Procedures for Deliberation

.067        All meetings held for the purpose of reviewing candidates shall be called with due notice.

.068        Voting is conducted by secret ballot.

.069        Votes are recorded as For, Against, or Abstaining.

.070        Absentee votes are not recorded.

.071        Decisions are made by majority vote, i.e. more than half of the votes cast, excluding blanks and abstentions.

.072        Any consultative vote is recorded and announced before deliberative voting is undertaken  (C-1.057-058).

.073        The votes of Ordinary Professors in departmental and school reviews are taken concurrently with those of all Senior Faculty but are recorded separately. For this purpose, Ordinary Professors who wish to have their vote recorded separately shall designate their rank on the ballots.

.074        Each reviewing body must keep minutes and other pertinent records arising from its deliberations. If the decision is negative, the minutes must include factors considered in the discussion. In the interest of expediting the process the minutes are not ordinarily forwarded to the next reviewing body but, if requested, the pertinent sections of the minutes must be made available.