2013 GSG Officer Elections and Referendum

The GSG will be holding its annual officer elections in February. This year we will concurrently be holding a referendum about the annual GSG student fee. This website contains information about the election process. We will update this website regularly during the election cycle - so please check back regularly for more information.

For an outline of the election process, check out the Election Details. Full details of election procedures and schedule can be found in the 2013 Election Plan. Please contact the Election Committee with any questions or concerns by emailing: gsgelect@princeton.edu.

Results

The GSG Assembly formally approved the results of the 2013 GSG Referendum and Officer Elections, and accepted the Election Committee's Report, at its March 13 meeting. The full results are included:

Referendum
Yes - 909 (79.9%)
No - 229 (20.1%)
Abstain - 75
Total - 1213
Referendum Passed

President
Friederike Funk - 781 (94.9%)
Disapprove - 42 (5.1%)
Abstain - 353
Total - 1176
Friederike Funk elected

Vice President
Kyle Keller - 781 (93.0%)
Disapprove - 59 (7.0%)
Abstain - 329
Total - 1169
Kyle Keller elected

Communications Director
Rachel Barry - 435 (56.4%)
Simon Wolfgang Fuchs - 190 (24.6%)
Thomas Morrell - 124 (16.1%)
Disapprove all candidates - 22 (2.9%)
Abstain - 392
Total - 1163
Rachael Barry elected

Secretary
Julia Wittes - 804 (96.1%)
Disapprove - 33 (3.9%)
Abstain - 324
Total - 1161
Julia Wittes elected

Special Events Chair
Quentin Berthet - 254 (32.8%)
Shane Blackman - 490 (63.2%)
Disapprove all candidates - 31 (4%)
Abstain - 378
Total - 1153
Shane Blackman elected

Voting

Polls are now closed.

Thank you to the more than 1200 students who voted in this year's election. The election results will be posted on this page after it is certified by the GSG Assembly at its March 13 meeting.

The daily tally of total votes cast is:

Candidates

The GSG Assembly has approved the final list of candidates for the 2013 GSG Elections. The candidates are:

• President - Friederike Funk
• Vice President - Kyle Keller
• Communications Director - Rachael Barry, Simon Wolfgang Fuchs, Thomas Morrell
• Secretary - Julia Wittes
• Treasurer - No candidate
• Special Events Chair - Quentin Berthet, Shane Blackman

Candidate Statements are available by clicking on the candidate's name, above.

The GSG will be hosting a "Meet the Candidates" Forum on Wednesday 20 February at 6pm in McCormick 101. At this forum, the candidates will have the opportunity to introduce themselves to the student body, and students will be able to ask questions of the candidates. Refreshments will be served. We hope you can make it!

The Treasurer position will be filled by the GSG Assembly at its March 13 meeting. All interested students are encouraged to nominate themselves by emailing gsgelect@princeton.edu. To be eligible for Housing Priority, you must indicate your intention to nominate by February 18 (although nominations without priority will be accepted until the meeting).

Referendum

The following referendum question will be put to the student body during the GSG Elections:
The GSG proposes to set the GSG fee at $15 for the 2013-14 Academic Year and to have the fee increase by the same proportion as the University Fellowship (usually about 3%) in subsequent years. Do you support this proposal?

The GSG By-Laws require the GSG to disseminate the following relevant information about the referendum.

• A factual, neutral information statement written by the Election Committee, and approved by the GSG Assembly.
• A statement in support of the referendum from the "Yes Committee".

Since the Assembly was unanimous in its support of the referendum question, a statement against the question is not available. All members of the Assembly were invited to draft such a statement - for the purpose of fairness - however none was submitted.

The referendum question will also be discussed at the "Meet the Candidates" Forum on Wednesday 20 February. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and put their concerns to the committee.