Your vote and voice matter in this student election
Doesn’t matter who you vote for as long as you do
Our student government handles somewhere over 20 million dollars in their budget. When you elect individuals or vote with a party, you are voting for specific ways for that money to be distributed.
Yes, you want more parking garages- great, but that is not really something Student Government has control over. So what do they do?
So stop pretending you’re listening to music every time a Turlington tabler asks to talk to you
In the fall, we elect 50 senators based off where we live (dorms if on-campus, district if off) and in the spring, the other 50 are elected based off your college (e.g. College of Engineering or College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, even graduate students get senators).
If you are not sure what party is best for you, go out and speak to representatives of both, and then decide.
Sign the pledge cards and get a reminder to come out and vote!
However, do not decide that your vote does not matter, it really, REALLY, does. We even have some quizzes that will let you know which party you side with more.
The representatives don’t bite
Do not just take my word for it, listen to what the Presidential nominees from each party said:
Kalyani Hawaldar
“You are more than just a vote. You are a voice. I am not asking for just your vote. I am asking you to join me in fighting to make our campus a better place for everyone.
“Regardless of political power, regardless of status. There are those who would have Student Government ruled by the traditions of yesterday. Yesterday is over. We should be fighting to turn Student Government into what it can be. We cannot afford to turn back the clock on Student Government. We cannot afford to continue to let Student Government be a black eye on the face of a premier institution.”
Susan Webster
“It is so important that students are able to express their opinion on who they want to run their university. Being able to go out and vote is something we should not take for granted, not only at UF, but even moving past university.
“We have to realize that not all people have the opportunity like we do in America. Voting is something that, if we start now at the university level, we’ll be able to bring to our generation, beyond UF. Educating yourself on both platforms and all of the candidates is the best thing a student at UF could do.”
Party members can be found in Turlington, Reitz North Lawn, and all across campus. Come find us and share with us how you want your student government to work for you.
Voting is February 16 and 17, 8:30 A.M. – 8:30 P.M. in Marston and at the Reitz.
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