Regina Kim

ASUC President Alexander Wilfert issued an emergency executive order Friday afternoon in an attempt to quickly fill the vacancies brought about by a flurry of resignations from the Elections and Judicial councils.

The 2019 ASUC elections offer students the opportunity to vote for candidates and also the chance to vote on three referendums: the Student Basic Needs Referendum, the Transfer Remedy Act and the Arts, Music and Programming Initiative.

ASUC senators narrowly voted to place the Transfer Referendum on the 2019 ASUC elections ballot during a special meeting Thursday evening.

The one new senate resolution was in support of Maximino Martinez Commons becoming a fully designated transfer student housing facility.

The Vote Coalition is in the office of the External Affairs Vice President, and is tasked with registering students to vote and keeping students informed during election years.

“We’re really intent on making sure we’re going to be able to achieve the things we talked about, the things we promised to students,” President Alexander Wilfert said.

Seven of the independent candidates for the ASUC were brought before the ASUC Judicial Council for elections-related violations. All the recent candidates pleaded guilty to charges at their hearings, which were held Thursday and Friday.

During the first post-election ASUC meeting, Judicial Council Chair Maureen Ochi Sides discussed the 10 upcoming hearings related to elections violations.

ASUC campaigns collectively cost $6,361 in the 2018 elections, almost $2,600 less than the $9,000 spent during the 2016 elections.