Princeton Undergraduate Student Government

We are excited to announce the upcoming USG Elections, and we encourage you to run! The USG will hold elections for USG Executive Committee positions (USG President, Vice President, Treasurer, Academics Chair, Campus and Community Affairs Chair, Undergraduate Life Chair) and Senate positions (two senators per class). A detailed list of these positions is attached. Anyone interested in running for a position must attend ONE of the candidates' open houses (information below) and must complete the candidate registration forms by the date specified below.

The open houses will be held at 8 p.m. on this Thursday and Friday in McCosh 60. They will promote involvement in the USG, describe specific positions in the USG, and cover important elections rules. The Candidate Handbook is attached to this email and also is available online at http://usg.princeton.edu/candidates. The candidate registration process includes submitting the Candidate Registration Form and the Petition for USG Office, both of which can be found in the attached document, to the USG office (Frist 204) by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 22. In addition, candidates must submit a photo and candidate statement to http://www.princeton.edu/~usg/elections/register by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Campaigning will take place during the first week after Thanksgiving Break. Voting will last from Monday, December 7 to Wednesday, December 9. Results will be announced on Friday, December 11. If necessary, a run-off election would be held the following week.

Serving on the USG is an excellent way to affect positive change at Princeton. Members also work with outstanding people and gain experience that has benefits well beyond graduation.

Thank you all for your time. We hope you are well.

Best regards,

Alex Rosen, Aditya Panda, and Peter Dunbar
Elections Managers

Download the Candidate Handbook
View the Candidate Handbook Google Document

The results of the run off from the revote for the office of 2013 Vice President are now in!

Class of 2013 Vice President:

• Gabrielle Cole: 147
• Stefan Kende: 113

The Analysis of Princetonian Attitudes Committee (APAC) announces the release of three papers with additional results from the COMBO I and COMBO II surveys given in May 2007 and April 2009. These surveys were designed to test the impact of background on the Princeton experience. The papers

1. Compare dining options in 2007 and 2009;
2. Look at happiness in both years; and
   
3. Take a closer look at the bicker process and choosing a major, focusing primarily on the COMBO I survey.

The results of the 2013 run off and revote are below.  Congratulations to the winners!  The run off for Vice President will be Monday after we return from fall recess.

Class of 2013 President:

• Zachary Beecher: 291
• Anthony Pappenfus: 235

Class of 2013 Treasurer:

• Benjamin Chan: 232
• Hanna Tian: 273

Class of 2013 Vice President:

• Devon Chen: 87
• Gabrielle Cole: 106
• Jon Hezghia: 36
• Jamie J. Joseph: 77
• Stefan Kende: 96
• Danielle Pingue: 57
• Raymond Wu: 65

Elections are now open for the Fall 2009 Run Off Election.  This election is only open to members of the class of 2013 who will be electing class officers.

The voting booth is closed.

Results will be tallied on Friday evening and posted here.

Voters will be using the new Helios secure voting system.  If you are having trouble, refer to the Helios Guide here.

There are two important things to know before voting:

1. Ballot encryption can take up to a minute, so please be patient.
   If a warning message appears, click "continue."
   1. Mac Users: Encryption runs much quicker using Safari 4 than Firefox (a few seconds instead of a minute)
2. Once you've voted, use your tracking number on the public Bulletin Board to check your ballot

You can view the candidate statements and photos here.

Ballot is live 10/26/09 12:00pm through 10/28/09 12:00pm

Have techincal questions about Helios? Email IT Chair Michael Yaroshefsky.

Have questions about the election? Email Elections Manager Addie Darling.

The deadline to file a formal complaint regarding this election is Friday at noon.