SGA Elections

Qualifications for Candidates

SGA President and Vice President candidates must be a member of the Junior or Senior Class when he takes office and must have a cumulative grade-point average not lower than 2.80 when he submits his petition for candidacy.

SGA Treasurer, Executive Secretary and Executive Director candidates must have a cumulative grade-point averages not lower than 2.80 when they submit their petitions for candidacy.

SGA Staff position candidates in the offices of Student Government must have a grade point average not lower than 2.80 when submitting their resume to the designated Chief of Staff.

Junior Board of Trustee Representative and Senior Board of Trustee Representative candidates will be congruent to the College Board of Trustees Bylaws and will be as follows:

1. The Junior Board of Trustees Representative will be elected to a two-year position beginning in his sophomore or junior year. During the first year of his term, he will be known as the Junior Board of Trustees Representative, and during the second year of his term, he will move up to the position of Senior Board of Trustees Representative.
2. The Senior Board of Trustees Representative shall not be elected following the process of JBT elections outlined in Section 4-Aof the constitution.

Class Officers candidates must be members of the class for which they are seeking office. Except for the Freshman Class, candidates for office must have a cumulative grade-point average not lower than 2.80 when they submit their petitions for candidacy.

Petition Process

A candidate must submit an official petition to the Election Committee on the established date & time set forth by the committee to have their name on the official ballot. The Petition requirements are as follows:

1. Candidates seeking the positions of the Executive Board must submit petitions to the Elections Committee with the signatures of 200 enrolled students of Morehouse College on them.
2. Candidates seeking the positions of Class Senate Seats must submit petitions to the Elections Committee with the signatures of 150 enrolled students of Morehouse College.
3. Candidates seeking the positions of Class Officers must submit to the   Elections Committee petitions with the signatures of 150 enrolled students of their Morehouse College graduating class on them.

No persons shall be allowed to run for more than one Student Government Association Office during any given Election. Each Fall and Spring semester, the campaign season for Elective Offices shall be conducted.