SGA’s Election Oversight Commission: What You Need to Know

Dylan Noble | dnoble@butler.edu 

Every Spring and Fall Semester, the SGA holds elections for various offices. But who runs these elections? This responsibility falls to the Election Oversight Commission.

The Election Oversight Commission (EOC), as laid out in the SGA Constitution and General Bylaws, is made up of all Justices in the Judicial Branch. It is headed by Justice Amelia Ball, appointed to the role at the beginning of the school year.

“We run both the fall and spring elections,” says Justice Ball. “This includes working with SGA’s PR director, having candidate meetings, allotting budgets, dealing with election violations if they come up, hosting debates (in the spring), and a host of other tasks that come with it.”

Every spring, the EOC revises election guidelines, pending approval by the Senate. According to Justice Ball, these “often come after a learning experience from the previous semester,” allowing elections to function more smoothly and effectively than before.

New election guidelines were recently approved by the Senate. One of the significant changes was an increase in allotted campaign expenses to $100 for Senate candidates and $1,000 for Presidential candidates, up from $50 and $500, respectively.

For more information on the EOC, see:

SGA Constitution Articles VI, VII

SGA General Bylaws Articles V, XI, XIV + Appendix B, Articles II, IV-XIV

Judicial Branch Rules and Procedures

(Available at https://butlersga.org/governing-documents)

Spring Elections 2023

Monday, February 27 - APPLICATIONS OPEN

Monday, March 6 - Friday, March 10 - Spring Break

Sunday, March 12 - APPLICATIONS CLOSE @ 11:59 PM

Tuesday, March 14 - Candidate Meeting

Saturday, March 18 - CAMPAIGNING BEGINS

Wednesday, March 22 - Presidential Debate

Tuesday, March 28 - ELECTION DAY 

Wednesday, March 29 - Results at noon EST