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Spring 2025 Elections

The Spring Elections are hosted by the Student Senate. All eligible members of the student body are able to participate in the election. During the Spring semester elections 40 general senate seats are open to eligible students. During the Fall semester election all seats that opened up during the summer and 5 First Year to eligible students.

Important Election Documents

  1. Come to the Student Senate office to sign a declaration form, show your URI Student ID, and get the appropriate amount of signatures found in the Spring 2025 Election Declaration Packet 
  2. Fill out the Student Senate Declaration of Intent Google Form to select which senator position(s) you wish to run for and your Candidate Platform Statement
  3. Read the Campaign Guide for important tips on navigating the declaration and election process
  4. Vote on URInvolved during the election days!

Important Election Dates

  1. Declaration Period: Opens Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 9:00 AM – Closes Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 5:00 PM
    • Requires submission of the Student Senate Declaration of Intent Google Form (online), the signed and dated Election Rules document, and the Signatures in Support of Declaration of Intent (25 for Senators, 50 for President/Vice President) (in-person delivery senate office).
  2. Eligibility Confirmation: Friday, March 7, 2025
  3. Campaign Period: Through Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 5:00 PM
  4. Election Dates: Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 8:00 AM – Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 5:00 PM via URInvolved

Stop by the Student Senate office, room 201 in the Memorial Union, with any questions or email elections@rhodysenate.org

Different Senate Seats

1 Representative for each College: Arts & Sciences, Business, Education and Professional Studies, Engineering, Environment & Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, and University College.

  • Academic College Representatives – represent the interests of students within the eight academic colleges and University College. Each college elects one (1) representative, who also serves as the Liaison to the college. These representatives work with Deans and departments of their college to enhance student life and address college-specific problems. They may also work with student advisory boards if the college has one.

At-Large Representatives – represent the general interests of the student body as a whole. These positions are open to any student, and all students can vote for them. The representatives work on the issues that affect the student community as a whole.

On-Campus Housing Representatives – represent the interests of students living on the physical campus of URI (i.e. residence halls, apartments, suites, Fraternity Circle, transfer houses, the Diversity House, IEP houses, etc). The representatives make up the On-Campus Housing Caucus and meet with Housing & Residential Life to work on issues relating to on-campus living.

Off-Campus Housing Representatives – represent the interests of students living in the near by off-campus neighborhoods (i.e Narragansett, Bonnet Shores, Pt. Judith, Eastward Look, etc). The representatives make up the Off-Campus Housing Caucus and meet with the Commuter Housing Office to work on issues relating to off-campus living and commuting.