Election Results

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Meet the Candidates

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Information about the Fall 2021 Student Assembly election:

Timeline: Fall 2021 Student Assembly Elections Calendar

• Candidate Information Sessions
  • Thursday, September 9th, 2021 @ 7:30pm - 222 Robert Purcell Community Center (Conference Room)
  • Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 5:30pm - Kent Hubbell Student Boardroom, 402 Willard Straight Hall
• Deadline for Election Registration
  • Monday, September 20, 2021 @ 12:00pm (noon) (EST) on-line registration form submission and completed petitions submitted in person in 109 Day Hall
• Mandatory Campaigning Meeting
  • Monday, September 20, 2021 @ 7:00pm - 222 Robert Purcell Community Center (Conference Room)
• Campaigning Begins
  • Monday, September 20, 2021 at 11:59pm (EST)
• Candidate Forum
  • Thursday, September 23, 2021 @ 7:30pm (EST) - 303A Appel Commons (Multipurpose Room)
    • Open to the public - attend in person or via Zoom
  Voting Begins
  • Tuesday, September 28 @ 12:00pm EST
• Voting Ends
  • Thursday, September 30, 2021 @ 2:00pm EST
• Challenge Forms and Expense Reports Due
  • Thursday, September 30, 2021 @ 4:00pm - submitted in person to the Office of the Assemblies in 109 Day Hall
• Challenge Hearings - update
  • Thursday, September 30, 2021 @ 6:30pm - 604 Willard Straight Hall
• Earliest Results Will Be Announced
  • Friday, October 1st, 2021

Registration Materials:

• Online Candidate Registration Form
• Candidate Petition Form (printed copies of the petition form are available for pick up in the Office of the Assemblies, 109 Day Hall)

Additional Forms:

• Expense Report/Reimbursement Form
• Challenge Form

Election Rules:

• Student Assembly Election Rules

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Become a Candidate

Available Seats (Fall 2021):

• Freshman Representative
  • Four Positions
  • Requires 75 Petition Signatures
• Transfer Representative
  • One Position
  • Requires 25 Petition Signatures

Application Process:

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

1. Review the details for the open position. 
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 position listed above and gather the appropriate number of petition signatures. *It is suggested that you gather more than the requisite number in the event that a signature is invalid.*
5. Attend the mandatory campaign meeting on Monday, September 20, 2021 @ 7:00pm - 222 Robert Purcell Community Center (Conference Room).
6. Attend at least one Student Assembly meeting held weekly on Thursdays from 4:45pm to 6:30pm, held in the Memorial Room in Willard Straight Hall.
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.