Spring 2023 Elections

Elections & Hiring

Be a voice for the student body at CU Denver. The Student Government Association (SGA) welcomes all students to contribute their ideas and to get involved by running for a position. By sharing a unique perspectives, students are crucial to addressing the issue we face. We encourage all CU Denver students, who have paid the spring 2023 student activity fee to vote in the student elections. Positions that are not filled through the spring elections process will be hired in the summer or early fall semester of the next academic year.

Positions Being Elected in April 2023

Executive Officers (President & Vice President candidates run together as a "ticket")
- SGA President (1)
- SGA Vice President, Chair of the Senate (1)
SGA Vice President, Graduate Affairs (1)
Representative, Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board (SACAB) (2)
Director, Student Fee Review Committee (1) * Must have previous SFRC Experience
Director, Events & Planning (1)
College Council Representatives:
- College of Architecture and Planning (1)
- Business School (1)
- College of Arts & Media (1)
- School of Education & Human Development (1)
- College of Engineering, Design and Computing (1)
- College of Liberal Arts & Science (1)
- School of Public Affairs (1)
Senator at Large (15)

Campaigning

Campaigning will take place between Monday March 27 - April 14, 2023

Voting

Ballots will be emailed to each students CU Denver email addresses on Monday April 10th and must be cast by 5pm on Friday April 14th.

Elections Forum with Executive Tickets (President & Vice President Candidates)

Monday, April 3, 2023
7pm
Zoom: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/99992377209

Elections Timeline:

2023 DATES	TASK
Friday, March 10	Candidate Registration Form Due
Monday-Tuesday, March 13-14	Candidate grades & conduct check.
Wednesday, March 15	Candidates are notified if eligible to run. If eligible the candidate will receive details on the mandatory candidate orientation sessions (choose 1)
Thursday, March 16 (5pm on Zoom)	Candidate Orientation Session #1
Friday, March 17 (10am on Zoom)	Candidate Orientation Session #2
March 20-24	Spring Break
Monday March 20	Deadline to submit Campaign Team Form (this is optional for candidates - you are not required to have a campaign Team.
Monday March 27	If using a Campaign Team: Individual student assisting you needs to turn in an Individual Campaign Team Registration Form
Monday March 27 - April 14	Active Campaigning
Wednesday, March 29	Optional Campaign YouTube Video Due (send in a MS Teams Message to tierza.watts@ucdenver.edu (Elections Advisor) for upload
Monday, April 3	Executive Ticket Open Forum - This event is cancelled as there are no registered Executive Ticket Candidates this year (Updated 3.31.23)
Monday, April 10 - Friday, April 14	Elections Week
Friday April 14	Final Revenue & Expense Forms due by 5pm (due each Friday throughout your campaign)
Monday April 17	Elections are certified and winners announced after 5pm as long as all incident reports are closed. Winners are announced on this webpage.
Friday, April 21	Newly elected SGA Members sworn in at the 1pm SGA Meeting in 640 Tivoli Student Union
Friday, April 28	2023-2024 SGA All Member Orientation, 3-5pm in 640 Tivoli Student Union