KAZAKHSTAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS AND STRATEGIC RESEARCH FALL 2011 ELECTION COMMISSION Nomination Requirements In order to nominate a candidate to run for a position in KIMEP’s student association government, constitutional requirements must be met by the candidate. Only full-time KIMEP students are eligible to run for office. The Constitution has different requirements for different positions. Look closely at the requirements for the position that interests you. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS: 1) One year previous experience in KSA government as an officially elected member; 2) Grade point average of 2.67 or better; 3) The endorsement of 50 (fifty) full time KIMEP students in good standing. These endorsements must be unique (the students cannot have endorsed any other presidential candidate). 4) Must have earned at least 61 KIMEP credits by the time of your nomination. If you wish to run for office, in order to show that you have these qualifications please produce the following packet of documents by 1400 hours Saturday, September 17, 2011, at the Student Affairs office: I. List of signatures from at least 50 full-time students. The list should include signature, first name, last name and student number of each individual. II. Photocopy of your student ID III. Copy of the transcript of your grades from KIMEP IV. Application form (see attached) REQUIREMENTS FOR VICE PRESIDENT (VP) Administration; VP Sports and Culture; VP Finance; 1) Grade point average of at least 2.33 2) The endorsement of 40 (forty) full-time students in good standing. These endorsements must be unique (the student endorsing you cannot have endorsed any other candidate for the same position). 3) Must have earned at least 31 (thirty-one) KIMEP credits at the time of nomination. If you wish to run for office, in order to show that you have these qualifications please produce the following packet of documents by 1400 hours Saturday, September 17, 2011, at the Student Affairs office: I. List of signatures from at least 40 full-time students. The list should include signature, first name, last name and student number of each individual. II. Photocopy of student ID III. Copy of the transcript of your grades from KIMEP IV. Application form (see attached) REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPUTIES The constitution allows for 12 deputies. In order to run for a deputy position a candidate must have the following qualifications: 1. Minimum GPA of 2.00 at KIMEP; 2. a) Endorsement of 10 (ten) full-time graduate students for a graduate student deputy; b) 10 (ten) international students for an international student deputy; or c) 20 (twenty) students for all other deputies. If you wish to run for office, in order to show that you have these qualifications please produce the following packet of documents by 1400 hours Saturday, September 17, 2011, at the Student Affairs office: I. List of student endorsements with the appropriate number of signatures. The list must include the first and last name of the student as well as the student ID number. II. Photocopy of Student ID III. Copy of your transcript of grades from KIMEP IV. Application form (see attached) KAZAKHSTAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS AND STRATEGIC RESEARCH FALL 2011 ELECTION COMMISSION APPLICATION FOR CANDIDACY DATE: _______________________ POSITION FOR WHICH YOU WISH TO RUN: ____________________________________ IF RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, PRIOR KSA OFFICE: ________________________________________________ NAME: _____________________________________________________________ LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, STUDENT NUMBER: ________________________ CELLULAR PHONE: _________________________ GRADE POINT AVERAGE: ___________ PLEASE ATTACH THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS: 1. COPY OF STUDENT ID OR NATIONAL ID 2. COPY OF TRANSCRIPT 3. LIST OF STUDENT ENDORSEMENTS I confirm that all the above information is accurate. ___________________________ Signature and Date PATRONYMIC