22/03/2026
๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ - ๐จ๐ฆ๐ (๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐).
In the statement of STAND USC, the organization implied that the decision to postpone the student election was made by the university administration. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ผ๐๐.
The decision to postpone the upcoming student election was made by the Commission en banc, during its session on March 6.
During the session, two options were raised for consideration:
1.) Push through with the student election, only with the logistical and financial support of the USC SSC; or
2.) Focus on modernizing the Election Code, and conduct a referendum on whether the succeeding USC SSC will register under the USC Office of Student Formation and Activities.
After weighing the costs and impacts of each option, a three-fourths majority decided to proceed with the second option. The decision was made based off the following facts:
1.) The USC administration is unable to fully offer logistical or financial support to the Commission, as the USC SSC is not a registered student organization;
2.) The USC SSC does not have the sufficient on-hand funds to support the Commission and the election activities; and
3.) The conduct of online campaign activities, and an online student election, may result in poor voter engagement and turnout.
However, during the executive session with the USC SSC, held on March 20, several USC SSC councilors voiced concern that the postponement of the student election could affect student governance in the succeeding semester.
As such, ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐. This is a measure to negotiate a peaceful and fruitful student election this semester.
Currently, the decision of the Commission to postpone the student election is put on hold. This is done to give way to the proposed engagements with the university administration.
The Commission strongly reminds the public to refrain from sharing or spreading unverified and misleading information related to the upcoming student election.
