HONOR COUNCIL ELECTION PROCESS:<\/p>\n
Honor Code Provision 21.7<\/p>\n
Honor Council Purpose:<\/p>\n
The Honor Code is a code of professional and academic standards. The Honor Council enforces the Honor Code. The Honor Council is composed of eleven law students elected by the student body. The Honor Council investigates and prosecutes alleged violations of the Honor Code.<\/p>\n
Nominations: March 10th \u2013 March 14th<\/p>\n
The ballot for elections to the Honor Council will be determined by anonymous nominations from the student body.
\nStudents will be able to submit nominations via a Google Survey Form that they will be able to access via On Legal Ground and school-affiliated Facebook pages.<\/p>\n
Vetting Process: March 15th \u2013 March 18th<\/p>\n
Once nominations are submitted, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs\/Registrars Office will vet each nominee. The Dean shall review the nomination list and may remove nominees from the list if the Dean determines that a nominee is ineligible based on factors listed in 21.7(a)(2).
\nOnce the Dean completes the vetting process, nominees will be notified as to whether they are eligible to be placed on the ballot.
\nNominees then have the right to accept their nomination or remove their names from the ballot.
\nAny nominee that accepts their nomination should make plans to attend the nominee meeting. A verification e-mail will be sent to all nominees that successfully make it through the vetting process.<\/p>\n
Nominee Meeting and Statement of Support: March 19th – via Zoom, details to follow<\/p>\n
Once the nominee list is finalized, the current Honor Council will hold an interest\/informational meeting for all nominees who wish to place his or her name on the ballot.
\nEach nominee who wishes to place his or her name on the ballot shall write a brief statement of interest in support of his or her nomination to be turned in at the meeting.
\nFailure to submit a statement of interest by the deadline will result in removal of the nominee\u2019s name from the ballot.<\/p>\n
Elections: March 22nd \u2013 March 26th<\/p>\n
The final list of nominees will be placed on the ballot.
\nCampaigning for a position on Honor Council is NOT allowed.
\nThe election will be conducted on Tiger Zone.
\nNumber of Votes for Each Class:
\nRising 2Ls will cast five votes.
\nThe nominee who receives the most votes from the rising 2L class will serve as Secretary his or her 2L year and Chief Justice his or her 3L year.
\nThe nominee who receives the second most votes in the rising 2L class will serve as a Student Justice his or her 2L year and Associate Chief Justice his or her 3L year.
\nThe nominee who receives the third most votes will serve as a Student Justice his or her 2L year and as a Senior Student Justice his or her 3L year.
\nThe remaining two students will serve a one-year term as Student Justices.
\nRising 3Ls will cast three votes.
\nThe three nominees from the rising 3L class who receive the most votes will be seated as Student Justices their 3L year.
\nCONTACT INFORMATION:<\/p>\n
Regina Soldan: regina.soldan@memphis.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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