In an effort to resume the Programs Finance Committee process, the ASUO Executive has reopened applications for Senate Seat 3, which sits on the PFC. The PFC process stalled on Monday when the ASUO Constitution Court announced injunctions against three PFC members, preventing the committee from voting and delaying some groups’ budget hearings for more than a week.
The court injunctions will last a minimum of 10 days, but the committee could resume functioning if someone is appointed to Seat 3.
ASUO Public Relations Director Nathan Strauss said the executive opened the seat “in hopes that by next week’s PFC meeting the new senator can be confirmed.”
Applications are open until Feb. 16 and are available at the ASUO office.
The PFC will need to reconsider some groups’ budgets in the coming weeks because the committee is over its benchmark, PFC Chairwoman Persis Pohowalla said Tuesday.
She said she is still looking at budgets as an active PFC member, and the entire PFC will work on the recall when it has enough voting members.
“I’m trying to now focus on getting my committee back and working on my budget,” she said.

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