ASG elections: Ready to run
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Do you have what it takes to be a leader? Do you want to be more involved in your school? Then the Associated Student Government wants you!
The ASG Elections are happening next month. All students who would like to run for a position in the 2010-11 school year must apply by Jan. 29.
In order to register as a candidate, students must turn in the application along with two letters of recommendation to the Student Life & Leadership office. From there the students will be asked several questions regarding their perspectives on various campus issues and leadership styles. These answers will be open to the public for viewing on the official election web site, according to the LBCC Election Code.
Campaigning is up to the individual candidates during the weeks leading up to the election days. However, there are guidelines to work within, such as certain restrictions regarding where to hang posters and a personal budget cap of $50 in campaign expenses.
“We don’t want to have a student spend like a thousand dollars on marketing just to win the position,” says ASG president Nic Bowman. “It’s not what the opportunity is about.”
The election will be held during the eighth week of winter term. An online voting site will be available for all LBCC students during a two-day period. LBCC switched this year from a school-run site to a third-party voting site. According to Bowman, last year’s election had a few hiccups.
“There’s obviously only one vote per person. It’s not like American Idol or anything where you can vote up to ten times,” says Bowman, “No texting in. Nothing like that.”
In the case that a position has no candidate, it will be filled through an interview process before the start of the next school year.
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