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By Wednesday night students will have elected a new Student Senate - but first they must vote.
Students can vote Wednesday at all dining halls between lunch and dinner hours, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Polling stations also will be set up in front of Bentley Hall, Baker Center, College Gate and the Ping Center from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Any undergraduate or graduate student, can vote in the elections. Students should bring their student identification cards to facilitate the identification process for election officials, but it is not required, said Sarah Orenic, the senate's board of elections chairwoman.
This year's elections are unusual because three parties are running in the Student Senate race, Orenic said. Usually only two parties run.
"I'm hoping more will vote since there are more involved with the candidacy," she said.
The following candidates are seeking election to the senate:
Amanda Wiebold, a senior engineering major; Melissa Wervey, a junior public relations major; and Jason Barron, a sophomore political science major, are seeking the presidential, vice presidential and treasurer seats respectively with the Becoming Empowered Students Together party.
Eleni Zulia, a sophomore political science major; Tony Eufinger, a junior political science major; and Upendri Gunasekera, a freshman political science major, are seeking the presidential, vice presidential and treasurer seats respectively with the Now Everyone Wins party.
Darien Moss, a sophomore political science major; Shannon Bibbee, a junior history/pre-law major; and Judy Croxton, a junior finance/business/pre-law major, are seeking the presidential, vice presidential and treasurer seats respectively with the Realizing Excellence and Achievement through Leadership party.
Undergraduate students can vote for Student Senate executive candidates. Graduate students can vote for both Student Senate and Graduate Student Senate executive candidates. Students can vote for individuals and do not have to vote for an entire ticket.
Undergraduate students can select three executives out of the nine candidates running. They also select one housing representative, either green representatives, off-campus housing representatives or Greek housing representatives, for the type of housing in which they currently live.
Voters also can select up to five candidates each for senators at-large and for the Student Activities Commission.
Students also can voice their opinions about the University Professor program on the ballots. They will have the option of answering one question: "Do you feel the University Professor program is a worthwhile project that should be maintained by students and supported by the faculty?"
Eric Morgan, a freshman history major, is running for South Green representative, and Robert Brown seeks the at-large representative seat. Both candidates are running independently.
In the Graduate Student Senate race, presidential candidate Ann Charles Watts, vice president Terry Tullock and treasurer Erik Roush all are running unopposed. The three are running independently of each other and have no party affiliation.
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