Student Government Association is holding their 2010 elections April 12 through April 25 and currently there are still many positions in which no one is running and others in which only one person is running.
Running unopposed for President is Jorge Amador, and for Vice-President is Sophia Downing. For the Director of Communications (currently held by Downing) only Chelsey Williams is running, and only Dylan Pera has applied to be Parliamentarian.
Riverside Campus has no one running for the SGA Senator position and the situation is the same at Eastview, Pinnacle, and the South Austin Campus.
For International Student Senator and Veteran Senator, there are no applicants as well.
There are no applicants running for Treasurer either.
For Secretary, both Rodney Hermes and Lauren Lightfoot have applied.
"Basically I think people are really swamped this semester with their school stuff. Personally I love SGA, but have been too swamped, which is why I'm not running this semester. But next semester I plan on participating," Treasurer Wendy Holder said.
Anyone interested in running for office can still be written in. A write in candidate would have to promote him or herself to get written on the ballot.
After SGA checks to see if the candidate has the right requirements, such as a high enough GPA, the decision is made to deny or allow this person to be a candidate.
"A lot of people are graduating, and if they're not going to be at ACC there isn't a point in them running for next year," said Holder.
On April 9, students will get a chance to interact with those candidates who are running for office at the Meet the Candidates event. There will be snacks and drinks provided.
Despite the dearth of candidates in this year's election, Holder remains positive about the future of SGA: "It always has the potential to get better."
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