[Law26] SBA & Honor Court Elections | Nominations Open Aug 17

Wed Aug 16 17:30:30 EDT 2023

Campbell Law Flex Students & Campbell Law Class of 2026,

First and foremost, welcome to Campbell Law School. I hope the start of your semester is going well and the adjustment to law school has been smooth. I look forward to getting to know you all better as the year goes on. As for now, the time has come for our 1L and FLEX Student Bar Association and Honor Court elections.

The Student Bar Association (SBA) is the governing body of the law school. SBA oversees all student organizations and is the representative voice to law school faculty and administration. SBA is made up of 23 positions: 4 executive board members, 18 representatives (6 from each class), and 1 representative for FLEX students. SBA meetings occur weekly throughout the semester, alternating between Mondays from 12 p.m.  to 12:55 p.m. and Sunday from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. In addition to meetings, there is a required SBA Retreat that will take place one Saturday after the election results have been verified. We will specify the dates once we know more information.

The Honor Court is the enforcement body of the law school. Honor Court investigates and enforces the academic honor code and the student code of conduct. The Honor Court is made up of the Chief Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Defense Counsels, and 9 Honor Court Justices (3 from each class). Justices are required to sit on the bench and vote in an array of hearings, including those of Probable Cause, Plea Acceptances, and trials related to other Honor Court matters whenever called to serve by the Chief.

We thank all of those who attended the Elections Information Session, but if you couldn't make it don't worry! We still encourage all those interested to pursue a position in SBA or Honor Court.

NOMINATIONS
You must be nominated by one of your peers in order to be a candidate for an open position. Any other Campbell Law student, regardless of class, may nominate you as a candidate. The nomination positions include:
*  Six (6) 1L SBA Reps;
*  One (1) Flex SBA Rep; and
*  Three (3) 1L Honor Court Members. (FLEX Students classified as 1L can run for this position.)

The nomination process will open at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 17th, and will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 21st. You may begin campaigning as soon as you submit your nomination form. However, before you begin campaigning, you must first read the current version of the SBA Constitution AND the Elections Bylaws, both of which I have attached to this email. All campaign rules will be enforced. Please govern yourselves accordingly. Pay special attention to the rules on electronic campaigning and spending limits. Remember that the spending limit on campaign materials shall not exceed $100. Violation of the Election Bylaws is an Honor Court violation and will result in the applicable proceedings and investigations.

NOMINATION FORM
Attached you will find the SBA Candidate Nomination Form. This form must be completed by both the Nominating Person and the Candidate by the August 21st deadline. Electronic signatures or typed names used as signatures are allowed. Once the form is completed, the Candidate must upload the form as a PDF by clicking here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTjU9fit_NlQDLoCxC0qTH6tX_ARVgnfaULT7slS6_esiLeg/viewform?usp=sf_link> by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 21st. Late submissions will not be considered nor appear on the ballot.

ELECTIONS
Elections will be held virtually. Polls will open at 8 a.m. on Thursday, August 24th and close at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 25th. You will receive an email on Thursday, August 24th with the link and details for voting. Once the results have been processed and votes have been tallied by the SBA Elections Committee and certified by the Honor Court Chief Justice, the results will be posted on the window of the SBA Office and emailed to the full student body.

We are extremely excited to welcome our newest members to both the Student Bar Association and Honor Court. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to stop by the SBA and Honor Court offices located through the door in the student commons, or email the Chair of SBA's Internal Affairs Committee (Anna Goldsmith, aegoldsmith0426 at email.campbell.edu<mailto:aegoldsmith0426 at email.campbell.edu>); the Honor Court Chief Justice (Rachel Parent, rlparent1231 at email.campbell.edu<mailto:rlparent1231 at email.campbell.edu>);  or myself, w_sparks1112 at email.campbell.edu<mailto:w_sparks1112 at email.campbell.edu>.

Take care,

Will Sparks

William A. Sparks
Campbell University School of Law | J.D. Candidate | Class of 2024 |
2023-2024 Student Bar Association President |
Hampden-Sydney College | Bachelor of Science, Biology | Class of 2021

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