The Student Union will be hosting its first round of special elections for the spring 2022 semester, according to an email sent to community members by Michael Pollard ’22, Student Union Secretary, on March 6. Pollard will be acting as the Chief of Elections for this election cycle. 

The first round of special elections comes a little over a month after the union held its first elections of the year, according to a previous Brandeis Hoot article. 

The senator seats open are Senator for the Class of 2023, Senator for Foster Mods Quad, Senator for Skyline and Rosenthal Quads. According to the email, students running for these positions must be members of that specific community, meaning that if a student runs for the Class of 2023 senator position they must be graduating with the class of 2023. 

There is also a seat open on the Allocations Board. The Allocations Board Member seat is a two-semester seat, this position is open to the entire student body. 

There is also one seat open for the Community Enhancement and Emergency Fund (CEEF). CEEF is an emergency fund for student groups on campus that also provides funding for student-led initiatives, according to their page. This position is open to the entire student body.

The student union held an information session on Monday, March 7 virtually via Zoom. The information session was for students, “to learn more about the duties of each position,” according to Pollard’s email. 

For campaign logistics, students had to submit their intent to run on Tuesday, March 8 by 11:59 p.m., according to the email. Candidate bios and photos then are to be emailed to Pollard by Wednesday, March 9 at 1:00 p.m. Candidate bios were sent to community members on Thursday, March 10, after this students are allowed to begin campaigning and can campaign on election day as well, according to the email. 

Voting for the first round of special elections will begin on Wednesday, March 16 at 12:01 a.m. and will run for 24 hours, according to the email.