SGA Offices Open to All, Elections Begin Soon

 Amanda Hurt-Piercy, staff writer

With the school year nearing an end, the Student Government Association at South Plains College will start a new chapter by holding its annual elections.

SGA elections for president and sophomore senators will be held on April 18-19. As of April 11, there were two people signed up to run for president and five set to run as sophomore senators. Ashley Martinez and Brittney Kingsley will run for president. Leo Sanchez, Josie Rodriguez, Megan King, Krystal Charles and David Moore are in the running for sophomore senators.

Any SPC student can run for these offices, according to Stan Weatherred, director of student activities. Those interested in running for office need to go by the Student Activities Office on the Levelland campus and pick up a petition. Those running for president must get 100 signatures on the petition, and those running for sophomore senator must receive 50.

“Those running were able to start campaigning on April 10, as long as they had the petition turned in,” said Weatherred.

Those running who didn’t turn in a petition in by April 10 were able to start campaigning after they got it turned in.

Voting will take place in the Student Activities Office, and students are required to have their student ID when they vote.

For more information on SGA elections, contact Weatherred at 894-9611, ext. 2377.