Campus-Wide Elections

Opinions, Hearings, and Resolutions

Advisory Opinions

Advisory Opinions are opinions issued by the Election Supervisory Board or entities with appellate jurisdiction concerning any matter affecting the elections that may not be included within the language of the Election Code(s). These opinions clarify the language of the code and offer the candidate a better understanding of election rules.

2024 Campus-Wide Elections

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

2023 Campus-Wide Elections

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

2022 Campus-Wide Elections

• Advisory Opinion 2022-001 – Filing Deadline and Penalty
• Advisory Opinion 2022-002 – Candidate Seminar Attendance
• Advisory Opinion 2022-003 – Recruitment of Campaign Workers and Agents
• Advisory Opinion 2022-004 – Election Code Chair
• Advisory Opinion 2022-005 – Financial Disclosure Submissions
• Advisory Opinion 2022-006 – Accessibility of Resources
• Advisory Opinion 2022-007 – Clarification of Fair-Market Value
• Advisory Opinion 2022-008 – Clarification of Campaign Materials Requiring Filing
• Advisory Opinion 2022-009 – Extended Filing Extended Filing, Candidate Seminar, Financial Disclosure
• Advisory Opinion 2022-010 – Ballot Order and Candidate Withdrawals

2021 Campus-Wide Elections

• ESB AO 2021-001 – Candidate Seminar
• ESB AO 2021-002 – Financial Disclosures
• ESB AO 2021-003 – Extended Filing for Student Government Positions
• ESB AO 2021-004 – Extended Campus-Wide Election Timeline

2020 Campus-Wide Elections

• ESB AO 2020-001 – Candidate Seminar (Amended on 02/12/20) (pdf)
• ESB AO 2020-002 – Filing Deadline (pdf)
• ESB AO 2020-003 – Campaign Worker Recruitment (pdf)
• ESB AO 2020-004 - Financial Disclosure Deadlines & Penalties (pdf)
• ESB AO 2020-005 – Accessibility of Resources (pdf)
• ESB AO 2020-006 – Clarification of Fair-Market Value (pdf)
• ESB AO 2020-007 – Campaign Material Filing (pdf)
• ESB AO 2020-008 – Extended Filing for GSA and SG (pdf)
• ESB AO 2020-009 – Extended Filing for GSA (pdf)
• SG Supreme Court AO – 2020-001 – Clarification of Pease v. ESB (pdf)

2019 Campus-Wide Elections

• 2019 ESB Advisory Opinion 1 (pdf)
• 2019 ESB Advisory Opinion 2 (pdf)
• 2019 ESB Advisory Opinion 3 (pdf)
• 2019 ESB Advisory Opinion 4 (pdf)
• 2019 ESB Advisory Opinion 5 (pdf)
• 2019 ESB Advisory Opinion 6 (pdf)
• 2019 ESB Advisory Opinion 7 (pdf)
• 2019 ESB Advisory Opinion 8 (pdf)

2018 Campus-Wide Elections

• 2018 ESB Advisory Opinion 1 (pdf)
• 2018 ESB Advisory Opinion 2 (pdf)
• 2018 ESB Advisory Opinion 3 (pdf)
• 2018 ESB Advisory Opinion 4 (pdf)
• 2018 ESB Advisory Opinion 5 (pdf)
• 2018 ESB Advisory Opinion 6 (pdf)
• 2018 ESB Advisory Opinion 7 (pdf)
• 2018 ESB Advisory Opinion 8 (pdf)
• In Re Campaigning After Receiving A Class D Violation (pdf)
• In Re ESB's Authority (pdf)

2017 Campus-Wide Elections

• 2017 ESB Advisory Opinion 1 (pdf)
• 2017 ESB Advisory Opinion 2 (pdf)
• 2017 ESB Advisory Opinion 3 (pdf)

Hearings and Resolutions

All student submitted complaints can be viewed on the View Complaints page. There, you can view the "details" and "status" of each complaint, and additional notes regarding complaint status if applicable. If a hearing is deemed necessary, all hearing decisions rendered by the Election Supervisory Board or Student Government Supreme Court will be published on the view complaints page.

2024 Campus-Wide Elections

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

2023 Campus-Wide Elections

• 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)

2022 Campus-Wide Elections

• ESB Resolution 2021-001 - In Re - Candidate Seminar Absence (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2022-002 - In Re - Financial Disclosure 1 (pdf), In Re - Financial Disclosure 1 – Dissenting Opinion (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2022-003 - In Re - Candidate Seminar Absence (pdf), In Re - Candidate Seminar Absence – Dissenting Opinion (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2022-004 - In Re - In Res. Co-Campaigning (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2022-005 - In Re - Financial Disclosure #1 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2022-006 - In Re - Exceeding Campaign Spending Limits (pdf)

2021 Campus-Wide Elections

• ESB Resolution 2021-001 - In Re - Candidate Seminar Absence (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2021-002 - In Re - Unapproved Campaign Materials (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2021-003 - In Re - Financial Disclosure #2 (pdf)

2020 Campus-Wide Elections

• ESB Resolution 2020-001 - In Re - Candidate Seminar Absence (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2020-002 - In Re - Unapproved Campaign Materials (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2020-003 - In Re - Unauthorized Campaigning (pdf), SGSC - In Re Alexander/Johnson v. ESB (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2020-004 - In Re - Timely Financial Disclosure (pdf)

2019 Campus-Wide Elections

• ESB Resolution 2019-001 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2019-002 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2019-003 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2019-004 (pdf), In Re Pease v. ESB (pdf), In Re Pease v. ESB Dissenting Opinion (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2019-005 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2019-006 (pdf)

2018 Campus-Wide Elections

• ESB Resolution 2018-001 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2018-002 (pdf), Co-op Ballot Appeal (pdf), In Re Guzman v ESB (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2018-003 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2018-004 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2018-005 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2018-006 (pdf), In Re Spiler v. ESB (pdf), In Re Ibrahim v ESB (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2018-007 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2018-008 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2018-009 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2018-010 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2018-011 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2018-012 (pdf)

2017 Campus-Wide Elections

• Complaints/Dismissals/Hearings (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2017-001 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2017-002 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2017-003 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution: 2017-004 (pdf)
• ESB Resolution 2017-005 (pdf)