Section 2 - Spring Term General Election

1. Every spring, a campus-wide election will be held to elect the President of SGA, the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, the Vice President of Programming, members of the Student Senate, and members of the Student Judiciary.
2. All students who are currently enrolled in Centre College, whether on campus or away, are eligible to vote in campus-wide elections.
3. Candidates must follow all policies and guidelines that are outlined in the Student Handbook and the Bylaws.
   1. Candidates who violate these policies may be deemed ineligible to run for office by a unanimous vote of the Election Commission.
4. Candidates for President of SGA, Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and President of the Student Activities Council shall:
   1. Be nominated by no less than fifteen percent of the student body who affix their names to one or more petitions in approval of their candidacy;
   2. Submit a platform that will be shared with the campus community prior to the election;
   3. Have the opportunity to participate in a debate prior to the election;
   4. Be elected if they receive a majority of the votes cast for candidates for such office.
      1. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote for a particular position, a run-off will be held between the top two candidates for such position.
5. Candidates for Student Senate shall:
   1. Be nominated directly by members of their respective academic division.
      1. If a candidate is cross-registered in multiple academic divisions, s/he may only run for Student Senate in one academic division of the candidate’s choice.
      2. Only students who are registered with a declared major may nominate a candidate for Student Senate, but all students may vote for one junior and one senior for each academic division, regardless of the voter’s own academic standing.
   2. Have a minimum GPA of 3.0;
      1. Be listed on the ballot by year of intended graduation and academic division; the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes for a position will be declared the winner.
      2. If there is a tie, a run-off will be held between the tied candidates.
6. Elections for the Student Senate shall proceed in the following manner:
   1. Nominations from the respective academic divisions will be collected by the Director of Campus Activities, acting in coordination with the serving SGA President and President of the Senate.
      1. The five junior and senior candidates with the most nominations will be placed on the ballot for election to be conducted in accordance with the process outlined in Article VIII of this Constitution.
7. If any open positions remain after the Spring Term General Election, those positions shall be filled in accordance with the procedures outlined in Article VIII of this constitution.
8. Candidates for the Student Judiciary shall be nominated and elected in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article IX of this Constitution and in the Bylaws.