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Elections are administered by the Office of the Assemblies on behalf of the Trustee Nominating Committee.

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Election results

Tabulation of results

Number of total ballots: 5172
Number of invalid or empty ballots: 7
Number of ballots used in the count: 5165
Threshold needed to win: 2583

Round 1:
Blake Brown: 2214
Sam Morrison: 825
Yamini Bhandari: 2126
(no clear winner)

Third place candidate eliminated, so those 825 votes go to second ranked candidates

Round 2:
Blake Brown: 2401
Sam Morrison: eliminated
Yamini Bhandari: 2665
Exhausted Votes: 99

Winner is Yamini Bhandari

How to become a candidate

Only undergraduate students that will remain undergraduate students for the duration of the SET’s term are eligible to be candidates for the 2015 Spring Student Trustee election. Graduate students will be eligible in next year’s election. Each person who wishes to be a candidate in these elections, must complete the following requirements before noon on Thursday, 26 March 2015:

1. Read the Trustee Nominating Committee election rules (available below).
2. Complete the online registration form. Link to Form [1]
3. Gather 200 valid, distinct signatures using the petition form (available below). We recommend you collect at least 250. Any student who will be eligible to vote in the election may sign your petition (even if they are not be eligible to run). There is no limit to the amount of signatures you may submit. Submit your petition forms to the Office of the Assemblies (109 Day Hall) by the registration deadline (noon on Thursday, 26 March 2015).
4. Attend the mandatory Campaigning Meeting (Monday, April 13 from 3:00pm-5:00pm in 327 CCC Building)
5. Submit the candidate Expense Report to the Office of the Assemblies before the end of the voting period, even if you have no expenses.

Forms and Resources

• TNC/SET Election Rules
• TNC/SET Election Calendar
• TNC/SET Election Online Registration Form [2]
• TNC/SET Election Challenge Form
• TNC/SET Election Expense Form
• TNC/SET Election Petition Form
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