Freshman Representative Elections

What is Student Government?

Student Government Inc. is the parent organization of all undergraduate student organizations on campus. S.G.I is also the channel of communications from students to administration. Meetings are open to all interested parties where many topics vital to the future of student activities and organizations at St. John’s are brought to the floor to be discussed on an open forum and voted on by the floor of Student Government. S.G.I is comprised of a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, three senators (sophomore, junior, senior), two student representatives from each class within each school and committee chairs (Academic Affairs, Budget, Research and Development, School Spirit, Elections, Public Relations, Organizations Events Review.) To view candidates and winners of this year's election, click here.

What are the requirements to become a member of Student Government?

The following are highlights of requirements described more fully in the constitution of Student Government Inc.:
• Each representative is required to complete a minimum of six hours for Student Government per month.
• Representatives are required to attend Faculty Council Meetings.
• Representatives are required to do one office hour per week.
• Each representative must join and work with at least one of the Student Government, Inc. committees by the 4th week of their elected term.

Voter Eligibility 

To be eligible to vote in this year's Student Government, Inc. Representative Elections, the student must meet the requirement below:

  • Full-Time/Part-Time, Queens campus, Undergraduate student
  • Full-Time/Part-Time, Queens campus, Undergraduate students living in the Manhattan and Staten Island Campus
  • Candidate(s) are running and/or contesting for your School and Level Representative seat

Voting

Poll Voting

  • Wednesday, October 6th     Montgoris Dining Hall and Marillac Cafe       10am- 7pm 
  • Thursday, October 7th      Montgoris Dining Hall and Marillac Cafe        10am- 2pm

Online Voting

  • Wednesday, October 6th 12:00 am until Thursday, October 7th 1:59 pm

Voting Online

Instructions
Follow the instructions below to vote for our Queens campus.

  • When you click to vote, you'll be asked to enter your Username and Password. (Your Username is your FULL St. John's Email address [e.g., john.smith07@stjohns.edu]. Your username is NOT john.smith07@my.stjohns.edu]   Your password is your Laptop or Computer Lab USER LOGIN ID [e.g., jsmith225].
  • After entering your Username and Password, click "Login."
  • Click on the box next to the candidates name to make your choice.
  • Vote for the position contested in your  College; you can vote up to two (2) candidates per position.

  • To record your votes, click on the green "Vote" button at the end of the process.

  • To view/print a Confirmation receipt of your ballot, click on "View Receipt for Elections 2010 Ballot."
  • You may sign out at any time by clicking the "Sign Out" tab. Once you click the green "Vote" button, you cannot sign back in.

Questions
If you don't have access to a computer, please go to the Poll Voting stations at the designated Time and Location mentioned above. If you have questions or have any problems logging on, please contact the Student Government Elections 2010 Representative by calling (718) 990-5269 from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. Make sure to have your StormCard ID number available when calling.