Campus Elections 2025
Important Dates:
Proposed Ballot Initiatives Due: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Election Dates: Monday, April 28th- Friday, May 9th, 2025
Tentative Election 2025 Timeline (please note, some dates subject to change):
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2025 Tentative Campus Elections Timeline for Ballot Initiatives |
* Please note that this is a tentative calendar, and all dates are subject to change. SUA & GSA election timelines will be added by December '24* | |
| All deadlines are for 5:00 PM on the Due Date | Notes: | |
| October 2024 | Outreach to students, student organizations and administrative units regarding Campus Elections and the upcoming orientation sessions | |
| November 2024 | Mandatory referenda orientations: Friday November 1st, Monday, November 4th, Wednesday, November 6th, Thursday, November 7th, Friday, November 8th | Orientation will cover the elections process, campus elections policy, return to aid component of referenda, constructing ballot language, the petition process, campaigning, etc. |
| November 26, 2024 | Referenda Applications due for review to Dean of Students - for any proposed fees related to capital projects (i.e. new construction, building renovations, etc.). Send materials to elections@ucsc.edu | Deadline: 5:00 PM |
| December 3, 2024 | Referenda, Opinion Poll, SUA Amendment Application due for review to Dean of Students. Send materials to elections@ucsc.edu | Deadline: 5:00 PM |
| December 3rd, 2024- January 8th, 2025 | Dean of Students Office works with Planning & Budget, Division of Student Affairs and Success to provide feedback on Proposed Student Fee Measure/Amendments to ballot authors. Dean of Students Office works with IRAPS and Division of Student Affairs and Success to provide feedback to Opinion Poll Authors. | Required edits and suggested edits will be shared with Porposed Student Fee Measure/Amendment authors and opininon poll authors no later than January 8th, 2025. |
| January 17th, 2025 | New drafts of Proposed Student Fee Measure/Amendments and Proposed Opinion Poll language due back to Dean of Students Office after authors re-write based on required and suggested edits given by Dean of Students, IRAPS, Planning & Budget and Division of Student Affairs and Success | Between January 17th- January 20th, the Elections Commission team will confirm Proposed Opininon Poll language is ballot-ready and work with Proposed Student Fee Measure authors to ensure their language is ready to move onto the next phase of review by UCSC Office of the Chancellor |
| January 20th, 2025 | Opinion Poll language final drafts (with all required/suggested edits) due to Dean of Students Office | Pending final review, Opinion Poll language will be ballot-ready! |
| January 20th- February 3rd, 2025 | Office of the Chancellor will review Proposed Student Fee Measure/Amendment language and provide feedback to authors. | Required edits and suggested edits by the Office of the Chancellor will be shared with Proposed Student Fee/Amendment authors by February 3rd. Revised language will be due to DOS by February 10th. |
| February 10th, 2025 | New drafts of Proposed Student Fee Measure/Amendments due back to Dean of Students Office after authors re-write based on required and suggested edits by Office of the Chancellor | Authors shoud make all required edits and consider all suggested edits. |
| February 10th- February 17th | Office of the Chancellor will review revised Proposed Student Fee Measure/Amendment language and provide any additional feedback to authors | Required edits and suggested edits by the Office of the Chancellor will be shared with Proposed Fee Measure/Amendment authors by February 18th. |
| February 18th- February 21st | Language for Proposed Student Fee Measure/Amendments are finalized and readied to be sent to the UC Office of the President for review | Any addiitional required and suggested edits by the Office of the Chancellor should be taken into account by Proposed Student Fee Measure/Amendment authors and approved by the Chancellor after one final review, prior to sending to the UC Office of the President. |
| February 21st- March 14th, 2025 | Proposed Student Fee Measure/Amendment language will be reviewed by the UC Office of the President including members of the UCOP student affairs and legal teams. | Required edits and suggested edits by the UC Office of the President will be shared with authors by March 17th. |
| March 24th, 2025 | New drafts of Proposed Student Fee Measure/Amendments due back to the Dean of Students Office after authors re-write based on required and suggested edits by UC Office of the President | Authors shoud make all required edits and consider all suggested edits. |
| March 24th, 2025- March 31st, 2025 | UC Office of the President will review revised Proposed Student Fee Measure/Amendment language and provide any additional feedback to authors | After final review by UCOP, Proposed Fee Measure/Amendment language will be finalized and ready to present to SFAC and receive Sponsorship. |
| April 16th, 2025 | Election Ballot Form and Attachments (Sponsor Confirmation) due to Dean of Students | Deadline: 5:00 PM |
| April 16th- April 18th, 2025 | Dean of Students office verifies signatures on petitions and sponsorship forms and notifies authors if they have met requirements to proceed | |
| April 18th, 2025 | Pending approval from the Dean of Students Office, referenda campaigns may begin | |
| April 28th, 2025 | Voting Begins | Ballot opens 12:00am Monday, April 28th |
| May 9th, 2025 | Voting Ends | Ballot closes 11:59pm Friday, May 9th |
| May 9th- May 16th, 2025 | After ballot closes on May 9th, all campaign materials are required to be removed. IRAPS will begin work tabulating votes to send to Chancellor for verification. | Any run-off elections will be announced by Wednesday, May 14th, to begin Monday, May 19th. Note: a run-off election will delay Chancellor annoucnement of Election results. |
| May 19th, 2025 | Chancellor verifies and announces results | |
| May 20th, 2025 | Compulsory Fee Items to UCOP President for Final Approval | |
| June 27th, 2025 | Deadline for complaints about violations of elections (30 working days after verification) | |
Spring 2024 Election Results
2024 Graduate Student Association (GSA) Results
2024 Student Fee Measure Results
2024 Student Union Assembly (SUA) Officer Results
2024 SUA At-Large Representative Results
2024 SUA Organization Representative Results
2024 SUA Constitutional Amendment Results
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