CalSERVE’s Guide to ASUC Elections 2011!
Welcome to the 2011 CalSERVE Guide to ASUC Elections! Here you will find everything you need to know about CalSERVE, our candidates, our vision for a Better Berkeley, the elections process, and how YOU can get involved!
What is CalSERVE?
Who are the candidates and what are their platforms?
What is CalSERVE’s vision for this year?
How can I get involved and help the campaign?
How does voting work and when does voting begin and end?
What is CalSERVE?
Founded in 1984 around the successful movement to divest UC funds from the South African apartheid, Cal Students for Equal Rights and a Valid Education is a coalition of progressive students and student organizations that continues to make change on campus and in the world. In addition to pressuring the UC administration to divest from apartheid in South Africa, CalSERVE was successful in electing Pedro Noguera, now a distinguished professor of education at NYU, as the first black President of the ASUC from 1984-1986.
From the beginning, CalSERVE has fought for positive change both on and off campus. We fight for access, representation, and social, environmental, and racial justice and we utilize the resources of the ASUC and progressive values of the student body to make these things possible.
Click Here to Read More About CalSERVE’s Legacy
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Who are the candidates and what are their platforms?!
Senate Candidates:
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What is CalSERVE’s vision for this year?
“A Better Berkeley” is CalSERVE’s vision for a more public, affordable, student-centered, and socially and environmentally just Berkeley. Underneath these four issue areas are concrete actions that we wish to work on in order to make our vision a reality. To see our vision, click the thumbnail below:
Also, check out our 2010 CalSERVE video!
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How can I get involved and help the campaign?
So, you are excited about making a better Berkeley a reality! Here’s how you can help:
Volunteer: We need as many volunteers to outreach to the community starting the week we come back from Spring Break and we have a wide range of ways you can get involved. Sign up to volunteer HERE.
Rep CalSERVE: Put the “A Better Berkeley” poster or other CalSERVE campaign materials on your window or door. Posters are available at our base on Sproul from 7am-4pm. If you see one of our candidates, on Sproul or in public, you can also say “HI (THEIR NAME)!” really loud so that everyone around hears. Also, talking to your friends and making sure they know what CalSERVE is and who to vote for is essential, so chat it up with them about us and a Better Berkeley.
Facebook tactics: Use your facebook account to inform your friends about the Campaign.
1. Join our facebook Campaign Group and invite all of your friends HERE. If you dont’ know how to add your friends, WATCH this 30 second video.
2. Change your facebook picture to one of our campaign pictures. All of our beautiful campaign pitures are available HERE.
3. Change your middle name to “Vote Calserve.” Go to account settings and change your name. If you dont’ know how to change your name, WATCH this video.
4. REPOST EVERYTHING. Repost our videos, repost our notes, repost this guide, donate your status to CalSERVE, anything that CalSERVE produces that touches your heart, repost!
5. If you’re really geeky you can even make sure that CalSERVE candidates always show up in your friends box. WATCH this video to learn how.
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How does voting work and when does voting begin and end?
ASUC elections are Single Transferable Vote, meaning that you you rank the candidates you want, with 1 being the highest vote possible, with 2 going to your second choice, and so on. For the Executive office positions, you may vote for up to the number of candidates running for that office. For the Senate, you may vote for up to 20 candidates only. You do NOT have to vote for, or rank, every candidate, nor are you required to vote for each office/proposition. We ask CalSERVE supporters to give their #1 vote to CalSERVE candidates.
Voting begins April 5th at 9:00 AM and ends April 7th at 11:59 PM. You can vote online at election.asuc.org
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