22/03/2026
𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗦𝗖 𝗦𝗦𝗖 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗦𝗖
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦𝗖 𝗦𝗦𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 - 𝗨𝗦𝗖 (𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗦𝗖).
In the statement of STAND USC, the organization implied that the decision to postpone the student election was made by the university administration. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗼𝘂𝘀.
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, 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦𝗖 𝗦𝗦𝗖 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀. 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.
