SGA Elections

2024 SGA Elections: Who is running for legislative and executive positions?

Alexander Luzula | Assistant News Director With only a month left until Election Day, the Student Government Association has announced its list of candidates for all seats up for election this year. Elections this year are being held on two days, March 5 and March 6.  Prior to the election, a candidate’s debate will be […]

The 2023 SGA Elections: Make your voice heard

Dioslyn Oliva and Alba Rosa | PantherNOW Staff The student government elections are here. With dozens of candidates and a variety of platforms, it’s been an interesting season.  But in recent years, less than 5% of students have voted in these elections. Considering the lack of student involvement, these numbers make sense: this is a […]

SGA Senate Discuss 2022 Elections Board, Committee Initiatives

Maya Washburn / Asst. News Director With one month left of the Fall semester, FIU’s Student Government Association (SGA) Senate reviewed their 2022 election board candidates and committee initiatives on Monday. Carolina Echeverri, a freshman studying international relations, ran for deputy elections commissioner, but the senate tabled her decision until next week after she fainted […]

SGA Candidates File Appeal After Disqualification

Teresa Schuster / Staff Writer Four candidates are disqualified from Student Government elections, according to a recent Instagram post by the elections board of the Modesto Maidique Campus Student Government Council. The candidates, all from the Roar! political party, are disqualified for violating the election code, but remain on the ballot and students can vote […]

SGA Elections are In Less Than A Week. Here’s What You Need to Know Before You Vote.

Teresa Schuster / Staff Writer SGA elections will take place on April 7th and 8th. Elections will be held online, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. each day. Students will vote on candidates for president and vice-president, at-large senators, and senators representing their college. The full candidate list for Modesto Maidique Campus can be found […]

In SGA Elections, Students Vote For More Than Candidates

Teresa Schuster/Staff Writer For the first time in years, students will vote on referendums in SGA elections that will be held next week. Two potential changes to the SGA’s legislation will be on the ballot. Both are intended to update outdated rules to make the SGA operate better and be more representative of FIU’s student […]

SGA Elections Delayed Due To Coronavirus Shutdown

Teresa Schuster/Staff Writer SGA elections are the latest in a long list of cancellations and postponements due to the coronavirus. The delay was announced on the “fiuelections” Instagram page on the 16th, just one day before the election was scheduled to begin. More information will be released later on, according to the post. FIU is […]

SGC-MMC Elections Board Violates Elections Code, Putting Students and Candidates at a “Disadvantage”

Teresa Schuster/Staff Writer SGC-MMC elections are in less than a week, but most of the information about the candidates and initiatives remain unreleased to the student body. The SGC-MMC elections code specifies that the ballot must be finalized at least two weeks before elections, and that the official candidate list and information must be published […]

Meet The Student Government Executive Candidates

Gerard Albert III, Joshua Ceballos and Teresa Schuster/PantherNOW Staff In anticipation of the upcoming student government association elections, PantherNOW sat down with the four executive candidates for the student government council at the Modesto Maidique Campus and asked them a list of questions about themselves and their platforms. There are no candidates for the council […]

SGA Election results are in

By: Patricia Menendez and Joshua Ceballos/PantherNOW Staff   Student Government Association 2019-2020 Election preliminary results were announced on Friday, April 5 by Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Dr. Elizabeth Bejar. Official results will be released on the SGA website “after all pending Elections Board grievances have been resolved,” Bejar said. The following are […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Use your voice this SGA election season

The end of the semester is almost here and with it comes the upcoming elections for student government.

Official SGA election results announced

The official results are in for the 2018 SGA elections.
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