Election Forms

Election Filing Forms

Form A1: Preliminary Executive Officer Candidate Filing Form

All candidates for President/Student Regent, Internal Vice President, External Vice President, Graduate Student Assembly President, and Graduate Student Assembly Executive Vice President must file Form A1 by 5 p.m. on the filing deadline, Thursday, March 6, 2025. Candidates who file Form A1 by the deadline will be included on Form B beginning Friday, March 7, 2025, in order to collect the requisite number of eligible voter signatures by 5 p.m. on the eligible voter signature deadline, March 27, 2025. Appearance on the ballot requires filing Form A1 by its deadline and collecting the requisite number of signatures through Form B by its deadline.

Form A2: Candidate Filing Form

All candidates for Senate, Committee for Fee Allocations, Green Fund Selections Committee, and Graduate Student Assembly must file Form A2 by 5 p.m. on the filing deadline, Thursday, March 6, 2025. Candidates who file Form A2 by the deadline will appear on the ballot. Appearance on the ballot requires filing Form A2 by its deadline.

Form B: Digital Signature Collection Portal

Executive candidates for office must collect a requisite number of digital signatures from eligible voters after filing the preliminary filing form (Form A1) by 5 p.m. on the eligible voter signature deadline, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in order to appear on the ballot. Eligible voters who wish to sign their support for a candidate(s) should log into this form and select the candidates they wish to sign for.

Form C: Statement of SEG Formation

In order to exist, Student Election Groups must file Form C and Form D by 5 p.m. on the filing deadline, Thursday, March 6, 2025. Form C establishes SEGs in the view of the Electoral Commission and allows the group to begin campaigning and begin the process to be recognized as an RSO to have access to services such as SOFS. Form D is a record that is used in case a candidate attempts to file as a member of an SEG without the invitation of the SEG. Many SEGs prefer to submit Form C early on to begin the recognition process but wait to submit Form D until finalizing a slate of candidates.

Form D: SEG Candidates Worksheet

Student Election Groups must file Form C and Form D by 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Form C establishes SEGs with the Electoral Commission, while Form D resolves disputes regarding candidate affiliation. SEGs often submit Form C early but delay Form D until finalizing candidates.

All SEG forms (Form C, Form D, Form F, and, if relevant, Form Z) must be filed by the SEG Leader. Click the header above to complete the fillable PDF and list all candidates associated with your SEG. Candidates not listed on this form will not have your SEG name listed next to their name on the ballot, regardless of their submission on Form A. Double-check your submission carefully.

Submit your completed form by emailing asun1@unl.edu with the subject "[SEG name] Form D Submission," and include your name and NUID.

Form F: Financial Reports

Per the Electoral Commission Rules, a full report of campaign contributions and expenditures must be provided to the Electoral Commission periodically by all SEGs and independent candidates. The reporting deadlines are:

• Preliminary Report due 5 p.m., Thursday, March 6, 2025
  • Must include all contributions received and expenditures made or authorized prior to Thursday, March 6, 2025.
• Final Report due 5 p.m., Monday, April 7, 2025
  • Must include all contributions received and expenditures made or authorized between Friday, March 7, 2025, and Monday, April 7, 2025, including contributions ready for deposit and incurred expenses to be paid in the future. For candidates or slates in runoff elections, this report will include contributions received and expenditures authorized for the runoff prior to Monday, April 7, 2025.
• Final Run-off Report due 5 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2025
  • Must include all contributions received and expenditures made or authorized for a runoff election, except for those included in the Final Report.

Each report must be submitted whether or not contributions or expenditures have been made or authorized. You may have to log in to your Huskers email account to submit this report.

Reports must be submitted regardless of whether contributions or expenditures have been made. Log in to your Huskers email account to submit the report.

Form K: Referenda and Surveys

A survey is a question submitted for response during the ASUN Student Government General Election. To appear on the ballot, the survey language must be attached to Form K and submitted to the ASUN Director of Administration by 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2025. The question must meet one of these requirements:

• The survey question must be approved by the ASUN Senate in the form of a bill not later than Wednesday, March 12.
• The survey question must be submitted in the form of a petition signed by at least five percent of eligible voters by 5 p.m. on the filing deadline, Thursday, March 6, 2025. The Electoral Commission is responsible for validating the signatures on the petition.

Please see the ASUN Constitution for instructions on the processes for referenda and constitutional amendments.

Form M: Message

Any person with a comment, suggestion, complaint, or question regarding the election process is free to contact the Electoral Commission through Form M. Responses, if necessary, will be provided in a timely manner. Comments, suggestions, and questions may be submitted at any time. Complaints should be filed immediately but in any event no later than 12 p.m. (noon) April 7, 2025 for the General Election, or 12 p.m. (noon) April 14, 2025 for the Runoff Election..

Form P: Personal Information

Any student who is elected as an inactive write-in candidate must file a Personal Information Form (Form P) and any other office-specific documents within 48 hours of notification to be certified as elected. Only persons contacted and specifically directed to this form need to fill it out.

Form U: Contribution

All persons contributing or donating to a candidate or SEG must provide said candidate/SEG with an accompanying Form U. Please download and complete this form and provide it to the person to whom you are donating. Candidates/SEGs must provide an accompanying Form U in their financial reports to account for every individual contribution.

Form W: Write-In Filing Form

All individual candidates who did not complete the filing process in order to appear on the ballot but wish to run a write-in campaign must submit Form W by 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Form Z: Rights to Previous SEG Name

SEG names or acronyms from the last three elections require valid signatures from half of the previous SEG candidates still enrolled at UNL. Submit these signatures with Form Z to the ASUN Student Government Office by 5 p.m. on Monday, January 27, 2025. See Appendix I of the Electoral Commission Rules for restricted names.

Email completed forms to asun1@unl.edu with the subject "[SEG name] Form Z Submission," including your name and NUID.