Student Government elections will be held this Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 27-28. Every registered UF student is eligible to vote.

The election will choose SG’s executive officers: President, Vice President, and Treasurer. Students will also elect an Honor Court Chancellor and half of the seats in the Student Senate (representing colleges, freshmen, sophomores, and graduate students). In addition, students will decide the fate of three ballot questions: a referendum on a renewable energy fee, an amendment to SG’s constitution to prohibit discrimination on the grounds on gender identity and expression, and a referendum on funding a student-run homeless shelter. (Referenda are non-binding questions to express the opinion of the student body, and require a majority of votes in favor to pass, i.e. 50% plus one. Constitution amendments require 60% approval to pass.)

The parties contesting the election are the Gator Party and the Pants Party, as well as some independent candidates. A complete list of candidates is available here (.xls).

Polls will be open 8 am - 8 pm on both days. Bring your Gator1 card. A list of polling locations is available here (.doc). (Find your classification in the right-hand column, then see available polling locations in the left-hand column. Students with 0 - 29 credits completed are classified as freshmen; 30 - 59 credits completed, classified as sophomores; 60 or more credits completed, classified in your college; graduate students are classified as graduate students; professional students are classified in their professional school.)