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LIVE: Results from the 2021 ASUC general elections William Webster/File Last Updated 2 mins Ago Updated 4/9/21 at 6:14 p.m.: The ASUC Elections Council postponed the tabulations ceremony until April 10 at 11 a.m. due to technical difficulties, according to an email sent at 6:10 p.m. Check back at this page tomorrow morning for elections results. The Daily Californian will continually update this page as results from the 2021 general elections come in. The tabulations ceremony will happen at 6 p.m. on Zoom. Voting was open April 5, 6 and 7 — due to a technical error, voting could not commenc...

Current ASUC Senator Ronit Sholkoff makes presidential bid Last Updated 21 hours Ago Ronit Sholkoff Editor’s note: This is one installment in a three-part series on this year’s candidates for ASUC president. Read about the other candidates here and here. UC Berkeley junior and current ASUC Senator Ronit Sholkoff is running for ASUC president with the goal of creating a smooth transition back to campus and improving student access to resources. Her platforms are moving back to campus with intention as the COVID-19 pandemic ends; expanding diversity, equity and inclusion; creating campus re...

ASUC transfer representative candidate Jake Mehari drops out of race Last Updated 3 days Ago Jake Mehari Running to become the second transfer representative in ASUC history, Student Action candidate Jake Mehari dropped out of the race. Mehari was the sole candidate under Student Action running for the position and was vying for the seat against independent candidate Gabriel Alfaro, who is running with the newly formed ElevateCal coalition. As of press time, Mehari could not be reached for comment. The transfer representative position appeared for the first time on the 2020 ASUC elections bal...

ASUC candidates talk equity, accessibility, diversity surrounding elections William Webster/Staff Various ASUC candidates shared their thoughts on the campaigning process and structure of elections. Some also made recommendations for improving accessibility, diversity and equity in the election process. Candidates in this year’s upcoming ASUC elections spoke to The Daily Californian regarding their thoughts on accessibility, equity and diversity in the campaigning process. According to ASUC President Victoria Vera, while there is basic information on how to initially begin a campaign on the...

Student Action Party, by default, nearly sweeps SGA elections Gerald Sastra/The Cougar After a disqualification of an entire party and a postponed election, the SGA election season comes to an end with the results announced in favor of the Student Action Party. The SGA election results were set to be announced last week but were postponed until Tuesday. Arsalan Darbin was elected president and Maryam Alghafir was elected vice president. Both the new president and the new vice president were running with the Student Action Party, which were a large part of the only candidates remaining after ...