Elections Council

Bolstered by a rise in voter turnout, both referenda on the 2023 ASUC ballot passed Friday night and secured funds for public transportation and the Graduate Assembly.

The results fpr the 2023 ASUC Senate elections were announced at 6 p.m. Friday during a tabulation ceremony held in Dwinelle Hall. With remarkable turnout, 46 candidates competed for the 20 available senate seats, posing a significant challenge to all contenders. Of these, an overwhelming 32 ran as independents, while 10 ran with ElevateCal and four ran with the Progressives at Cal party. 

When one ASUC senator leaves, another must come to take their place. Sophomore Bridgette Meshkani, though, plans to do more than just be former senator Josh Lee’s replacement.

Last Friday, ASUC election tabulations revealed that the GA Fee had failed, a reality that the GA is all too familiar with.

At the annual UC Berkeley ASUC Mandatory Elections Meeting on Tuesday, members of the Elections Council rattled through election bylaws, campaign finance rules and more.

At its regular meeting Wednesday, ASUC officials discussed office updates, heard reports from council and commission chairs and passed several bills.

The ASUC Elections Council certified the results of the referendums from the 2021 ASUC elections, which remain to be certified by the ASUC Judicial Council amid conflicting ASUC bylaws and UC Berkeley policies.

Amid disputes and the inconclusive status of three of the four propositions in the 2021 ASUC elections, the Elections Council convened Monday to certify the referendum results.

The ASUC Elections Council and Judicial Council certified some of the ASUC election results for the 2021-22 academic year during their respective meetings Monday. 

After announcing the passage of all four referendums during Saturday’s preliminary tabulation event, the ASUC Elections Council noted the inconclusive nature of three of the propositions.