ASSU elected offices
- Executive (President & Vice President) — Set high-level direction for the ASSU and represent student interests to University administrators and the community.
- Undergraduate Senate — Fund and oversee student groups and events, address undergraduate concerns, and work to improve student life. Meets most Tuesdays at 7pm in Nitery 209 . (15 undergraduate students)
- Undergraduate Class Presidents — Run social events for your class and for the whole school, such as FMOTQ, Mausoleum, and class formals. (4 people per class year, 5/6 for the Junior slate)
- Graduate Student Council — Represent grad students' interests & fund grad student groups. (15 grads/coterms)
How to run for ASSU offices
Read the information guides about your position
The Elections Commission has prepared short information guides that tell you everything you need to know about running for an elected position. Be aware that these are old guides and may need to be updated.
» Executive Slate Information Guide (pdf)
» Class President Slate Information Guide (pdf)
» Undergraduate Senate Information Guide (pdf)
» Graduate Student Council Information Guide (pdf)
Executive Campaign Finance: The executive campaign finance regulations will be enforced during the 2018 ASSU elections. No slate may spend more than $1000 on their campaign, as per the Joint Bylaws.
Undergraduate Senate Campaign Finance: The Undergraduate Senate campaign finance regulations shall be enforced this year. No candidate may spend more than $100 on their campaign, as per the Joint Bylaws. The elections commission is currentlly working to secure public financing for candidates with financial need.
Graduate Student Council Campaign Finance: The Graduate Student Council campaign finance regulations shall be enforced this year. No candidate may spend more than $100 on their campaign, as per the Joint Bylaws.
Declare your candidacy & start petitioning
Online declarations of intent and petitions will be live on February 15th. They will be due Monday, February 19th, 11:59 PM. Once you have submitted a Declaration of Intent, you may create a profile on the Voter Guide website and use our online petitioning tools, or create your own petitions; see the petitioning guidelines page when it is properly updated. GSC candidates do not need to petition, but may declare candidacy at any time by submitting a Declaration of Intent.
Please ensure you understand the petitioning guidelines set down in the petitioning information and in the Petitioning Guidelines information document.
Campaign!
Campaign Week is April 2nd through April 10th. We'll inform you of all the events going on during that time to help you reach out to students.
Await the election results
We will announce the election results on April 14th, 2018.
Calendar
See the full elections calendar.