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Elections, poll give students direct input on proposals

Students can start checking their email for their copy of the United Student Government’s annual election ballot on April 3.They will be able to vote for the president and vice president as well as freshman, sophomore, junior and senior representatives for each school through the email’s link to OrgSync.This is the first year the USG elections will be conducted online rather than the paper ballots that have been used in past years.Anthony Costulas, USG president, believes the more convenient voting method will increase voter turnout this year because it will be accessible to more of the student body.USG is also considering including a referendum on the ballot asking the student body whether or not they would be open to a transportation fee included in their tuition to fund a bus pass program with Port Authority for commuter students.The fee will be determined prior to the elections. For students who want to get to know the individuals they are voting for, debates for the president and vice president candidates will take place March 29 on the second floor of the Student Center.Students are encouraged to attend to ask the candidates any questions they would like. The event will include food and prizes and will be televised on the university’s television station, U-View.The elections start Tuesday, April 3 and will end Saturday, April 7 at midnight.USG is also seeking input on its mid-term grade proposal it submitted to administration earlier this year.A poll will be made available to all students on OrgSync this week asking them to agree or disagree with USG’s request that all professors inform students of their midterm grades.

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