These are the unofficial election results (elected candidates are in bold):

PRESIDENT
Lorenz Yeung (821)
Ashleigh Kolla (606)
Kayode Fatoba (266)

TREASURER
Michael McDonell (686)
Kevin Zhang (902)

MEMBER SERVICES OFFICER
Humza Khan (yes: 1096 – no: 307)

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS OFFICER
Jeff McCann (969)
Aleks Besan (591)

EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
Meaghan Wilson (603)
Nate Larsen (379)
Stephanie Boulding (360)
James Hankinson (166)

INTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
Craig Pavelich (yes: 1002 – no: 310)

MEMBER AT-LARGE
Arian Noei Aghaei (124)
Ashleigh Girodat (669)
Michael H. Hejazi (421)
Karanvir Singh Thiara (489)
Linda Chen (433)

ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES REPRESENTATIVE
Alia Ali (yes: 269 – no: 98)

APPLIED SCIENCES REPRESENTATIVE
Moe Kopahi (yes: 107 – no: 39)

BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE
Norah Xiao (yes: 70 – no: 71)
*this position will remain vacant

COMMUNICATION, ART & TECHNOLOGY REPRESENTATIVE
Sarah Veness (yes:  75 – no: 18)

EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE
Shideh Manavipour (yes:  25 – no: 3)

ENVIRONMENT REPRESENTATIVE
Monique Atusa Ataei (yes: 56 – no: 27)

HEALTH SCIENCES REPRESENTATIVE
Tracy Luong (yes:  67 – no: 9)

SCIENCE REPRESENTATIVE
Ciara Morgan-Feir (80)
Kevin So (41)
Alastair Lindsay (117)

FORUM REPRESENTATIVE: SOCIOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENT UNION
Lisa Busche (vote extended to Saturday, March 24 @ 3:30pm)

REFERENDUM 1 – SCHOOLS BUILDING SCHOOLS
Yes: 1407
No: 779

OPT-OUT
Yes: 1781
No: 373

REFERENDUM 2 – BY-LAW 17 -REFERENDA
Yes: 1364
No: 296
[By-Law changes require 75% - passes with 82%]

REFERENDUM 3 – SPACE EXPANSION FEE REALLOCATION
Yes:1202
No: 854

REFERENDUM 4 – BUILD SFU
Yes: 1193
No: 1003

Voting is now open for the 2012 Simon Fraser Student Society General Election and Referenda.

Sixteen Board of Directors positions will be elected:

• 6 Executive Directors
• 8 Faculty Representatives
• 2 At-Large Representatives

Four Referendum Questions will be decided:

• Question 1: Schools Building Schools
• Question 2: By-Law 17 – Referenda Amendment
• Question 3: Space Expansion Fund Reallocation
• Question 4: Build SFU

One Forum Representative may be elected:

• Sociology and Anthropology Student Union

Candidate & Referenda Information

A number of resources are available on the SFSS Elections website to help you make an informed decision:

• Candidate Platforms
• Referendum Campaign Platforms
• All-Candidate Debate Recordings

Eligible Voters

All registered undergraduate students may vote for Executive Directors, At-Large Representatives, and Referendum Questions.

Each student may also vote for their Faculty Representative.

You are recognized as a member of a faculty if:

• You are registered in at least one course in the faculty this semester; OR
• You have declared a Major, Minor, or Honours in the faculty and are registered in at least one course at SFU this semester.

This means that you may be able to vote for more than one faculty representative.

If you are a registered major or minor or are taking a course in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology you may also vote for the Sociology and Anthropology Student Union Forum Representative position.

Vote Online Now

Please click on the following links to access the ballots. You will need to log in with your SFU Computing ID and password.

Referendum Questions, Executive Directors and At-Large Representatives
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/106801009

Faculty of Applied Sciences Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107179584

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107148058

Faculty of Business Administration Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107188571

Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107195232

Faculty of Education Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107205568

Faculty of Environment Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107216586

Faculty of Health Sciences Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107221011

Faculty of Science Representative
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107231045

Sociology and Anthropology Forum Representative:
Ballot Link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/107158762

Voting will remain open until 11:59pm on Thursday, March 22nd.

Unofficial results will be posted at http://elections.sfss.ca/ on Friday, March 23rd.

The Burnaby Debate can be seen here

The Surrey Debate can be seen here

MONDAY, MARCH 12th 12:30-3:30
Burnaby, MBC Atrium Cafeteria

TUESDAY, MARCH 13th 11:30-2:30
Surrey, Mezzanine

Candidate and referenda campaign platforms are now available under the “Candidate” and “Referenda” tabs.

Keep an eye out as more are posted throughout the week and watch for them in next weeks issue of The Peak!

PRESIDENT
Lorenz Yeung
Ashleigh Kolla (Renew SFU)
Kayode Fatoba
Arry Dhillon (withdrew)

TREASURER
Michael McDonell (Renew SFU)
Kevin Zhang

MEMBER SERVICES OFFICER
Humza Khan

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS OFFICER
Jeff McCann
Aleks Besan (Renew SFU)

EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
Meaghan Wilson
Nate Larsen
Stephanie Boulding (Renew SFU)
James Hankinson

INTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
Craig Pavelich (Renew SFU)

MEMBER AT-LARGE
Arian Noei Aghaei
Ashleigh Girodat
Michael H. Hejazi (Renew SFU)
Karanvir Singh Thiara
Linda Chen

ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES REPRESENTATIVE
Alia Ali

APPLIED SCIENCES REPRESENTATIVE
Moe Kopahi

BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE
Norah Xiao

COMMUNICATION, ART & TECHNOLOGY REPRESENTATIVE
Sarah Veness

EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE
Shideh Manavipour

ENVIRONMENT REPRESENTATIVE
Monique Ataei Abbassi

HEALTH SCIENCES REPRESENTATIVE
Tracy Luong

SCIENCE REPRESENTATIVE
Ciara Morgan-Feir
Kevin So
Alastair Lindsay

FORUM REPRESENTATIVE:
SOCIOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENT UNION
Lisa Busche (Renew SFU)

1.  Schools Building Schools

Whereas Schools Building Schools (SBS) is a registered international charity, based out of SFU & made up of SFU students and Alumni, who are focused on improving the living standards of the poor and underprivileged in Eastern Africa by providing access to quality vocational (trades) education.

Whereas SBS is looking to put to referendum a question asking for student sponsored financial support (thereabouts $2.00/annually) for its legitimate and transparent charitable endeavours.

Whereas after extensive research, SBS found that acquiring small donations in greater numbers was the most effective way to support its goals. By talking with students and receiving an overwhelmingly positive response, it was decided to look to the student population of SFU for their support to help build vocational schools and facilitate vocational training for those in need.

Are you in favor of a new fee of $1 per full-time student per semester and $0.50 per part-time student per semester to be levied for the benefit of the charitable international initiatives of Schools Building Schools? (Yes/No)

If so do you further agree that students be given the power to opt out from paying this levy? (Yes/No)

2.  By-Law 17 Amendment

Whereas allowing the Society to take issues to referendum more frequently gives students more opportunity to vote;

Do you agree to amend By-Law 17 – Referenda to read as follows (Italicized clauses represent amended clauses);

By-Law 17 – Referenda

1.

a) The members may vote on resolutions concerning the activities of the

Society by means of a referendum.

b) Any such resolution shall require a majority of the votes cast except where

prohibited by these By-Laws or the Society Act.

2. Resolutions may be put to referendum in the Fall Semester or concurrently with

the next regularly scheduled Society election or by-election.

3. Resolutions may be put to referendum by a simple majority vote of the Board or

Forum, except where prohibited by these By-Laws.

4. During a general election or by-election, resolutions may be put to referendum

upon presentation of a petition to the Board which contains the text of the

proposed resolution and the signatures of five (5) percent of the members in good

standing of the Society, or according to By-Law 22(1)(d) or By-Law 22(3).

5. Upon presentation of a duly signed petition for referendum the Board must place

the question on the ballot of the next regularly scheduled election or by-election.

6. The referendum shall be conducted by the Independent Electoral Commission in

accordance with By-Law 14.

7. Due notice shall be deemed to have been given by compliance with the provisions

of By-Law 10.3 relating to notice.

8. No referendum shall be deemed valid or binding on the Society unless a

minimum of five (5) percent of the members in good standing of the Society have

cast ballots in the referendum.

9. The Independent Electoral Commission shall report on the conduct and results of

the referendum to the Board for ratification.

(Yes/No)

3.  Space Expansion Fund Reallocation

Whereas the following reallocation of fees would result in no net increase in funds collected by the SFSS:

Do you agree that $5.00 per full time student and $2.50 per part time student be reallocated from the Space Expansion Fee in the following manner (amount will be prorated for part-time students);

$1.25 to Departmental Student Unions

$1.25 to Student Clubs

$0.50 to Out on Campus

$0.50 to the Women’s Centre

$0.25 to the Bursary contribution

$0.25 to Events

$1.00 to the operating fund

(Yes/No)

4.  Build SFU

As part of a project called Build SFU, the Simon Fraser Student Society (“SFSS”) has partnered with campus organizations to create new student space.

The SFSS is proposing the construction of a student union building and stadium at SFU Burnaby. The student union building will be student operated and a place for students to call their own. It will contain student space such as meeting rooms, department student union and club space, 24-hour lounges, and study spaces.

As part of this proposal, starting January 1, 2014, the SFSS would implement a new membership levy of $10 per semester for the purpose of funding construction, maintenance, and utility costs. The levy will increase by $10 on January 1 of each following year until 2022, at which point it will be capped and adjusted annually for inflation according to the Canadian Consumer Price Index (CPI).

The levy will be pro-rated for part-time students according to existing SFSS policy. A procedure will be established for students who demonstrate financial distress to apply for assistance in paying this levy.

Are you in favour of this proposal?

(Yes/No)

Mondays 8:30 – 2:30 (Ali Godson)

Tuesdays 10:30-12:30 (Shayne Mattern)

Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 (Clayton Dupuis)

Thursdays 2:30-4:30 (Simar Bains)

Fridays 1:30-3:30 (Avery Kwong)

These hours are subject to change but we will do our best to ensure the office is open at these times.

If you would like to schedule a meeting with one of the Commissioners please contact ceo@sfss.ca

- President
- Treasurer
- Member Services Officer
- External Relations Officer
- University Relations Officer
- Internal Relations Officer
- Faculty Representative for Arts and Social Sciences
- Faculty Representative for Business Administration
- Faculty Representative for Science
- Faculty Representative for Applied Sciences
- Faculty Representative for Health Sciences
- Faculty Representative for Education
- Faculty Representative for Communication, Art and Technology
- Faculty Representative for Environment
- Member-at-large seats (2)

Drop by MBC2240, or email ceo@sfss.ca for more information!