Dates and Times of Events
| Date |
Week Day |
Time |
Activity |
| January 28 |
Monday |
8:00am |
Applications open for General Elections for A.S. Executive Officer positions and all College Representative seats on A.S. Council. |
| February 15 |
Friday |
4:00pm |
Deadline to submit signed candidate application and refundable $100 candidate deposit to A.S. Government Affairs Office. |
| February 15 |
Friday |
4:00pm |
Candidate statement deadline. Optional 125 word candidate statement for publication. Candidates MUST submit statement per specific instructions in application packet or statements will be rejected. |
| February 18 |
Monday |
8:00am |
Write-in candidate applications available in A.S. Government Affairs Office. |
| February 25 |
Monday |
5:00-6:00pm |
Candidates Mandatory Meeting #1 at the Backdoor, Aztec Center
**Candidates required to attend only one of these meetings!**
**Official Candidate photo taken at meeting** |
| February 26 |
Tuesday |
8:00-9:00am |
Candidates Mandatory Meeting #2 at the Backdoor, Aztec Centerz
**Candidates required to attend only one of these meetings!**
**Official Candidate photo taken at meeting** |
| February 27 |
Wednesday |
8:00am-Noon |
Appeal hearings for disqualified candidates. (Disqualified candidates must make appeal appointment with Elections Manager, 594-4984.) Lottery for ballot positions held in the Presidential Suite. After the lottery, the filing process and procedures are complete. |
| March 14 |
Friday |
4:30pm |
Earliest Time to Begin Open Campaigning |
| March 17 |
Monday |
Noon-1:00pm |
Candidate Debates
Free Speech Steps |
| March 21 |
Friday |
4:00pm |
Write-in candidate applications due in A.S. Government Affairs Office. |
| March 24 |
Monday |
Noon-1:00pm |
Candidate Speeches
Aztec Center Patio Stage |
| March 24- 27 |
Mon.-Thurs. |
8:00am |
GENERAL ELECTIONS |
| March 28 |
Friday |
4:00pm |
Deadline for all candidates to submit campaign expenditure statements to A.S. Government Affairs Office.
All campaign materials must be removed (posters, signs, banners). Run-off campaigning begins (if necessary). |
| Mar. 31 - April 4 |
Mon.- Fri. |
All Day |
Spring Break |
| April 7 |
Monday |
4:00pm |
Campaign expenditure statements open to public. Deadline for submitting election complaints to the A.S. Government Affairs Office. |
| April 8 |
Tuesday |
TBD |
Formal appeals hearing for violations of expenditure statement requirements. |
| April 9 |
Wednesday |
3:00pm |
A.S. Council approval of election results (unless there is a run-off election, in which case approval will be postponed one week). |
| April 10-11 |
Thurs - Fri |
8:00am |
RUN-OFF ELECTIONS (if necessary) |