Elections
Spring 2025 Elections
Introduction
Student Government uses elections to select its executive officers and senators.
The Elections Board is the body responsible for administering Student Government’s elections. It serves as the adjudicating board for election-related complaints as well as a resource for candidates – whether first-time or incumbent.
For questions about the elections process, contact the Elections Board (sg-elections-board@lists.utdallas.edu).
Process
To be elected to an executive or senatorial position in Student Government, you must:
- Meet the qualifications for the office you seek.
- Attend a senator election orientation if you are running for a school seat, a graduate seat, or an at-large seat.
- File to run for office.
- If you are running on a ticket, please have a campaign manager register your ticket.
- Receive the necessary votes to be elected.
- Submit a financial disclosure for your campaign.
Voting
On March 31st, all enrolled students will be sent an individual link to the ballot via email for the offices for which they are eligible to vote. All students may vote for their school’s senators and at-large senators.
Preliminary election results will be announced to candidates after the Elections Board meets and confirmed after the Elections Board has certified the election.
Qualifying for Office
Student Government requires the following to qualify for office:
- You must be enrolled for a minimum of nine (9) hours on the undergraduate level or six (6) hours on the graduate level.
- You must be in academic good standing and not on disciplinary probation.
- For school senators, you must remain a member of the school from which you were elected.
- For example, if you would like to run as an ECS senator, you must currently be an ECS student and remain an ECS student for your term of office.
Additionally, senators are expected to be available on Tuesdays from 5:30 PM – 7:15 PM for Senate meetings and meetings of committees to which they are appointed.
Timeline
The Spring 2025 election cycle is using the following timeline:
| Filing Opens | Monday, February 24th |
| Election Orientation Meetings | February 10th – March 5th |
| Filing Closes | Wednesday, March 5th |
| Campaign Period Begins | Monday. March 10th |
| Speed Campaigning Event (Chess Plaza) | Thursday, March 13th (11:00 am – 2:30 pm) |
| Executive Debate | Friday, March 28th |
| Ballots Open | Monday, March 31st |
| Ballots Close | Wednesday, April 2nd |
| Runoffs | Friday, April 4th |
Orientation Meetings
Senator Election Orientations
To qualify to run as a senator, you must attend an election orientation meeting. This meeting with a member of the Elections Board will provide more information on the election process, including what policies and procedures have changed this year, and will allow you to ask questions on how to prepare for the campaign period.
If none of these times work for you, please email debopreeta@utdallas.edu before the filing period ends.
See the schedule and locations (or links to join) here:
| Monday, February 10th at 4:00 pm | Microsoft Teams |
| Wednesday, February 12th at 4:00 pm | Microsoft Teams |
| Friday, February 14th at 4:00 pm | Microsoft Teams |
| Monday, February 17th at 6:00 pm | Microsoft Teams |
| Friday, February 21st at 11:00 am | Microsoft Teams |
| Monday, February 24th at 5:30 pm | Microsoft Teams |
| Tuesday, February 25th at 4:00 pm | Microsoft Teams |
| Friday, February 28th at 12:00 pm | Microsoft Teams |
| Monday, March 3rd at 5:30 pm | Microsoft Teams |
| Tuesday, March 4th at 4:00 pm | Microsoft Teams |
| Wednesday, March 5th at 10:00 am | Microsoft Teams |
| Wednesday, March 5th at 5:30 pm | Microsoft Teams |
