The Student Assembly elections committee passed Resolution 59 at their Feb. 29 meeting, during which they updated the election rules to include a tabling requirement along with a documented form of student engagement. Some S.A. members supported the tabling policy, saying that the policy would save time and increase student engagement with the candidates. Parikh said that in light of historically low turnout in S.A. elections, revising the election rules to encourage more student engagement could potentially improve voter participation. Petitioning involves candidates reaching within their social network to gather signatures, while tabling would expose candidates to the student body at-large, Parikh explained. The S.A. approved the amendment in a 14-9 vote before passing the amended election rules.

Source: Daily Sun March 05, 2024 03:36 UTC