By Matthew Kiernan
The Student Government Association will hold paper ballot elections for multiple senatorial offices this Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 29 and 30, at various points on campus, having done away with online voting.
The offices of commuter senator, resident senator, four freshman senator positions and senior class president will be on the ballot for voting.
Students will be able to vote through paper ballots on the north and south ends of Memorial hall and in the main lobby of the student center. Voting will be conducting on the designated days from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m, according to Ryan Baldassario, elections committee chair for SGA.
Online voting wasn’t incorporated into this semester’s election because of complications with an SGA list-serve during the 2010 spring semester presidential elections, according to Baldassario.
Candidates will be forbidden from endorsing themselves starting Wednesday, but will be allowed to verbally campaign while being 500 feet away from a polling station and have an online promotion page, such as on Facebook.
Since applications for candidacy were due on Sept. 15, it is likely that Melissa Rosemond will be voted into the senior class president office because she was the only one to submit an application.
Applications for candidacy consisted of questions on personal information, what clubs the nominees have been involved with, why they’re running and what experience they have toward being student leaders. Students needed to run under their current residency status, such as if a nominee lived in a dormitory, they could only run for Resident Senator.
Commuter, resident and freshman senators are representatives of the CCSU student body that work to enact policies and allocate student funds on campus. They’re required to serve on at least one committee, such as promotions, finance or student life and be able to fulfill at least two office hours per week.
In addition, said senators must be full-time or part-time students that hold a 2.0 GPA.
Senior class president is required to coordinate special activities for the senior class, while working with the SGA Senate, Student Activities and Leadership Development and faculty advisors. This includes the Senior Cruise and Senior Ball.
Senior class president candidates must be full-time students in good academic standing who have completed at least 86 credits by the 2010 spring semester.
The following are the candidates running for office:
Commuter Senator
Antony Dalia
Shaun Boughton
Resident Senator
Liz Braun
Mulanga Kamba
Freshman Senator
Matthew Hubbard
Megan Rockwell
Raquel Rodriguez
Heidy Sanchez
Jessamyn Ward
Katelyn Greene
Senior Class President
Melissa Rosemond