Student Government elections are held ONLINE and are Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 8 AM to 9 PM and Thursday, February 28, 2008, 8 AM to 5 PM.

Candidates may organize tickets or run independently. There are usually around 42 representative spots to be filled as well as the president and vice president positions. To run as a College Representative a student must run from the college they are enrolled and the students from their college are the students that can vote for them. At-Large Representatives are voted on by the entire campus. To qualify to run for office you must be a full time registered UT student with 12 hours in residence. You must not be on scholastic or disciplinary probation. To run for president or vice president you must have a 2.5 GPA in addition to the other qualifications.

During Jauary/February, there is a filing period when students must declare their intention to run for a specific office. Filing begins at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, January 22 and runs until February 5 at 4:00 PM.

This includes filing paperwork with the Student Government office, a filing fee of $20 and deposit of $20. These two fees are payable by separate checks or cash. The reason for two separate checks is the $20 deposit will be returned if, at the end of the election period, the candidate has no fines or charges.

Positions Filed for Spring 2008 Elections

For more information about positions, refer to the People link on the side toolbar.

Article VI: Elections

• 6.1 General elections shall be held on two consecutive weekdays during the first week of March.
• 6.2 Special elections called to fill vacancies or on other emergency matters shall be held in November. The President shall have the power to call special elections.
• 6.3 Elections shall be conducted and overseen by the Election Supervisory Board. This shall include all elections required by this Constitution or referred by other University policy-making boards or administrative bodies.
• 6.31 The President of the Student Government shall appoint a Chair of the Election Supervisory Board, subject to the consent of the Student Assembly. The Chair shall serve a one year term and must be a student at The University and must not be on scholastic or disciplinary probation while holding office.
• 6.32 The Chair of the Election Supervisory Board shall assemble an Election Supervisory Board consisting of no less than eight students. Each member of the Election Supervisory Board must be a student at The University and must not be on scholastic or disciplinary probation while holding office.
• 6.33 The Election Supervisory Board shall be responsible for creating and amending an Election Code to be submitted to the Student Assembly for approval by a majority of all voting members. No election rules may be enacted within four (4) weeks prior to an election.
• 6.34 Each student may cast one (1) vote for president, one (1) vote for vice-president, one (1) vote for each available seat for the respective school in the Student Assembly, and one (1) vote for each available at-large Assembly seat.
• 6.35 The candidate or candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the Assembly seat or seats available shall be certified in the respective position.
• 6.36 If the top candidates receive a tie vote, a runoff election will occur. A candidate for President or Vice President must receive a majority of the votes cast in his or her respective race to be certified. If no candidate for President or Vice President receives a majority of votes, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the respective position shall have a runoff election. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes in the runoff shall be certified in the position. In the case of a tie in the runoff for President, Vice President or Student Representative the current and newly elected Student Government Representatives shall vote on the two candidates. The candidate who receives a majority of the votes of the Representatives present and voting shall be certified for the position. A Representative who serves in both assemblies is entitled to two votes. In the case of a tie, the current President shall cast the deciding vote.
• 6.37 Election disputes and grievances shall first be heard by the Election Supervisory Board. Decisions of the Election Supervisory Board may be appealed and heard by the Judicial Commission.
• 6.38 There shall be no constitutional provision requiring a minimum number of voters participating in any general or special election in order to validate that election.