Elections

Welcome to the Elections Committee page! USGA’s elections process is crucial to keeping our board full of diverse and driven students. The purpose of the Elections Committee is to ensure that all full-time undergraduate students receive a fair chance at becoming a member of USGA and creating change within the university. We are dedicated to making what can be a hectic process run as smoothly as possible and to answering any questions a candidate may have.

There are three types of elections for USGA: fall, winter (rolling), and spring. Fall elections occur during the fall term, where we seek ambitious freshman students who want to start their college experience as the bridge between the freshman class and administration. Winter (rolling) elections are for any available Senator positions in all other classes — sophomore, pre-junior, junior, and senior — and occur during the winter term. Spring elections are when USGA elects a new board for the upcoming year. Spring elections are our biggest and most vital election, as every position on our board will be available to run for. Students from any class are welcome to participate in all three election cycles.

Our goal as the Election Committee Chairs is to make elections a more welcoming and accessible process for all students. It’s crucial that students feel welcome to pursue their interests, and we are here to make sure that they have a full understanding of the process.