Homecoming Court Guidebook
Timeline of Events
Monday, September 27
Nominations for candidacy
begins (may self-nominate)
Tuesday, October 5 @ 5 pm Nominations for candidacy
ends
Thursday, October 7
Top 5 male and Top 5
female candidates notified
Tuesday, October 11
Interviews begin to narrow
court
Monday, October 18
Campaigning Begins
Monday, October 25
Top 3 male and Top 3
female candidates are
introduced
Tues. Oct 26 & Wed. Oct 27 Voting for King and Queen
Thursday, October 28
Saturday, October 30
Applications Available online or in the SCLA office
Applications should be turned in to the SCLA office
SCLA verifies that minimum qualifications are met
Voting begins at 6am on October 26 and ends at
6pm on October 27
Campaign Materials must
be removed
King and Queen announced
at halftime of football
game
Campaign & Election Guidelines
Filing for Candidacy
1. The candidate must meet the requirements set forth in the “Minimum Qualifications for
Homecoming Court Candidacy” in the Homecoming Court Guidebook.
2. Filing for candidacy must be complete by the deadline, which can be found in the “Timeline of
Events.”
3. At the time of the filing for candidacy, each candidate will be given a copy of these Election
Guidelines. They will also be available in electronic version upon request and posted on the
Homecoming 2010 web-site.
4. Male candidates must file for Prince; female candidates must file for Princess.
Campaigning
1. The campaign period shall be set forth in the “Timeline of Events” section of the Homecoming
Guidebook.
2. Candidates must follow the UIW posting policy during the campaign period. Publicity taken
down by the set forth in the “Timeline of Events” section of the Homecoming Guidebook.
3. An area in the Student Center will be set up to contain biography of the candidates with their
responses to several pertinent student/college related questions.
4. Any violation of the campaign regulations may result in the withdrawal of the candidate from
running for Homecoming King or Queen.
5. An expense limit of $50.00 shall be applied to each candidate. Receipts for campaign items
should be turned in to SCLA as items are purchased.
6. Any materials used in the campaign shall be included in the expense, except items provided by
the Student Center (posters and paints).
7. The facilities used during voting shall be considered a safe zone on the days of voting and shall
be established by the Homecoming Court Committee.
8. No campaigning should be allowed in the safe zone on the days of voting.
9. No person may be written onto the ballot.
Minimum Qualifications for Homecoming Court Candidacy
1. Candidate must be a full-time student at the University of the Incarnate Word and have
completed two consecutive academic semesters.
2. Candidate must be in good standing with the university.
3. Candidate must have a cumulative grade point average of at leader 2.6
4. Candidate can’t be a candidate for graduation in December 2010.
Homecoming Court and King and Queen Selection Process
1. Candidates for Homecoming Court will file for candidacy.
2. Candidacy will be screened by the Student Center & Leadership Activities and the Homecoming
Court Committee to ensure each candidate meets the minimum qualifications.
3. The Homecoming Court Committee will review applications and narrow the pool of candidates
to no more than five male students (Princes) and five female students (Princesses) for
interviews.
4. The Homecoming Court Committee will further narrow the pool of candidates to no more than
three Princes and three Princesses.
5. A general election will take place to determine the Homecoming King and Queen. Students will
cast a ballot to vote for one King and one Queen.
6. The King and Queen will be announced at halftime of the Homecoming football game.
Expectations of the Homecoming Court and Homecoming King and Queen
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The Homecoming Court and King and Queen will serve until the next Homecoming King and
Queen are crowned.
The Court and King and Queen may be asked to make public appearances to represent the
university at functions such as fund-raisers, parades, community service events, etc.
The Homecoming King and Queen will serve on the Homecoming Sub-Committee for
Student Events and the Homecoming Court Committee.
The Homecoming Court shall attend at least one Alumni Homecoming Event and one
Student Homecoming event for 2010.
Voting Procedures
1. Elections will be conducted via Blackboard
2. Each member of the student body shall have the right to cast one ballot for the candidate(s) of
his/her choice. Voting shall be by secret ballot and conducted over a minimum of two days.
3. The plurality of those voting shall determine the winners. If two individuals receive the same
number of votes, the Homecoming Court Committee will cast one vote to break the tie.