Campus-Wide Elections

Election Supervisory Board

Through an application and interview process, nine (9) student applicants will be selected to comprise the ESB. To be eligible, applicants:

• Shall not hold an elected position, endeavor to run, or be engaged in actively campaigning for an elected position for one of the entities; and,
• **Must either be a graduate student, or an undergraduate student who has completed one semester in residence; and,
• **Must have and maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average; and,
• Must not be serving a disciplinary penalty.

**First-year students (graduate and undergraduate) are eligible to apply. If selected, the offer would be contingent upon the successful completion of the fall semester and achieving at least a 2.5 GPA.

Specific duties include but are not limited to:

• Attending required trainings
• Assisting with and coordinating promotional and marketing activities for the election
• Coordination of the candidate seminar
• Assisting with the coordination of the SG candidate debate
• Facilitating violation hearings and sanctions
• Creating and submitting advisory opinions
• Serving as a liaison to an assigned group of candidates throughout the campaigning season
• Compiling candidate statements
• Ballot order and ballot testing
• Being available for media requests
• Coordination of the election results announcement
• Certify results of the election
• Update and maintain ESB handbook
• Compile a list of updates and recommendations for election entities at the conclusion of the election
• Meeting regularly with the ESB Advisor
• And other duties outlined in election documents

If selected as a member for the 2024-2025 Election Supervisory Board, students will serve in their role from November 2024 to the end of the March 2025 to facilitate the spring Campus-Wide Elections.

A high level of commitment will be required of ESB members. They are required to attend several trainings during the fall semester and early spring semester, and have a concentrated involvement between February 1, 2025 – March 15, 2025. It is not unreasonable for ESB members to dedicate time each day during the concentrated period to fulfill the role.

During the concentrated period, ESB members could spend anywhere from 5-15 hours a week (or more) as they meet to finalize election procedures, host the candidate seminar, oversee campaigning activities, hear and resolve grievances, engage in promotional activities, certify election results, host the results announcement and liaison with their assigned candidates.

Upon completion of an active and engaged term with the ESB and conclusion of the spring campus-wide elections process, the chair, elected by the ESB Selection Committee, will receive a one-time payment of $1250.00 and each member of the ESB will receive a one-time payment of $1000.00 for their service.

Please note: If you receive financial aid from UT Austin, the award associated with this position could impact your financial aid package. If you have specific questions about your situation, please contact the Texas One Stop before applying.