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.
If you are interested in joining USG, you must fill out the petition posted here with your name and the position you are choosing to run for. You need to receive 25 signatures from undergraduate students, write a short paragraph about why you are running for the position of your choice, and choose a picture of yourself. Send all of that information to USG@une.edu by April 15th at 12:00 PM.
You can run for any of the following positions:
Social Science Senator (2)*
Natural Science Senator (2)*
Health Science Senator (2)*
Business Senator (2)*
Humanities Senator (2)*
General Senator (13)
*if both of these positions are not filled, one of these will be converted to a General Senator in a runoff election immediately following USG elections
If you are interested in joining the Class of 2026 Class Council, you must fill out the petition and include your name, what position you are running for, a short paragraph about why you are running for the petition of your choice, and a picture of yourself. Send all of that information to USG@une.edu by April 15th at 12:00 PM.
You can run for any of the following positions:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Class of 2026 Representative
*Just a reminder that the current class council must re-petition at the conclusion of their sophomore year