Student Elections

CUNY Manual of General Policy stablishes the guidelines for student government elections. Elections are held every Spring semester, between March 15 and April 30. All positions in student government: 13 exectuive offices and 33 senate positions are elected during this period.

The student elections are scheduled by the Student Election Review Commitee (SERC). This commitee is composed of 3 faculty/staff and 2 students. The current members are:

• David Charcape, Assistant Director, Office of Campus Life
• Bascillia Toussaint, Director, Career Exploration and Development Center
• Deborah Sanders, Lecturer, Economics and Business Department

Running for Student Government

If you are interested in running for a position in student government, you must meet the criteria stablished in the article 7.15 of the CUNY Manual of General Policy, and submit a completed intention form. Intention Forms are only available as scheduled by SERC.

Students running for a position in student government can campaign following the rules stablished by SERC in the Code of Elections.
If you have any question regarding student elections, please contact a SERC representative or an Office of Campus Life staff.

Documents for Candidates

• Intention Form  (available during elections period)
• Code of Student Elections