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Reeve Memorial Union, Student Involvement, Room 208C, E-mail: osg@uwosh.edu, Telephone: (920) 424-3202

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Spring 2024 General Election applications and paperwork is now available!

Election and Voting Information

 
Every Spring, the OSG sponsors an all-campus election for the positions of President, Vice President and the Senators for each of the various colleges on campus, as well as an opportunity to vote on referenda questions concerning student life.  The elections are administered by the Elections Commission, which is a student body that reviews and reports on the outcome of OSG Election to the OSG Senate.
The elections are held to a strict set of guidelines that have been adopted by the OSG Senate, known officially as the OSG Elections Bylaws.  Anyone interested in running for an OSG position should ensure that they are well versed in the rules, linked below.
 
 
Terms of these elected officials run through the following academic year.
 
 
 
 
If you have any further questions regarding elections or would like to serve on the OSG Elections committee, please contact osg@uwosh.edu.
 
 
 
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Election Reports & Bylaws

Voting Procedures and Laws in Wisconsin 2014 
Elections Bylaws

Election Forms

If you are interested in running for OSG President or Vice President during the Spring General Election, please fill out the following forms and return them completed to the OSG Office (osg@uwosh.edu) by the applicable due dates.

President/Vice President candidates must run together on the same ticket!

  • EC-01A – Declaration of Candidacy – President/Vice President
    • Candidacy Declaration Form must be turned into the OSG BEFORE candidates can officially campaign on campus
    • Final Due Date: Monday, March 4th at 3:00 PM
  • Individual Signature Collection Requirement for President/VP positions is no longer required
  • EC-03 – Endorsement Signatures Form (optional) – For groups/organizations looking to endorse a candidate(s)
    • Due: Monday, March 4th at 3:00 PM
  • EC-04A – Campaign Questionnaire Packet – President/Vice President
    • Due: Monday, March 4th at 3:00 PM
  • EC-08A – Position Requirements Acknowledgement Form – President/Vice President
    • Due: Monday, March 4th at 3:00 PM
  • EC-05 – Financial Disclosure Form
    • Due: Monday, March 18th at 8:00 PM

If you are interested in running for an OSG Senate position during the Spring General Election, please fill out the following forms and return them completed to the OSG Office (osg@uwosh.edu) by the applicable due dates.

  • EC-01B – Declaration of Candidacy – Senate
    • Candidacy Declaration Form must be turned into the OSG BEFORE candidates can officially campaign on campus
    • Final Due Date: Monday, March 4th at 3:00 PM
  • Individual Signature Collection Requirement for Senator positions is no longer required
  • EC-03  – Endorsement Signatures Form (optional) – For groups/organizations looking to endorse a candidate(s)
    • Due: Monday, March 4th at 3:00 PM
  • EC-04B – Campaign Questionnaire Packet – Senate
    • Due: Monday, March 4th at 3:00 PM
  • EC-08B – Position Requirements Acknowledgement Form – Senate
    • Due: Monday, March 4th at 3:00 PM
  • EC-05 – Financial Disclosure Form
    • Due: Monday, March 18th at 8:00 PM

Student Referendums

All Oshkosh Campus enrolled students are allowed to submit Referendum Petitions to be voted on during the Spring General Election.

A referendum must be phrased in such a way that a voter may cast a vote in favor of or against it. An action proposed by a referendum must be within the responsibilities or abilities of the Oshkosh Student Governemnt.

To submit a referendum by petition, a student must submit the proposed question to the Senate at the same time statements of candidacy are due. The Election Commission determines the exact due date of statements of candidacy and will notify the student body at the beginning of the Spring Semester.

The Elections Commission will rule by majority vote within forty-eight (48) hours on whether or not the question is valid; if it is not, it will be returned to the submitter with comments, who will have forty-eight (48) hours to submit a revised question. Once the question is approved, the submitter must collect at least one hundred (100) valid signatures from enrolled students at least one (1) week in advance of the election in order for it to be placed on the ballot. If the question is approved, by the results of the election, the Senate and Assembly shall be required to take up the issue about which the referendum question regards as new business within two (2) meetings following the finalization of the results of the referendum.

EC-11 Referendum Petition Form

EC-12 Referendum Signature Collection Form

Please note: All referenda, except those held to ratify proposed amendments to the Constitution, those held as required by University, Universities of Wisconsin or Board of Regents policy, and those held as a condition of approval for an action or proposed action by the Oshkosh Student Government, shall be advisory and nonbinding in nature.

Campaign and Voting Violations

The OSG and its advisers take campaign and voting violations very seriously. Each candidate running for elected office is required to follow specific rules set forth by the Election Commission. Below are those rules and regulations for reference. If any student witnesses any violation of these bylaws, the OSG encourages that student to submit a Rules Violation form to the OSG Office: osa@uwosh.edu

Campaign and Voting Violation allegations will only be accepted by the OSG Office until no later than after the conclusion of the election (Wednesday at 8PM).

EC-07 Allegation Rules Violation Form

Elections Bylaws

For questions or concerns, please contact the OSG Office: osg@uwosh.edu