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A. General Eligibility Stipulations

1. Faculty on leave or on sabbatical are eligible to vote.
2. Faculty on phased retirement are eligible to vote.
3. Emeriti, emeritae, and other retired faculty may not vote.
4. Faculty members at or above the level of dean of a school or college are not members of the Faculty Senate and may not vote. This group includes faculty serving as deans, directors of centers of distinction, vice provosts, the Provost, vice presidents, or the University President. 

5. Faculty members below the level of dean of a school or college on at least half-time appointments who receive an academic year contract, except visiting faculty, are members of the Faculty Senate and are eligible to vote. This group includes faculty serving as associate provosts, associate vice provosts, associate deans, department chairs, and program directors.

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B. For Specific Offices and Committees

1. In the elections of the President-Elect of the Faculty Senate and of the Chair-Elect to the University Coordinating Committee, all members of the Faculty Senate may vote. Members of the Staff, as defined by Staff Senate guidelines, may also vote for the Chair-Elect to the University Coordinating Committee.
2. In the elections for the Faculty Judicial Board and the college grievance committees, only those Faculty Senate members of the appropriate college or departments may vote.
3. In the elections of members of the University or college committees on rank and tenure, or in any election affecting procedures or criteria for tenure or promotion to Associate or full Professor, only those Faculty Senate members who are tenured or eligible for tenure may vote.
   1. In the election of the at-large representative to the University Rank and Tenure Committee, all tenured or tenure track members of the Faculty Senate may vote.
   2. In the elections of college representatives to the University Rank and Tenure Committee and of members of college rank and tenure committees, only those tenured or tenure track Faculty Senate members of the appropriate college or departments may vote.
4. In the elections of members to the college Teaching Professor Rank and Promotion Committees, all tenured and tenure-track faculty and faculty in all teaching professor ranks of the appropriate college may vote for eligible candidates, regardless of the candidate's rank.
5. For the election of members to Faculty Core Committees, see the Core Committee Processes developed by the Core Curriculum Implementation Team.
6. The election of representatives to the Faculty Senate Council may be conducted as each unit may determine, given they conform to Faculty Senate Bylaws, Section V.A and below, Section X.B.

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