Filing & Eligibility
True or False: Only students may seek office or vote in campus-wide elections.
True (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 6.3)
What is the term for the joint campaign between presidential and vice-presidential candidates?
What is an Executive Alliance? (Election Code, Sec. 2.5).
Must all candidates submit a financial disclosure, even with no expenses?
Yes, they must submit a form indicating such (Election Code, Sec. 3.25a).
This body is responsible for the administration of all campus-wide elections.
What is the Election Supervisory Board (ESB)? (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 3.1)
Can ESB issue sanctions for campaign violations?
Yes (Election Code, Sec. 3.4b).
When does the filing period open?
What is 9:00 AM on the first day of the spring semester (Election Code, Sec. 3.8).
True or False: Campaigning, soliciting votes, or securing endorsements is allowed before the campaign period begins.
False (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 7.4(a)).
What must be attached to every financial disclosure statement?
What are receipts for all expenditures (Election Code, Sec. 3.21c).
Attendance at this event is required for all campus-wide election candidates and failure to attend is not an excuse for violating the code.
What is the Candidate Seminar? (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 6.11(b))
Before polls open, ESB must act on complaints within this timeframe after they are received.
What is within 2 days. (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 4.2)
How long may filing be extended if no one files for a position?
What is up to 3 class days (Election Code, Sec. 3.9).
What is the spending limit for a college representative campaign?
What is $200 (Election Code, Sec. 4.1d).
What happens if financial statements are falsified?
The candidate may be disqualified (Election Code, Sec. 3.27).
Campus-wide general elections are held on these two days relative to the university’s spring break.
What is Monday and Tuesday two weeks before spring break? (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 5.1)
To stop immediate harm during a complaint, ESB may issue one of these by majority vote.
What is a temporary restraining order? (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 4.6)
Can candidates file for more than one office per election cycle?
No, they may only file for one office (Election Code, Sec. 3.13).
True or False: A candidate may print campaign shirts with the UT Longhorn or University seal before the Trademark and Authorization Agreement is approved.
False. Candidates must have an approved Trademark and Authorization Agreement prior to use. (Campus-Wide Election Code, Sec. 7.10)
Are campaign finance records public?
Yes, they must be posted online by the ESB within 24 hours (Election Code, Sec. 3.26).
This website is the only official web address used for voting in campus-wide elections.
What is utexasvote.org? (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 5.7)
ESB must provide a written opinion after issuing a decision. Before polls open, they have 24 hours—after polls open, they have only this long.
What is 12 hours? (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 4.11(b)(i))
Each candidate must submit this document for every race they enter, acknowledging agreement to follow the election rules.
What is the Campus-Wide Elections Filing Agreement? (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 6.7)
Removing, obscuring, or damaging another campaign’s materials violates this section of the Election Code.
What is Sec. 7.11 (Destruction of Campaign Materials)?
Notifying candidates of upcoming financial disclosure deadlines is the ESB’s responsibility. They must send a reminder at least 12 hours before the deadline and through email plus one other method. This rule comes from which section?
What is Sec. 6.17? (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 6.17)
During the filing period, candidates may only recruit campaign staff in this manner—not by social media or mass texting.
What is one-to-one individual recruitment? (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 6.4(a))
ESB hearings must be open to the public, except for this portion of the process.
What are deliberations determining the outcome of the hearing? (Campus-Wide Code, Sec. 4.7)