Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesInstitutional Statute of the University of Fort HareChapter 6 : Institutional Forum52. Election Procedures |
| (1) | The nomination, election and appointment of members nominated or appointed by a specific body (Management Executive Committee, Senate, Council, etc.) or another entity are as determined by each constituency or as regulated in the Rules. |
| (2) | Employee representatives (representing academic staff and administrative and support staff) on the Institutional Forum shall be elected from the ranks of the academic employees and the ranks of the administrative and support staff in accordance with a process facilitated by the Registrar consisting of the following: |
| (a) | Within 21 days before a specific election date, the Registrar shall offer |
| (i) | every academic employee the opportunity to nominate an academic employee to represent the academic staff on the Institutional Forum; and |
| (ii) | every non-academic employee the opportunity to nominate a non-academic employee to represent the administrative and support staff on the Institutional Forum. |
| (b) | Each nominated candidate shall be seconded by at least ten employees (in the case of an academic nominee they must be academic employees and in the case of a non-academic employee they must be non-academic employees) and the nominee shall indicate in writing to the Registrar that he or she accepts the nomination. |
| (c) | On the closure of nominations, the Registrar shall arrange for an election in accordance with generally acceptable election procedures. |
| (d) | Academic employees shall vote in respect of the vacancy to be filled by an academic employee and non-academic employees shall vote in respect of the vacancy to be filled by a non-academic employee. |
| (e) | An election shall be valid only if at least 10 per cent of the academic employees or non-academic employees, as the case may be, participated in the election. |
| (f) | The Registrar shall announce the results of the election as soon as possible after the conclusion of the election. |
| (g) | The Registrar shall determine, after consultation with the Director of Human Resources, whether an employee of the University, or an employee of the University jointly appointed by the University and another body, qualifies as an academic or a non-academic employee. |
| (h) | If an employee performs academic and non-academic tasks in accordance with his or her job description, that particular employee is considered to be an academic employee. |
| (3) | The process set out in subparagraph (4) above apply, with the necessary changes being made, to the election of the |
| (a) | two representatives of women employed at the University elected by the female employees of the University; |
| (b) | two representatives of the staff and students with disabilities, elected by the employees and students with disabilities. |
| (4) | A staff member or student may qualify to vote in more than one of the categories of membership set out above (if he or she complies with the requirements of the said categories). |
| (5) | When members are elected to the Institutional Forum, the body entitled to elect or to nominate must do so with due regard to the suitable representation of gender. |