CUSG election ends with 11.9% student voter turnout
Empower ticket wins in CUSG spring 2021 election. Graphic by Mairead Brogan (made with Canva)
University of Colorado Student Government ended its spring election with the highest turnout of eligible student voters in years, 11.9%. This turnout met the threshold for bills to pass. Student voters had the opportunity to elect candidates to four Representative-At-Large positions and three Tri-Executive positions, as well as vote on a referendum.
CUSG spring 2021 election results for Representatives-at-large. (Courtesy of CUSG)
For Representative-At-Large positions, Ben Wohl led with 1687 votes followed by Allie Famulare with 1125 votes, Crisol Guzman-Corral with 1058 votes and Emilia Johnson with 1021 votes. These candidates will serve the student body as Representatives-At-Large.
Vote now: CUSG spring 2021 election voter guide
April 5, 2021
CU Student Government printed buttons for voters in this year’s spring elections. (Photo courtesy Wyatt Ryder/CU Student Government)
The University of Colorado Student Government is holding its spring election now, April 5 until April 8 at 8 p.m. The election includes candidates for four Representative-At-Large positions and three Tri-Executive positions as well as a referendum to increase the CUSG Student Activity Fee.
Students can vote now by searching for the “CU Student Government Elections” card in BuffPortal.
Representatives-At-Large sit on the Representative council in the legislative branch of CUSG and are elected bi-annually (four representatives in the spring and five representatives in the fall). Tri-Executives, elected annually in the spring, serve as the head of the Executive branch. Tri-Executives are running under two tickets, Empower and Transform. The Representatives-At-Large are running indepen