Please submit all questions or concerns about the elections process to the Elections Committee Chair, gpsselect@uw.edu. Please do NOT contact the GPSS Office regarding elections procedures; you will be referred to the Elections Committee.

Key Dates

● Sunday, May 5, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – Last day to file a nomination with the Elections Committee Chair and have a candidate’s information published on the GPSS website.
In order for candidates to have their information published on the website, candidates must declare which office they are running for and certify that they meet the qualifications to run at this time.
Late nominations are accepted as outlined in the Bylaws, but candidate materials will not be guaranteed to be posted to the website if received later than May 5, 2024.

● Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – Any initial Officer candidates’ information will be emailed to Senators. Candidate information received after this date will be dispersed to the Senate before the election via email as long as it is received 72 hours (Sunday, May 5, 2024, 5:30 p.m.) before the Officer Election Meeting.

● Monday, May 6, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – All available Officer candidates’ information will be emailed to Senators. Candidate information received after this deadline will not be dispersed.

● Monday, May 6, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – Last day to file challenges to the impartiality of the independent witnesses.

● Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 5:30 p.m. in HUB 332/Zoom – GPSS 2024-2025 Officer Elections

● Wednesday, May 8, 2024 – Digital ballots will be made available online by the GPSS Elections Committee.
All candidates must attend the Officer Elections meeting in person or via online conference mechanisms. Candidates will be given 3 minutes to speak and may present up to one PowerPoint slide detailing their positions and experience. If presenting a slide, it must be submitted to the Elections Committee (gpsselect@uw.edu) by email no later than 2:30 p.m. on May 6, 2024. After all the candidates for a given position have presented, there will be a 10-minute period for Senators to ask questions of those candidates.

The election results will be announced after the voting window has closed and after the Elections Committee and the two independent witnesses have analyzed the results (within seven (7) days of the Officer Elections Meeting). Any preliminary results will be announced at the end of the Officer Elections Meeting should any preliminary results be final.

● Saturday, May 11, 2024 – Last day to file challenges to the election.
Challenges to the election must occur within 72 hours of the election meeting. All challenges must be submitted to the Elections Committee in a written form (preferably via email to gpsselect@uw.edu). Complaints will initially be adjudicated by the Elections Committee, and if necessary, by the Judicial Committee.