008 11:30pm – EXECUTIVE CANDIDATES IDENTIFIED.
Deadline for acceptance of Executive position nominations.

*Friday March 14, 2008 – VOTING BEGINS, (Times & locations to be
determined).

*Thursday March 20, 2008 – VOTING ENDS, (Times & locations to be
determined).

Monday March 24, 2008 – ELECTION RESULTS determined.

Monday March 31, 2008 7:00pm – NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTOR POSITIONS END.
New Executive body will contact all candidates and follow an internal
application and interview process to select from the most qualified
nominees.

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3. NOMINATIONS
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Executive Positions:

Nomination Period: Friday February 29, 2008 – Sunday March 9, 2008 7:00pm

1. President
2. Vice-President Brothers
3. Vice-President Sisters
4. Secretary
5. Treasurer
6. Public Relations Officer Internal
7. Public Relations Officer External
8. Senior Advisor

Positions for Directors:

Nomination Period: Friday February 29, 2008 – Monday March 31, 2008 7:00pm

1. Director of Prayer Services
2. Director of Social Services
3. Director of Qiratul Quran Competition
4. Director of Fundraising
5. Director of Islamic Education
6. Director of Academic Education
7. Director of Dawah and Outreach
8. Director of Brothers Social
9. Director of Sisters Social
10. Director of Ramadan and Iftar Services
11. Director of Publications
12. Director of Technology Services

In order to nominate members for Executive Positions or Directors,
send an email to the CRO and DRO at: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . To be
accepted, the Nomination Email must include:

i) the full name of the person(s) you are nominating
ii) the position(s) that you are nominating the person(s) for
iii) the email address of the person(s)
iv) the telephone number of the person(s)

Members are allowed to nominate an unlimited number of individuals for
positions, and can nominate more than one person per position.
However, candidates will not be allowed to nominate themselves. If you
feel you can contribute, you are encouraged to ask an MSA member to
nominate you on his/her behalf.

People who are nominated for executive positions will be informed by
Monday March 10, 2008 7:00pm. If a person is nominated for more than
one Executive Position, she/he will be asked to select only TWO
positions to run for. Those nominated for Director positions are able
to accept any number of nominations, and will be informed during the
summer period of the appointment made by the incoming Executive body.

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4. ELECTIONS
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All members will be informed of those people who have accepted their
nominations by Thursday March 13, 2008 7:00pm via an MMN email.
Members will be able to read information and answers provided by the
candidates online at http://www.macmsa.com
Voting will take place from Friday March 14, 2008 to Thursday March
20, 2008 (Times & locations to be determined).

The electoral process will function on a rating system to avoid the
occurrence of a tie. If candidates are tied in the first ranking, the
second ranking will be decisive, if the tie remains, the third,
etc…All ballot totals and decisions will be final and as dictated by
the CRO and DRO. In the unlikely case that one individual is ranked
first for two Executive positions, a decision will have to be made by
the elected candidate on the most favorable position, and the person
next in rank will be awarded the declined position.

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5. RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT
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The final results for 2008-2009 Executive Positions will be emailed to
the MSA body through the MMN by Monday March 24, 2008 7:00pm.

May Allah accept all our efforts Inshallah. The Elections Committee
once again urges that your decisions are based on who would be the
best suited for the position, and who would be best able to fulfill
their duties most successfully.

If there are any questions please do not hesitate to email the
Elections Committee at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jazakum Allahu Khairan.

Wassalamu Alaikum,

Ateeka Khan
Abdul-Munem Al-Khudairi