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2027 Campus Elections information
Read a message from the campus elections commissioner about the 2027 Campus Elections.
Dear UC Santa Cruz campus community,
The Dean of Students Office is pleased to announce the 2027 campus elections process. Students, staff, and faculty will have the opportunity to propose new campus-based fees, propose amendments to existing campus-based fee measures, propose amendments to the Student Union Assembly (SUA) constitution, or survey the student community using an opinion poll—all of which can be placed on the official ballot for the Spring 2027 Campus Election.
The elections will be held during spring quarter, beginning at noon on Monday, May 10, and closing at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 24, 2027.
You can visit the UCSC Campus Elections Website or review the contents of this email to familiarize yourself with this year’s election timeline and policies, and steps for initiating various referenda.
If you are interested in initiating a referendum for the 2027 Campus Elections ballot, please be sure that at least one representative from your author group attends one of the mandatory Campus Elections Orientation sessions. The orientation provides an overview of the Campus Elections process, timeline, relevant policies, and includes resources and guidance on how to author a referendum, opinion poll, or amendment.
All potential referenda authors are also required to submit a completed 2027 Campus Elections Application.
Mandatory Elections Orientations will be held on Zoom:
- Wednesday, Oct. 28, 10 – 11 a.m.
- Wednesday, Nov. 4, 5 – 6 p.m.
- Thursday, Nov. 12, 2 – 3 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 16, 10 – 11 a.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 24, 5 – 6 p.m.
The orientation slide deck will also be shared out with participants after they attend the session. Please email Campus Elections Commissioner, trbecker@ucsc.edu if you have questions or clarifications that you would like answered prior to the orientation. The orientation will feature examples of campus referenda from previous election years.
Please note that submission of this application along with draft referendum language for those groups proposing a new fee or fee amendment are due Monday, Nov. 30, 2026, by 5 p.m.
The elections website provides a full timeline and important information to support ballot authors with initiating referenda for the spring election, such as the full UCSC Campus Elections Policy.
For more information or to request accommodations please contact Travis S. Becker, Campus Elections Commissioner and Associate Dean of Students for Leadership and Engagement at trbecker@ucsc.edu.
In community,
Travis S. Becker
Campus Elections Commissioner
Associate Dean of Students for Leadership and Engagement