A note from the editors:
Hello,
We’re glad you decided to pick up a copy of the 2017 Associated Students Election Guide. The AS is happy to announce that there are a total of 14 candidates running for the seven elected positions this year.
This Election Guide is intended to enlighten you, the voters, about the issues and candidates on the ballot. Each candidate has been given the same opportunity to write a statement in their own voice, and the order in which they appear in the Election Guide was chosen at random.
Please read this guide fully in order to make the most informed decision possible. In order to really get to know the candidates and their stances on a variety of issues, consider attending the Vice President Debate on April 19 and the Presidential Debate/Referenda Info Session on April 20. Both of those events start at 6 p.m. in the VU MPR.
Voting opens April 24 and closes April 28.
Happy voting!
Your editors,
Morgan Annable and Alexandria Baker
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The Referenda
Presented as they appear on the AS Elections website. The link to the full website can be found here.
ASWWU Constitution
Shall the Associated Students of Western Washington University adopt the ASWWU Constitution, which outlines a new governance structure, under the following conditions?
- The new structure is implemented by the end of September 2018
- Permanent bylaws for the detailed branches are submitted to students for approval by Spring 2019
- The structure is reviewed by Spring 2022
- The Constitution would supersede previous ASWWU governing documents
- Upon student approval, the WWU Board of Trustees ratify the new constitution
Alternative Transportation Fee
Shall all Western Washington University students taking six or more credits on the Bellingham Campus be assessed an Alternative Transportation Fee of up to $26.25 per quarter with the following minimum conditions?
- A Whatcom Transportation Authority bus pass for every fee paying student.
- A late night student transportation service that would run after WTA service ends. At a minimum this would serve the general campus area.
- If late night service is not offered during summer quarter, students taking summer quarter classes will be charged a reduced fee.
- Staff, assistance, and program operations for the purpose of coordinating alternative transportation for students.
- Fee increases will be limited to a maximum of 5% per year, upon authorization by the Associated Students Board of Directors, increases of more than 5% must be approved by the students through a vote.
- The fee will be for a maximum 5 year term, beginning in Fall 2017 and end by Fall 2022, subject to a student vote for renewal