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Elected Positions

ELIGIBILITY

A student must meet the following eligibility requirements in order to be eligible to be a candidate or applicant for elected or appointed voting office in the Associated Students Board of Directors (ASBOD), A.S. Campus Life Council (ASCLC), A.S. University Council (ASUC) or A.S. Judicial Affairs Council (ASJAC):

  1. Must be an enrolled student at San Diego State University
  2. Must not be on any academic, disciplinary or administrative probation of any kind.
  3. Must have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average, and a 2.5 grade point average for the semester prior to candidacy.
  4. Candidates for office must have been enrolled on the SDSU campus for one semester prior to the election or appointment, earning a total of at least six (6) semester units during that semester. New graduate students who received a bachelor's degree or credential within the past three years from SDSU, must have earned a total of at least twelve (12) semester units during their last year as an undergraduate to be eligible.
  5. Any student elected or appointed to a voting position on the AS Board of Directors, ASCLC, ASUC or ASJAC must successfully complete a minimum of six (6) units per semester, continue to maintain a 2.5 GPA for all individual semesters they are in office, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5.
  6. Coursework completed through the SDSU Global Campus, including summer and winter session, or at other institutions may not be used to satisfy the semesterly unit load and grade point requirements.
  7. Coursework for which a grade of "Incomplete," "No Credit," "F," or "U," are recorded or classes numbered 1-99 shall not count toward the minimum semesterly unit load.
  8. Any students elected or appointed to a voting position on the AS Board of Directors, ASCLC, ASUC or ASJAC must have their eligibility verified before officially being declared a candidate and before officially taking office.

Declaration of Major

Candidates and incumbents for college-specific seats must have a declared major appropriate to that college or the category of undeclared/unclassified majors as defined by the University prior to being a candidate for their respective college. In the event that an ASUC representative of the undeclared/unclassified majors declares a major, the representative will continue to serve until the next general election. When a representative with a declared major changes their major to a different college, the positions will be vacated and filled in accordance with the provisions of the bylaws.

ELECTIONS AND APPOINTED SCHEDULE

All times are PDT

Date Day Time Location
January 26 8:00 a.m. Applications for A.S. elected and appointed positions available on the A.S. Elections website as.sdsu.edu/elections
January 31 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Interested in Running? – A.S. Elections Presentation at A.S. All Council Council Chambers,
Aztec Student Union
February 16 4:00 p.m. Deadline to submit completed A.S. elected application to run in the A.S. Elections Google Form
February 19 8:00 a.m. A.S. Write-In Candidate applications available as.sdsu.edu/elections
February 27 5:30 p.m. Candidate Mandatory Meeting Session #1 Council Chambers,
Aztec Student Union
February 28 8:30 a.m. Candidate Mandatory Meeting Session #2 Visionary Suite, Aztec Student Union
March 1 12:00 p.m. A.S. Elections Committee Meeting
  • Hearings for Candidates who did not attend the Mandatory Meeting
  • Ballot Selection
Presidential Suite, Aztec Student Union
March 8 4:30 p.m. Earliest Time to Begin Campaigning  
March 18-21 12:00 p.m. Executive Officer Candidate Debates Union Courtyard, Aztec Student Union
March 22 12:00 p.m. Deadline to submit A.S. Write-In Candidate applications Google Form
March 25-28 8 a.m. A.S. ELECTIONS – Voting opens at 8 a.m. on 3/25 and closes at 7 p.m. on 3/28 as.sdsu.edu/elections
March 28 approx.
9 p.m.
A.S. Elections Results Announced Union Courtyard,
Aztec Student Union
March 29 8:30 p.m. All campaign materials must be removed SDSU Campus
April 1-5   SPRING BREAK  
April 7 11:59 p.m. Deadline for all candidates to submit campaign expenditure statements (MANDATORY) Google Form
April 10 TBD A.S. Elections Committee:
  • Hearings for Candidates who did not submit campaign expenditure statements
  • Initial Approval of A.S. Elections Results
TBD
April 12 12 p.m. A.S. Judicial Affairs Council:
  • Final Approval of A.S. Elections Results
Council Chambers, Aztec Student Union
April 14 11:59 p.m. Deadline to submit applications for appointed positions Google Form
April 17-26   Commission Appointments and Appointments & Review Committee Interviews  
April 29 3:30 p.m. Final Approval of Appointments at ASBOD Meeting