Now is the time to run for ASG executive seats

Now is the chance to step up, for individuals who feel they are presidential material – Associated Student Government president material, that is.

April 10 marks the date for candidates’ final chance to enter their names for the 2015-16 ASG presidential/vice presidential ballot.

According to the ASG elections packet, candidates must create a two-person ticket that clearly defines their executive cabinet (president and vice president). A minimum 200 signatures of support from current MHCC students is required to make the ballot. The pair also must earn a certificate of scholastic eligibility that has been verified by the office of Admissions and Records.

Further, each ticket must explain its platform for proposed action. According to the elections packet, the platform “must contain a declaration of candidacy for the specific office, a list of qualifying experience, goals to be achieved when elected, methods for meeting goals, and a commitment to the responsibilities of the elected office.”

Candidates seeking a position must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits during the elections process, the pamphlet notes. Each must have earned a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher prior to elections, and must maintain that GPA the entirety of their term in office.

All candidates must obey the ASG Leadership Code of Ethical Conduct and MHCC’s code of conduct, “as if the candidate is already a member of the ASG, when campaigning,” the packet notes.

Once candidates get on a ticket, the process becomes pretty simple. They start campaigning, in accordance with Mt. Hood’s poster policy and elections committee regulations. A general election will be held among the tickets, and that ticket receiving the most votes will win.

Students interested in becoming ASG president or vice president should go to the ASMHCC campaign information meeting on Thursday, April 2, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Student Union.

A second information meeting will run 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, in the Town & Gown Room.