‍Every year, CASA elections are held to elect the future student leaders of the John Molson School of Business. 

Any current JMSB student can nominate themselves for a CASA Executive and/or Independent Director position. For associations, the nominee must be majoring in the respective concentration to the Association. (e.g. - Marketing Major, eligible for JMMA President)

For more information, visit section 11 of CASA’s Book of Policies.

The following positions are up for election annually:

CASA Executives:

• CASA President
• CASA Vice-President Finance
• CASA Vice-President Internal Affairs
• CASA Vice-President External Affairs
• CASA Vice-President Academic and Student Affairs
• CASA Vice-President Marketing
• CASA Vice-President Events

Association Presidents:

• FISA
• JHMA
• JMAS
• JMIBA
• JMMA
• JSBA

Independent Directors (5)

All other positions of the CASA organization are appointed internally.

• The elections are overseen by the Chief Returning and Deputy Returning Officer, with assistance from the current CASA President.
• The CRO and DRO are appointed by the CASA BOD at November/December BOD.
• Current and/or an alum JMSB student can apply for the CRO Position.
• DRO Position must be held by a current JMSB Student.
• Both positions are eligible for an honorarium, amount determined by the BOD, with a maximum of $1,000 for CRO, and maximum of $500 for DRO.

There are five periods for the electoral events. The dates of these periods are presented at the January BOD.

The periods include:

Awareness Period - Jan 29 to Feb 2:

• This period is for promoting the open electoral seats, dates/times/locations where nomination forms can be obtained, and information sessions.
  

Nomination Period - Feb 5 to Feb 9:

• This period is for nominees to obtain signatures to be eligible for election. CASA Executive and/or Independent Director positions require 50 signatures of any JMSB student, while Association President is 30 signatures entirely from students enrolled in either a major or minor of the respective discipline. The logistics of coordinating nomination forms is communicated by the CRO at the Awareness Period. 

Campaigning Period - Feb 12 to Feb 16:

• This period is designed for candidates to promote their campaign, whether through banners, posters, buttons, t-shirts, social media, and videos.

Polling Period - Feb 19 to Feb 23:

• This period is for the JMSB undergraduate student body to vote for candidates. Voting is conducted through a designated online voting system.

For information on the 2024 CASA Elections, visit the @casajmsb page or contact the following:

• info@casajmsb.ca
• @casajmsb.elections
• CRO Kevin Santiago: kevin.santiago@casaelections.com
• DRO Noémie Dumont: noemie.dumont@casaelections.com