The deadline is fast approaching for students hoping to represent their peers next year in ASUI. There will be Election packets containing a list of rules and regulations as well as a petition for candidacy are due Wednesday by 5 p.m. to the ASUI office on the third floor of the Idaho Commons.
Senate candidates will need 25 signatures to run, while president and vice president running mates will need 50. Completed packets are required for students to run, and can be picked up in the ASUI office or downloaded from www.uidaho.edu/asui.
“I think that serving as a student representative has been a fantastic experience,” said current ASUI President Max Cowan. “I think it’s really rewarding to be able to contribute to the university community and to do my best to make the university a better place.”
According to ASUI Elections Coordinator Tanner Beymer, the presidential candidates who are elected almost always rise to the position from a senatorial seat. But, he said, ASUI experience is not required to run, and the race is anyone’s game. Beymer said competitive candidates are driven, passionate about the university, self-motivated, able to work in teams, good listeners, active and well-organized.
“I would encourage everyone to consider being a candidate,” Cowan said. “I think that it can be challenging and a lot of work, but exciting, and I would hope that everyone would be interested in taking the opportunity if that’s something they can do.”
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