Welcome to "EVote"!

WHO AND WHAT CAN I VOTE FOR?

March 2007  

Electronic online voting will be carried out for the following elections and referendum questions:

Student Elections:

• Election of a Student Nominee to the Board of Governors
• Student Centre Corporation Directors-at-Large
• World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Referendum
• College Elections for:  Founders College, McLaughlin College, Stong College and Winters College

Senate Elections:

• Election of members to serve on Senate Committees
• Election of Vice-Chair of Senate
• Election of Senate Nominee to the Board of Governors
• Election of Academic Colleague to the Council of Ontario Universities

WHO CREATED EVOTE?

The EVote system was created by the Computing Network Services Department of York University with the assistance of Student Affairs and the University Secretariat.

WHAT DO I NEED TO VOTE?

In order to vote you require a Passport York username and password to access the EVote system.

WHAT IF I HAVE A PROBLEM VOTING?

If your problem is technical you should contact CNS Client Services at 416-736-5800 or email:  ithelp@yorku.ca

If your problem is “eligibility to vote”: Students contact the Student Community, South 172 Ross Builing, 416-736-5144, email: erc@yorku.ca. Members of Senate contact Elizabeth Veness, University Secretariat, N926 Ross, email: lizv@yorku.ca.

NB:  If you find that you are ineligible to vote, it may take up to 48 hours to have you added to the voters list.

WHAT IF I HAVE A DISABILITY THAT PREVENTS ME FROM USING EVOTE?

Persons with disabilities, who cannot vote through the EVote system, will be given alternative means of voting. All reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities to cast their vote in the aforementioned elections and referenda. Arrangements for students will be made through the Student Community, South 172 Ross Builing, 416-736-5144, email: erc@yorku.ca. Arrangements for members of Senate will be made through Elizabeth Veness, University Secretariat, N926 Ross, email: lizv@yorku.ca.

WHAT ABOUT CONFIDENTIALITY AND THE PRIVACY OF MY VOTE?

Generally, personal information is restricted and is available only to the person concerned.  The University’s policy on the confidentiality of personal information will be strictly enforced by CNS, Student Community & Leadership Development and the University Secretariat during the EVote process.

The EVote system is run by full-time employees of York University, who are governed by University confidentiality policies, as well as the law of the Province of Ontario.

The EVote system will produce an information audit.  This information will tell CNS, Student Affairs and University Secretariat officials that a student with a given student number or Senator with a given username successfully voted on a certain date and time.  THE SYSTEM WILL NOT TELL CNS, STUDENT COMMUNITY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OR THE UNIVERSITY SECRETARIAT HOW A PERSON CAST HER/HIS VOTE.