ASI Board of Directors Elections

On behalf of the ASI Elections Committee, welcome to the elections page for the Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors! We recommend those seeking the opportunity to serve the needs of CSUSM students by participating in the shared governance of California State University San Marcos.

The ASI Elections Committee and the ASI Elections are governed by the ASI Bylaws. The ASI Elections Committee has authority to oversee the elections process.

All matriculated students who pay the ASI student body fee at California State University San Marcos are eligible to vote. Students will vote for representative candidates of their college, student-at-large representatives, and executive officers.

ASI 2024/2025 Elections Results

13, 431 ballots were sent to the students who pay the mandatory student body (ASI) fee. 445 students voted in ASI Elections. This is approxiately a 3.31% voter turnout. Results were verified and approved by the ASI Elections Committee on March 14, 2024 at 12:00pm. Candidates listed in bold were approved as elected officials by the ASI Elections Committee.

Please Note:

The numbers below show the number of votes for college representative positions. Students can vote for more than one representative of their college.
Students can only vote for the college representatives for the college they are majoring in.
Write-in candidates and those running unopposed require 10% of the votes cast in that office.

ASI President
CANDIDATE	VOTERS	PERCENT OF VOTE
Octavio Martinez	319	71.69%
Moy Valdez	101	22.70%
Other: Combined Write-In and None of the Above Total	25	5.61%

ASI Vice President of Finance & Operations
CANDIDATE	VOTERS	PERCENT OF VOTE
Ashley Lizarraga	293	65.84%
Rebecca Vo	133	29.89%
Other: Combined Write-In and None of the Above Total	19	4.27%

ASI Vice President of Student & University Affairs
CANDIDATE	VOTERS	PERCENT OF VOTE
Elaine Pollard	221	49.66%
Karina Ramirez Gonzalez	202	45.39%
Other: Combined Write-In and None of the Above Total	22	4.94%

Chair & Chief of Staff
CANDIDATE	VOTERS	PERCENT OF VOTE
Illeana Carmona Chavez	409	91.91%
Other: Combined Write-In & None of the Above Total	36	8.09%

COBA Representatives
CANDIDATE	VOTERS	PERCENT OF VOTE
Anahi Martinez Perez	94	92.16%
Other: Combined Write-In & None of the Above Total	8	7.84%

CEHHS Representatives
CANDIDATE	VOTERS	PERCENT OF VOTE
Angel Albarote	36	53.73 %
Natalya Tasevski	30	44.78 %
Other: Combined Write-In & None of the Above Total	1	1.49 %

CHABSS Representatives
CANDIDATE	VOTERS	PERCENT OF VOTE
Nathan Barrios	130	44.37 %
Natalie Cipriani	147	50.17 %
Other: Combined Write-In & None of the Above Total	16	5.46 %

CSTEM Representatives
CANDIDATE	VOTERS	PERCENT OF VOTE
Other: Combined Write-In	29	32.95 %
Other: None of the Above Total	59	67.05%

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Representatives
CANDIDATE	VOTERS	PERCENT OF VOTE
Other: Combined Write-In Total	57	12.42 %
Other: None of the Above Total	402	87.58 %

Sustainability Representative
CANDIDATE	VOTERS	PERCENT OF VOTE
Other: Combined Write-In Total	38	8.54 %
Other: None of the Above Total	407	91.46 %

Representative positions in 24/25 ASI Elections

ASI President
ASI Vice President of Finance & Operations
ASI Vice President of Student & University Affairs
ASI College of Business Administration (CoBA) Representative (2)
ASI College of Education, Health, & Human Services (CEHHS) Representative (2)
ASI College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral & Social Sciences (CHABSS) Representative (2)
ASI College of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (CSTEM) Representative (2)
ASI Sustainability Representative
ASI Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Representative (2)

2024 ASI Elections Timeline

Event	Date	Time	Location
ASI Elections Applications Available Online	Monday, January 29	7:00am	csusm.edu/asi/vote/
ASI Elections Information Session	Thursday, February 1	12:00 - 1:00pm	USU 3700
ASI Elections Information Session	Friday, February 2	10:00 - 11:00am	USU 3700
ASI Elections Information Session	Monday, February 5	6:00 – 7:00pm	Zoom
ASI Elections Information Session	Tuesday, February 6	6:00 – 7:00pm	North Commons Classroom
Mandatory Candidate Application Due Date Deadline	Wednesday, February 14	5:00pm FIRM	csusm.edu/asi/vote/
ASI to Notify Applicants of Eligibility	Friday, February 16	by 6:00pm	CSUSM Email
Mandatory Approved Candidates Meeting* *Candidates only need to attend one	Monday, February 19	6:00 – 7:00pm	USU 3700
Mandatory Approved Candidates Meeting* *Candidates only need to attend one	Tuesday, February 20	12:00 – 1:00pm	USU 3700
Campaigning Begins Candidate Bios and Photos Posted Online	Monday, February 26	7:00am	csusm.edu/asi/vote/
ASI Meet the Candidates	Wednesday, February 28	3:30 - 4:30pm	Forum Plaza
ASI Meet the Candidates	Thursday, February 29	12:00 – 1:00pm	Kellogg Plaza
Coffee & Donuts with the ASI Candidates	Monday, March 4	10:00 – 11:00am	Palm Court
Happy Hour Mocktails with the ASI Candidates	Tuesday, March 5	3:30 - 4:30pm	Kellogg Plaza
ASI Elections Polls Open	Monday, March 11	7:00am	Ballot will be accessible online
ASI Elections Polls Close	Wednesday, March 13	5:00pm FIRM	Ballot will be accessible online
Elections Results Announced* * Results are announced pending there are no potential ASI Elections violations still under investigation.	Thursday, March 14	5:00pm	USU Ballroom

General 2024 ASI Election Information

Before you begin your ASI Board of Directors application, we require you to review the following information and documents:

Applications

Applications are now closed.

ASI Elections Voting

ASI Elections will be taking place Monday, March 11 at 7:00am - Wednesday, March 13 at 5:00pm. Check back here later for more information!

ASI Elections Committee

Learn more about the ASI Elections Committee.

Any questions may be directed to the ASI Elections Committee asielections@csusm.edu.