Students can sign up to run for Student Government starting this weekend.
The first day of qualifying and slating, the process that gives students the chance to interview and run with a political party for SG Senate, begins noon Sunday in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom.
“The purpose of slating is for parties to determine the candidates that they want to run,” supervisor of elections Erica Baker wrote in an email.
Students can run with Access Party, Impact Party or as an independent.
“I think a lot of students don’t understand how easy it is to be in Student Government,” said Praveen Varanasi, the Access Party president.
Varanasi and Will Smith, the Impact Party president, said students should put aside their beliefs and be involved with SG.
“No matter what you believe in, or what you have in mind, come meet us and let us know what you think,” Smith said.
Slating will be Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., Monday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. The qualifications for Senate or for an executive position, students must be full-time, in good academic standing, free of conduct probation and delinquent financial obligations to UF and must not have been removed from an SG office by impeachment.
Senate candidates must be enrolled in the college they want to represent. Undergraduates must maintain a 2.5 overall GPA. Graduate students must maintain a 3.0 GPA or the minimum GPA for their program.
Executive candidates must have successfully completed three semesters, excluding Summer, at UF.
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