Elections

Regular elections will occur at the next spring ASA General Body Meeting.

The Spring 2012 ASA General Body Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at 6:30pm, in Morss Hall (on the first floor of Walker Memorial).

The main topic for the spring General Body Meeting is election of the next year's ASA Executive Board. Please consider running for election. In order to effectively govern and advocate for student groups, the ASA's executive board is comprised of past or current student group officers who consequently understand the needs and challenges of running a student organization.

Positions elected

The following positions will be elected in this order:

• President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Graduate Members-at-Large (2)
• Undergraduate Members-at-Large (2)
• Student Member-at-Large

Election Process

The Board is elected by the General Body, with each group eligible for one vote (though a single person only receives one vote even if they are representing multiple groups).

Candidates may submit their names or nominations may be made by email to asa-elect@mit.edu before the General Body Meeting. Additionally, candidates may announce their candidacy at the meeting or may be nominated at that time. Candidates that want to may submit an information/platform slide to be shown at the meeting. These should be sent to asa-elect@mit.edu before 12pm on the day of the meeting. At the meeting, candidates will have two minutes to speak and there will be a brief question and answer period.

Questions, Office Hours

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail asa-elect@mit.edu or asa-president@mit.edu, or come talk to current Board members during office hours. Elections focused office hours are scheduled for Wednesday (4/11) from 7:30-9pm in W20 PDR 3, Thursday (4/12) from 6-7:30pm in 56-169, and Tuesday (4/17) from 2-3:30pm in W20 PDR 3.

ASA Executive Board responsibilities

All ASA Executive Board members have shared responsibilities to carry out the ASA's traditional activities, which involve organizing collective resources for student groups, such as activities midways, the first-year summer mailing, bulletin board space, and office space; processing new group applications; voting on policy and rule enforcement; and representing MIT student activities in meetings with administrators and other governments.

Additionally, the ASA President, Treasurer, and Secretary have special responsibilities:

• The ASA President is the head of the organization, serving as the primary representative to administrators, leading executive board meetings and setting the agenda for discussion.
• The ASA Treasurer is the authority at MIT on student group funding. He/she is charged with ensuring that student group funding policy maximizes utility and fairness, and with linking the main funding bodies at MIT (the UA Finboard, the GSC Funding Board, LEF/ARCADE, and special funds) in order to ensure that each board fulfills its charge and that shared funding policies are consistent across the boards. He/she is the chair of the LEF/ARCADE funding board.
• The ASA Secretary is in charge of taking meeting minutes and maintaining the ASA's website.