About Us

The Campus Elections Team

The Campus Elections Team is responsible for overseeing the Campus Elections process. This team is comprised of a Student Activities Advisor from Student Unions and Activities, as well as one student serving in a student leadership role. As part of the Student Unions and Activities Department, the Campus Elections Team plays a vital role in ensuring that elections are conducted in a fair, transparent, and efficient manner.

The primary objective of the Campus Elections Team is to facilitate a process that empowers the student body to elect its leaders and express its opinions with confidence. To uphold the integrity of this process, the team maintains a strict commitment to viewpoint neutrality, ensuring that all decisions related to the facilitation of Campus Elections are free from bias or favoritism.

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Steps for Poll Request

  1. Complete and submit the Poll Request Form, linked here: Poll Request Form
  2. The Campus Elections Team will reach out to the form submitter to further discuss the poll. They will establish a primary contact for your student group. The Campus Elections Team may also have you revise the language of the poll for clarity. Remember that a poll must be a single, yes-no question that addresses one topic.
  3. Once your group has met with the the Campus Elections Team, the Commission will give you a digital signature endorsement form. You must collect 1000 signatures from currently-enrolled U of M students (name, Internet ID, signature, date).
  4. Once the Campus Elections Team confirms that the minimum signature requirement has been met, the poll sponsor may send at least two officers, or their designees, to an open forum for the public to discuss the poll. The Campus Elections Team will determine logistics with the poll sponsor, and will promote the event no later than one week before Voting opens.
  5. Only after all poll requirements have been met (as specified in Chapter 3 of the Campus Election Rules) will a poll be certified by the Campus Elections Team to appear on the Campus Elections ballot.

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Steps for Voter Eligibility and Ballot Setup Requests

  1. Contact [email protected] for details.
  2. The Campus Elections Team will reach out to you to schedule a meeting to discuss your voting request. Please bring to this meeting:
    1. A copy of your group’s constitution and by-laws
    2. One member of your organization who can serve as an Elections Liaison (i.e., not running for election, no perceived or actual conflict of interest).
    3. An officer of the group
  3. After the meeting, the Campus Elections Team will set up all the necessary forms and documents for your election.