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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.