Student's Association Petition Process
Candidate Petition Process
During the Students' Association election process, students are required to take out a petition and acquire signatures from students within their academic college for the general election. To be an at-large senator, students must acquire 50 signatures not dependent on their academic college. The number of signatures varies depending on academic college enrollment and will be communicated once a petition is requested. All petitions are electronic through Microsoft Forms, making it easy to gain signatures virtually.
Students can take out petitions by emailing the Students' Association vice president.
General Election Petition Dates
Petitions open
Feb. 9, 2026
Petitions close
March 2, 2026
- All applicants who wish to be considered a candidate for a vacancy must petition 50 signatures or 3.5%, whichever is less, with the exception of the Graduate School, which needs 25 signatures or 3.5%, whichever is less, from the corporation members. Students who submitted a complete petition for their respective college in the corporation general election may use that same petition to declare eligibility for the at-large election. Students wishing to use their same petition must inform the vice president of that intention within two days of the close of the general election.
- Candidates to be considered for a senator at-large seat shall be interviewed by the board of directors.
To learn more about election guidelines, visit the Article V. Legislative Branch, Section 2. Elections of the Students' Association Bylaws.
