GSA Elections Board

Running For Office

All registered graduate or professional students are eligible to run for GSA President, Vice President of Internal Affairs, Vice President of External Affairs, or Vice President of Academic Affairs. These four officers are elected annually every Spring.

The guidelines and application packet will be posted here when they become available.

Descriptions of the duties associated with the four positions are available here, and you should always feel free to contact the current officers for their perspectives on the positions.

Sponsoring Referendums

All registered graduate or professional students are eligible to propose a referendum.

Guidelines for 2009 Elections Referendums

Not yet available.

Last year's guidelines:

Representatives of referendum petitions must submit Elections Form C (Word or PDF). Referendum petitions must include the exact wording of the measure to appear on the ballot and be supported by at least 500 valid signatures of currently enrolled graduate or professional students at UCLA. The name of an official campaign representative for the referendum item must be included on the petition form. Petition sheets for referenda and constitutional amendments must include the exact wording of each proposed referendum or constitutional amendment at the top of each petition sheet. Constitutional amendments must include the current language and proposed changes for the Constitution. The deadline to submit a referendum or constitutional amendment is 5:00pm on April 7, 2008 in Kerckhoff 316.

If you have additional questions about authoring a referendum, please contact the Director of Elections (elections@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu).

How To Vote

Voting instructions will be available soon. In the meantime, you can read about last year's guidelines and incentives.

Meetings & Minutes

All Elections Board Meetings are open to the public. All meetings are held in Kerckhoff 316, with dinner from 5:00-5:30pm and meeting business from 5:30-6:30pm.

Further information

You may view the GSA Constitution and GSA Codes for the official guiding documents of GSA. Additional information regarding activities of the GSA can be found on the GSA Website.

Questions? Email the Director of Elections at elections@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu.