Just like the United States government, the legislative body of ASUI is filled with elected officials in charge of allocating funds, representing the student body, and passing bills that often have a direct impact on student life.
The fall ASUI Senate election process started rolling Monday, the last day to submit applications for candidacy. Student voters will select seven new senators from the pool of applicants to join eight veteran senators for the spring semester.
As a result of the districting bill passed last spring, ASUI is looking to diversify the senate with representatives from Greek, residential, and off-campus living groups. Five seats are reserved for Greek residents, five for non-Greek/residence hall groups, and five for people of any living group.
“Essentially, the idea is to make sure there’s an opportunity for everyone to be represented,” said Amanda Niehenke, elections coordinator.
Applicants still have to receive a high percentage of votes, and cannot automatically be elected for being the only member of a specific living group.
“We still want to make sure the best qualified people are elected,” Niehenke said.