SBA General Elections
Interested in running? Here's what you need to do:
1. Sign up on the SBA’s Google Sign-Up sheet.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BCEZktoVvgmxwSfg8VlccL30KabGhuVORmqTklHWuS4/edit?usp=sharing
2. Attend an interest meeting:
Tuesday, February 21 from 12:00PM-12:30PM on Microsoft Teams;
Wednesday, February 22 from 11:00AM-11:30AM on Microsoft Teams;
Thursday, February 23 from 6:30PM-7:00PM on Microsoft Teams; or
Friday, February 24 from 7:00PM-7:30PM on Microsoft Teams;
3. You must read the Constitution and Bylaws posted on the Student Bar Association’s Engage page/portal.
4. At the interest meeting, you will sign a Statement of Candidacy declaring what position you are seeking and that you have read and understood the responsibilities of your job. At the interest meeting potential candidates will have an opportunity to ask questions about campaigning or slates. The Statement of Candidacy is to be signed electronically and emailed to Danielle Tackett (dbtack01@louisville.edu).
5. Please note: candidates for Honor Council may NOT campaign in any fashion and need not read the SBA’s bylaws and constitution. An interest meeting is not necessary for Honor Council positions only, but students running for Honor Council positions will still need to sign up on the Google Sign-Up sheet.
If you cannot make it to one of the above-listed times, reach out to Danielle Tackett (dbtack01@louisville.edu) to find a time that works. All candidates must have signed the Statement of Candidacy and attended an interest meeting by Monday, February 27th at 5:00 p.m.
The official campaigning period will begin on Tuesday, February 28th at 9:00 a.m. with polls open from Monday, March 6th at 9:00 a.m. to Friday, March 10th at 9:00 a.m. The results are tentative until Saturday, March 11th at 9:00 a.m, which is the end of the 24-hour challenge period. After that time, the preliminary results will become final. Any challenges to the results can be made to an SBA elections committee member.
A. Positions of Officers:
• President
• Executive Vice President
• Vice President of Communications
• Vice President of Finance
• One (1) American Bar Association, Law School Division Representative (hereinafter referred to as ABA Representative). The candidate for this position must be a member of ABA.
• Social Chair
• Professional Development Chair
• Community Engagement Chair
• Public Relations Chair
• Historian
• Fundraising Chair
• Student Government Association Senator (SGA Senator)
• Two (2) Rising Third/Fourth Year Class Representatives
• Two (2) Rising Second Year Class Representatives
• One (1) Louisville Bar Association/Kentucky Bar Association Representative (hereinafter referred to as LBA/KBA Representative) elected from the prospective second-year class.
• Honor Council (2L and 3L respectively)
6. The race for each position will have its own poll question on Engage. For almost all races, every student in the Engage SBA portal will be able to vote.
In races such as 2L and 3L representatives, only members of those respective classes will be able to vote. PLEASE NOTE: 1Ls (aka “rising 2Ls”) will be the only ones able to vote for 2L representatives. Likewise, 2Ls (“rising 3Ls”) will be the only ones able to vote for 3L representatives. The same applies for 2L and 3L Honor Council elections. Current 3Ls will be able to vote in all other elections.
7. Please refer to the SBA Constitution, linked here.
Members of the Elections Committee shall remain impartial and shall not campaign for any candidate running in the current election, as defined in Article III. However, further questions can be directed to Election Committee members: Danielle Tackett (Dbtack01@louisville.edu), Nia Jolly (nia.jolly@louisville.edu), Abi McFarland (abi.mcfarland@louisville.edu), Tyler Belcher (tyler.belcher@louisville.edu), Colby Birkes (colby.birkes@louisville.edu).