ASCSU Updates
ASCSU Applications for Election Candidacy
President/Vice-President Application: Google Form
Speaker of the Senate Application: Google Form
Senator Application: Google Form
Applications will close at the end of the campaigning period on March 14th, 2025 at 5:00pm.
Write-in candidates will be eligible to run for office if they: file a Declaration of Candidacy with the Elections Manager before the voting period opens; attend a one-on-one election orientation session with the Elections Manager before the end of the voting period; meet the eligibility requirements stated in Article VIII of the ASCSU Constitution; and submit all required campaign finance related materials to the Elections Manager by noon on the last day of voting.
Details on Candidate Certification and Eligibility can be found in Article VIII of the ASCSU Constitution and Section VII of the ASCSU Referenda and Elections Code.
Any questions or concerns should be sent to the Elections Manager’s email at [email protected]
Spotlight
This week our Governmental Affairs team put together an incredible slideshow on How to Testify. Check it out here!
“Testimony Structure
● About 3 minutes
● Flows well and has a clear structure
○ Step 1: Introduction:
■ State name, 1-2 sentences about why this bill is important
■ Here today to tell my story in the hopes that it will do X
○ Step 2: Body Paragraph 1:
■ This could be about a myriad of things: specific circumstances, what
you are doing to work your way through college, how limited access
to abortion access has affected you or your family, etc.
○ Step 3: Body Paragraph 2:
■ This could be a continuation of paragraph 1, but with a bigger nod
toward why your topic is such an important issue.
○ Step 4: Conclusion:
■ Please support this bill because X (your strongest statement)
■ Final thank you”
Campus Engagment
