Elections and Selections
Interested in becoming a Delegate in TUA? You can either participate in the Elections or the Selections process! Internal Elections occur for Co-Chairs of the Body, Council Co-Chairs, Internal Finance Chair, and Elections and Transitions Chair occur following the Spring election cycle and Committee Chairs following the Fall election cycle.
If you have questions, please contact tua@tulane.edu!
Elections
Elections offer the opportunity to participate in the Promotional Period during Election Week. Elections for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year students will occur during the Spring, while elections for incoming First-Year students will occur during the Fall.
Selections
Selections allow you the option to run for a Delegate position, without having to participate in Election Week or Promotional Period. Following the close of voting during the Fall semester, a random lottery process will select the 6 remaining seats.
Incoming First Year Elections
If you are an incoming First Year student starting at Tulane this fall, TUA invites you to participate in the Elections and Selections process. The First Year Elections will fill 7 seats for the 2025-2026 Body, while the Selections process will fill the remaining 6.
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Timeline
July 1st at 8AM – August 7th at 11:59PM: First Year Intent to Run Form Open*
Info Sessions:
- July 14th | 12PM – 1PM CST (Zoom)
- July 18th | 4PM – 5PM CST (Zoom)
- August 4th | 2PM – 3PM CST (Zoom)
August 4th and August 11th: Election Guidelines Workshops (Zoom)*
*Required for all Candidates
August 18th at 8AM – August 22nd at 11AM: Election Week
Voting will occur on August 21st from 8:00 AM to August 22nd at 11:00 AM via WaveSync. Only First Year students are eligible to vote in this election.
The Selections Form is open now and will remain open until August 20th at 11:59PM. Any undergraduate student, regardless of class year, is eligible to be a part of the Selections process. Selections will occur immediately following First Year Elections.
Experiencing an issue accessing your Ballot?
Ballot access is determined by class year cohort (ex. A student who entered Tulane in the Fall of 2022 would be considered a 4th student and will vote for rising 4th year students). We understand that this may not match your credit hour classification (ex. if you are a junior by credits, but are only in your 1st year at Tulane, you are part of the rising 2nd Year Cohort.
If you are experiencing any issues related to accessing the ballot that matches your class year cohort, please contact the TUA at tua@tulane.edu with the Subject Line: “Ballot Access Issue | (Your ID Number)” and explain the issue you are experiencing.