Campus-Wide Election

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 2026 Election Supervisory Board, students will be required to attend a training in November 2025. Their spring 2026 appointment will begin in January 2026 and end March 2026 to facilitate the spring Campus-Wide Election. An additional appointment process will be facilitated following the CWE to prepare for the 2026 Fall First Year Elections.

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.

• Samuel Hecht - Chair
• Riley McCain – Vice Chair
• Dawson Nunn
• Isabella Herrera
• Kaya Miller
• Lauren Pham
• Samuel Huron
• Michael De La Garza
• Vivek Patel

• Advisory Opinion 2026-001 – Campus-Wide Election Filings (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2026-002 – Filing Deadline & Penalty (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2026-003 – Prohibition of Early & Unauthorized Campaigning + Pre-Campaign Recruitment of Agents & Workers (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2026-005 – Financial Disclosure Submissions (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2026-007 - Campaign Material Approvals (pdf)

• Advisory Opinion 2025-001 – Filing Deadline and Penalty (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2025-002 – Candidate Seminar Attendance (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2025-003 – Recruitment of Campaign Workers and Agents (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2025-004 – Election Code Chair (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2025-005 – Financial Disclosure Submissions (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2025-006 – Accessibility of Resources (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2025-007 - Clarification of Fair Market Value (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2025-008 - Clarification of Campaign Materials Requiring Filing (pdf)

• Advisory Opinion 2024-001 – Filing Deadline and Penalty (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2024-002 – Candidate Seminar Attendance (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2024-003 – Recruitment of Campaign Workers and Agents (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2024-004 – Election Code Chair (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2024-005 – Financial Disclosure Submissions (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2024-006 – Accessibility of Resources (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2024-007 – Clarification of Fair Market Value (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2024-008 – Clarification of Campaign Materials Requiring Filing (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2024-009 - Extended Filing and Candidate Seminar (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2024-010 - Ballot Order and Candidate Withdrawals (pdf)

• Advisory Opinion 2023-001 – Filing Deadline and Penalty (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2023-002 – Candidate Seminar Attendance (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2023-003 – Recruitment of Campaign Workers and Agents (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2023-004 – Election Code Chair (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2023-005 – Financial Disclosure Submissions (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2023-006 – Accessibility of Resources (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2023-007 – Clarification of Fair-Market Value (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2023-008 – Clarification of Campaign Materials Requiring Filing (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2023-009 – Extended Filing and Candidate Seminar (pdf)
• Advisory Opinion 2023-010 – Ballot Order and Candidate Withdrawals (pdf)

• ESB Resolution 2024-001 - In Re - Candidate Seminar Attendance (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2024-002 - In Re - Candidate Seminar Attendance (pdf)

• ESB Resolution 2023-001 - In Re - Early Campaigning (pdf), SGSC Resolution – In Re ESB Resolution 2023-001 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2023-002 - In Res. Early Campaigning & Up-to-Date Campaign Expenditures (pdf)