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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
In every organization, a leader always exists in order to head and
guide its members in achieving the groups aims and goals. A leader
plays a significant role in maintaining the order within its organization.
Leaders need to be chosen well because they represent the whole
members of the organization.
In most cases, election is the main mode of choosing leaders.
Election
is
the act
in
which
person
casts
their
votes
or
private
vote
depending
(http://www.businessdictionary.com).
candidate
among
others
to
Election
discharge
on
is
the
the
certain
position
selection
duties
in
of
a
school
for
an
academic
year
(http://www.studymode.com/essays/Effectiveness-Of-Supreme-StudentCouncil-As-1630265.html).
In some of the schools in Cameroon namely CBC Bali and Sasse
College, their role and how they are run has evolved differently in school,
but there are aspects of running schools where students can and do
participate and contribute to decision making. Having government,
President,
Vice-President,
Secretary,
PROs,
Treasures,
Auditor,
Kant's Moral Theory (1951) states that actions are morally right in
virtue of their motives, which must derive more from duty than from
inclination. (http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/5i.htm). In relation to
this, the duties of the electoral body is based on the institutional policies
and these policies are considered right and legal because the motive of
these duties is to achieve a smooth and safe election. This means that
the actions of the students and other person involved in conducting the
CSC election must be in conformity with the Constitution and by Laws of
the institution.
Schumpeters (1942) Classical Doctrine of Democracy, defines the
classical doctrine of democracy as follows: the democratic method is
that institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions which
realizes the common good by making the people itself decide issues
through the election of individuals who are to assemble in order to carry
out its will (http://internationalpoliticaltheory.blogspot.com/2011/11
joseph-schumpeter-ondemocracy.html).
This
theory
provides
the
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time the voting phase is now open. The voting of candidates is conducted
either by ballot voting or by automated election. The voters are required
to go in the polling precincts to officially include there votes. The
students are given one day to vote for their desired candidates. The phase
ends at the time the polling stations are declared closed. In post-election
phase, it starts with the canvassing of votes and ends with the
declaration of the elected candidates. The practices along the three
phases are in accordance with the CSC Election Guidelines wherein the
protocols of the institution were considered.
The division of the electoral cycle into phases always has some
arbitrariness. In fact, the demarcation line between the various phases
could be shifted without compromising the relevance of the analyses
made here. Each phase can be extended depending on the activities and
tasks one decides to include and activities under one phase can be
implemented
in
another
phase
depending
on
the
circumstances
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between
parties
and
to
ensure
peace
and
order
(http://m.rediff.com/election/2004/mar/04elec.html).
To avoid recurrence of the election lapses, it is necessary to deepen
the knowledge of major peculiarities of any electoral process. Each of the
peculiarities, when poorly managed, can be a potential source of
insecurity, and a more or less serious threat to peace and violence. That
is the reason why even in school election setting, noncompliance of the
election rules, code and standards may lead to violations that may affect
the security of the electoral process. To achieve the main purpose of the
election code, the election body must always make sure that the persons
involved are complying and following on the regulations on the conduct of
election.
The conceptualization is shown in Figure 1. The paradigm of the
study adopted the Input, Process and Output (IPO) model. The Input is
composed of the extent of need of the ideal practices and the level of
actual practices in conducting the CSC election in accordance with the
CSC Election Guidelines along the phase of electoral process: preelection phase, election phase and the post-election phase.
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The
process
comprises
the
interview
with
the
identified
A Validated
respondents
Studentand
the Ideal
along
thePractices
phases in
of electoral
process, its strengths and College
weaknesses
conducting the CSC
Council (CSC)
Saint Louis
College
c. Post-election
improve
the electoral processes
the CSC Election and to set standards
Electionofalong:
Phase
a. Pre-election
Phase
and guidelines to fully address
the seem
to be violations.
II. Level of Actual
Practices in
conducting the CSC
Election in
accordance with the
CSC Election
Guidelines along:
a. Pre-election Phase
b. Election Phase
c. Post-election
b. Election Phase
c. Post-election Phase
2 Level of Actual Practices
in conducting the CSC
Election in accordance with
the CSC Election
Guidelines along the
identified phases of
electoral process
III. Identification of
Phase
INPUT
identifiedPROCESS
phases.
OUTPUT
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Assumptions
The researchers were guided by these assumptions in conducting
the study.
1. The extent of need of the ideal practices in conducting the CSC
election is needed to be practiced.
2. The level of actual practices in conducting the CSC election in
accordance with the CSC Election Guidelines is high.
3. All of the actual practices in conducting the CSC election in
accordance with the CSC Election Guidelines along the given phases are
considered as strong points.
4. An Election Code can be proposed to enhance the level of actual
practices in conducting the CSC election.
Importance of the study
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an
election
of
the
student
body
or
other
student
organizations.
The result of the study will help the Higher Educational
Institutions in formulating their own election code in accordance with the
protocol of their institution.
The study will benefit the Saint Louis College in guiding the
members of the institution in conducting the CSC election, without
violating the protocols and living up with the institutions vision, mission
and core values.
The study will help the Administration of Saint Louis College in
formulating election policies that are in accordance with the protocol of
the institution concerning the conduct of election.
The study will help the Student Affairs Office in monitoring the
behavior and actions of the persons involved in conducting the CSC
election if their action is in accordance to the laws of the institution. It
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will serve as a guide in assessing the persons act if it is lawful or not and
determine the treatment for cases accumulated regarding election
matters.
The study will benefit the College Student Council which will serve
as a guide in conducting the procedures of the CSC election. The election
code will allow them to be familiar on their duties and functions as being
one of the organizing committee of the CSC election. This is to help them
know the preparations that are need to be accomplished before the
period of CSC election starts.
The result of the study will help the students in increasing their
knowledge on the proper conduct and procedures of the CSC election.
This study will serve as a reminder that the students play a very vital
role on the election process in which they serve as a student voters and
as an observers as well if the procedures are well implemented and
observed and to avoid misconduct during the CSC election.
The study will help the Political Science students in acquiring
knowledge while gaining political insight on the prevailing issues that
concerns the community. This will not only enhance their rational and
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practiced,
highly
practiced,
moderately
practiced,
slightly
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