Official Rules and Petitions

Below you will find an abbreviated copy of the official rules for the Spring 2020 General Election.

To be eligible to run in the 2020 elections, you must create a petition via the online petition form, which will be available starting on 12:00 AM on Wednesday, February 19.

You will be notified via e-mail regarding the status of your petition within 2 business days of completion.

No petitions will be accepted after 6:00 PM on Tuesday, March 3.

There will be an optional information session for all candidates running for Student Government Executive Office on Wednesday, Feb 26 at 4:30-5:30 PM in WEH 5310 (tentative).

There will be a mandatory rules meeting March 4 at 7:00pm in Simmons A Auditorium Tepper for all candidates running for Student Government Executive Office.

Candidate Eligibility Requirements

Any student who is enrolled in a degree seeking program for the Spring 2020 semester is eligible to run for a seat in the Undergraduate Student Senate or an Executive Office.

You may begin campaigning at any time.

Running for Senate

You must be a member (or pending transfer) of the college you intend to represent in the Undergraduate Student Senate.

To be listed on the election ballot for Student Senate, you must submit a petition with at least 25 signatures from undergraduate members of your college who are enrolled in the Spring 2020 semester.

Note that SHS/BXA count as one school, and students from those colleges cannot sign petitions for students in DC, CFA, CS or MCS.

The random alphanumeric used for breaking ties in Senate elections is: xy5291zrotni376jh8fdb0gp4leqcuwaskvm

Running for Executive Office

For a complete list of rules, visit the downloads section of this page or contact the elections board

Student Body President, Vice President for Finance, and Vice President for Organizations

To be listed on the election ballot for one of these positions, you must submit a petition with at least 100 signatures from graduate or undergraduate students enrolled in a degree seeking program for the 2020 Spring Semester.

Campaigning

You may begin campaigning at any time

Negative campaigning is highly discouraged

Any slanderous or libelous campaigning is subject to relevant state statutes and University Disciplinary Committee proceedings.

Please refer to the Graffiti and Poster Policy as it relates to postering, chalking, etc. on campus

Please refer to the Residence Hall Poster Distribution in order to poster in the Residential and Greek Houses

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