Election Results

You must do these 7 things prior to becoming a candidate:

1. Review the details for the open seats listed below to determine the race in which you will run. 
2. Review the Election Rules to ensure your eligibility.
3. Complete the online registration form.
   1. Include a 1250 character Candidate Statement
   2. Attach a photo (or have one taken of you)
4. Review petition requirements for each seat listed below and gather petition signatures (petition form instructions)
5. Attend the mandatory campaign meeting on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 9:00pm (EST)
6. Attend at least one Student Assembly meeting held weekly on Thursdays from 4:45pm to 6:30pm via Zoom.
7. ​Apply for at least one Student Assembly Committee through the online committee form

If you have any questions or concerns, email the Student Assembly Elections Committee at sa-elections@cornell.edu.

Election Rules:

• Student Assembly Election Rules

Timeline:

• Spring 2021 Student Assembly Elections Calendar

Registration Materials:

• Online Candidate Registration Form
• Candidate Petition Form
  • Petition Form instructions (creating the form and gathering signatures)

Additional Forms:

• Expense Report/Reimbursement Form
• Challenge Form

Important Dates

• Candidate Information Sessions
  • Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 @ 8:00pm (EST)
  • Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 @ 8:00am (EST)
• Deadline for Election Registration
  • Monday, April 5th, 2021 @ 12:00pm (noon) (EST) on-line registration form submission and completed petitions submitted electronically.
• Mandatory Campaigning Meeting
  • Tuesday, April 6, 2021 @ 9:00pm (EST) 
• Campaigning Begins
  • Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 @ 11:59pm (EST)
• At Large Representatives and Undergraduate Representatives to the University Assembly Debate/Forum
  • Thursday, April 8th @ 6:30pm (EST)
• College Representatives Debate/Forum
  • Tuesday, April 20th @ 6:30pm (EST)
• President and Executive Vice President Candidate Debate
  • Thursday, April 22nd @ 6:30pm (EST)
• Voting Begins
  • ​Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 @ 12:00pm EST
• Voting Ends
  • Friday, April 30th, 2021 @ 5:00pm EST
• Challenge Forms and Expense Reports Due
  • Friday, April 30th, 2021 @ 5:00pm EST via electronic submission to the Office of the Assembllies at assembly@cornell.edu
• Challenge Hearings
  • the afternoon of Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 and evening of Monday, May 3rd, 2021
• Earliest Results Will Be Announced
  • Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Become a Candidate

Available Seats (Spring 2021):

• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Representative
  • Two Positions
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• College of Art, Architecture, and Planning Representative
  • One Position
  • Requires 50 Petition Signatures
• College of Arts and Sciences Representative
  • Three Positions
  • Requires 100 Petition Signatures
• Dyson School of Business Representative
  • One Position 
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• College of Engineering Representative
  • Two Positions
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• School of Hotel Administration Representative
  • One Position
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• College of Human Ecology Representative
  • One Position
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• School of Industrial and Labor Relations Representative
  • One Position
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• Undesignated Representative At-Large
  • Four Positions
  • Requires 150 Petition Signatures
• First Generation College Students Liaison At-Large
  • One Position
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• International Students Liaison At-Large
  • One Position
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• LGBTQIA+ Students Liaison At-Large
  • One Position
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• Minority Students Liaison At-Large
  • Two Positions
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• Students with Disabilities Representative At-Large
  • One Position 
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• Womxn’s Issues Liaison At-Large
  • One Position
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• President
  • One Position
  • Requires 300 Petition Signatures
• Executive Vice President
  • One Position
  • Requires 300 Petition Signatures
• Undergraduate Representative to the University Assembly
  • Two Positions
  • Requires 150 Petition Signatures