Petitioning for the 2018 ASSU Election cycle will open on February 15th.
Please visit petitioning.stanford.edu to view candiates, slates, and issues.
Candidate Guide and Voter Guide
Elections ballot opens on April 11th, 12:00am and closes on April 12th, 11:59pm. You will receive a personalized email with a Qualtrics survey when the ballot opens. We will announce the election results on April 14th.
Click on the links below for more information about running as a candidate or being a voter.
For those who missed the information sessions, the slides can be found here.
Stay informed!
Sign up here for our mailing lists to stay up to date with us this election cycle. Candidates, this will be especially useful for you.
Popular Legislation
All Stanford students have the right, at any time, to submit petitions for initative, referendum, and recall. For more information, please contact the Elections Commission.
About the Elections Commission
The ASSU Elections Commission is an independent body of the ASSU that
- sets elections policies with help from students, the ASSU Executive, the Undergraduate Senate, the Graduate Student Council, and SAL;
- educates candidates about ballot requirements and elections policies;
- informs student groups requesting Special Fees about the approval process;
- helps voters learn about issues and candidates efficiently and without waste; and
- oversees Stanford elections fairly and transparently.
Elections matter to every Stanford student because they're your chance to choose how we spend millions of dollars and pick the future leaders of the student body. The Elections Commission ensures that every student has a fair and free opportunity to vote on the issues that matter to them.