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The following are the executive candidates for the MSA Elections
2008-2009, please click on them for more information:

President

Areej Shabhaz
Omair Rahman

Vice-President Brothers

Affaf Ahtisham
Muhammad Saad Sultan
Nazir Khan

Vice-President Sisters

Amilah Baksh

Treasurer

Aisha Vanderloo
Hafsa Bemat
Marium Siddiqi
Mohammad Ibrahim Sardar
Rao Javaid
Rubana Chowdhury

Secretary

Urouje Syed

Public Relation Officer Internal

Omar Hindy
Sarra Al-Saigh
Zoya Alam

Public Relations Officer External

Anisa Mirza
Hannan Uppal
Nazir Khan

Senior Advisor

Sarmad Gilani

Congratulation to Amilah Baksh, Urouje Syed and Sarmad Gilani on winning
their positions!

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Please come out and vote for your representatives at the following times:

Friday March 14, 2008

2:00-3:00pm East Aux Gym (Ivor Wynne Center)
3:00-4:30pm MSA Office

Monday March 17, 2008

12:00-3:00pm MSA Office

Tuesday March 18, 2008

2:30-4:30pm MSA Office

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1  GENERAL GUIDELINES
2  TIMELINE
3  NOMINATIONS
4  ELECTIONS
5  RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT

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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 14, 2008 – VOTING BEGINS.

Tuesday March 18, 2008 – VOTING ENDS.

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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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 Director positions, 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.

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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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.

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