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ASM announces polling dates, voting policy for spring election

By: Amanda Hoffstrom /The Daily Cardinal  - February 25, 2008




The Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary finalized rules for the ASM Spring Elections Sunday, which will be held in April.

Trenell Darby, Student Elections Commissions chair and Student Judiciary associate justice, said this semester’s rules are similar to last year’s. Election polls will be open from 8 a.m. on April 1 to 8 p.m. on April 3.

Students interested in running for an ASM position next year must declare their candidacy by Monday at 11:59 p.m.

Additionally, petitions for initiative, referenda and recall must be turned in Monday also.

According to the ASM website, 29 representatives for Student Council will be elected during this semester’s election. There are also openings on the Student Services Finance Committee, which is the body of government that distributes university fees. Senior class officers, including senior class president, vice president, treasurer and secretary will also be elected.

Every UW-Madison student is eligible to vote in April’s election.

Darby said ASM plans to advertise on Facebook to encourage more student voting participation. Darby also said UW-Madison’s student government might sponsor a debate between SSFC candidates on their views to allocate segregated fees—money paid by each UW-Madison student in addition to tuition.

Segregated fees help pay for eligible student organizations, services and programs such as ASM bus passes, the Wisconsin Unions, Recreational Sports, University Health Services and the new Student Activities Center.

According to the rules, ASM will set up polling locations, which will include “two or more computers staffed or marked for the purpose of soliciting the vote of the general student population.”

Darby said candidates and sponsors of initiative, recall and referenda must attend an information session on March 3 at 6 p.m. in 1651 Humanities.




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