Student Government political parties can now campaign 30 days before an election.
UF students interested in becoming involved with Student Government can attend informational meetings starting today.
The Students Party announced its executive ticket Thursday night for the upcoming Student Government election.
Student Senate approved two new members to the Election Commission in the Senate meeting Tuesday night.
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation teamed with the student-run company and blog Hello Perfect to host the first Entrepreneurs Raid the Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today on the Plaza of the Americas.
The UF Supreme Court of the Student Body ruled Monday that two Student Government election codes were unconstitutionally vague.
The UF Supreme Court of the Student Body repealed a ruling Tuesday made by the Student Government Election Commission. The court ruled that the Students Party could refer to the Swamp Party as the former Unite Party, or any variation thereof, in campaign material.
During the Summer while most of us were away, members of the majority Swamp Party — then the Unite Party — in your Student Senate made an absurd rule stating that if anyone encourages you to vote for them in a Student Government election more than a week before the vote takes place, they could be disqualified from the ballot.
The UF Supreme Court voted Friday that a referendum asking students if they want to rename the Reitz Union will appear on the October Student Government elections ballot.
In the coming weeks, Student Body elections for senators will be taking place across campus. In Fall, 50 candidates are elected to represent the various living locations of all students.
The UF Supreme Court voted Friday that a referendum asking students if they want to rename the Reitz Union would go on the Student Government elections ballot next month.
The UF Supreme Court met Friday and ruled that two referendums passed the necessary technical procedures to be placed on the October elections ballot. However, only one of them was approved to be on the ballot.
The UF Supreme Court of the Student Body met today to rule that two referendums regarding newspaper racks and a name change for the Reitz Union passed the necessary technical aspects to be placed on the ballot.
UF Supreme Court Chief Justice Matt Michel announced to the Student Senate on Tuesday that both referendums previously presented received the 500 signatures needed to be on October’s election ballot.
The UF Supreme Court unanimously approved a referendum that would ask students whether or not they think UF should move forward in forcing publications to be distributed out of university-owned racks.
The Student Senate voted Thursday for Unite Party Sen. Logan Harrison to take over as Senate president.
Student Body President Tj Villamil left this position open later than others, hoping that more people would apply. UF junior Stephen Davis was chosen.
Chemical engineering sophomores Pearl Leung, 19, Michael Cornwell, 20, and Brittany Clendening, 19, planned a bus route to Lake Wauburg for a summer class project. They decided their proposal was worth more than a grade.
Debate grew heated when senators argued about when campaigning for Student Government elections should take place and what the rules should be.
The Student Senate passed a bill at Tuesday night’s meeting to limit when candidates and political parties can campaign for Student Government elections. It also redefined campaigning.
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