Each year, USG hosts 3 major elections to recruit new members. Our first election is the fall elections, which take place at the end of September. This election serves to fill all vacancies on the Senate. Our midterm elections happen in November, the week before Thanksgiving break. Along with filling vacant positions in the Senate, midterm elections are where the first-year class council holds their elections. These are the opportunity for all other class councils to fill open positions. Our spring elections are the biggest elections, as the Senate for the next school year is elected. All Senators on USG need to petition again; if they have served on USG for a minimum of 4 months (one full semester) they are allowed to run for an Executive Board position (President, Vice President, Parliamentarian, Chief of Staff, Press Secretary & Financial Manager). Additionally, the sophomore class will need to repetition on for class council. Once the new USG Senate is elected, committee chairs will be assigned, forming the Executive Council. Spring elections normally take place around the middle to end of April.