VII) Elections

A) The Student Government shall hold two general elections each academic year — one during the Fall term and one during the Spring term. These elections shall take place no later than the third week before the end of the respective term.

1) Student Government members elected during the Spring general election shall take office on the second Monday following the end of Spring final exams.

2) Student Government members elected during the Fall general election shall take office on the second Monday following the end of Fall final exams.

B) The Student Government shall hold internal elections at the first regular meeting of each calendar month during the academic year to fill any vacant Student Government offices that may be filled through internal elections. Internal elections shall not be held for positions that can be filled through general elections during the same month that general elections occur.