Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesInstitutional Statute of Stellenbosch University, 2019Chapter 3 : Office BearersChancellor38. Election |
| (1) | The chancellor is elected by an electoral college composed of the members of the Council and the members of the executive committee of the Senate. |
| (2) | The registrar must give reasonable notice in the media and elsewhere when a chancellor must be elected, specifying the date of the election, and calling on members of the Convocation for nominations of suitable candidates by a closing date. |
| (3) | A nomination must be in writing, submitted to the registrar at least three weeks before the election, and must be signed by at least 20 members of the Convocation and accompanied by a signed declaration by the nominee accepting the nomination. |
| (4) | The electoral college considers the nominations at a meeting chaired by the chairperson of the Council or, in the absence of the chairperson, the deputy chairperson. If both are absent, the remaining members of the electoral college must elect a chairperson from their ranks by a show of hands. |
| (5) | The quorum for a meeting of the electoral college is half of its members plus one. |
| (6) | If more than one candidate is nominated, the procedure in clause 12(3) applies, until a candidate receives a majority of votes. |
| (7) | If only one candidate is nominated, a secret ballot is taken and the candidate must receive a majority of the votes of members present and voting, each member having one vote. If the candidate does not receive a majority of the votes, a new election must be called in accordance with this clause. |