In addition to the presidential candidates on the ballot, the 2026 ASUO elections also include seven proposed ballot measures.
Ballot measure 1: adjust Elections Board Chair appointment timeline
Ballot measure one is aimed at streamlining the hiring process of the ASUO Election Board Chair by allowing the ASUO Election Board Chair to be appointed in week 5 of fall term, as opposed to being appointed by the president-elect in the spring.
A “yes” vote would change the ASUO Constitution to reflect that change.
Ballot measure 2: annual document organization
Ballot measure 2 is a proposed amendment to the ASUO Constitution to “require ASUO professional staff to formally correct the document’s organization annually by May 24, subject to review by the incoming speaker of the legislature.”
As of right now, ASUO does not have a constitutional requirement for administrative document corrections.
Ballot measure 3: authorization for the ASUO student senate to amend administrative nomenclature
Ballot measure 3 proposes allowing the ASUO senate to update the titles of ASUO officers and internal bodies by a two-thirds vote without requiring an election ballot measure.
Currently, changes to the ASUO Constitution must be voted on by students by way of a ballot measure. A “yes” on this ballot measure would allow the ASUO senate to make “strictly nomenclature-based updates to the constitution with a two-thirds supermajority vote.”
This amendment would allow the Senate to change the titles of ASUO officers, committees or internal bodies. All changes made by the Senate must be approved by the Constitution Court, which is responsible for making sure title changes do not “ change the power, duties, balance of power or structure of the ASUO.”
If the Constitution Court approves the title changes, the ASUO Constitution may be updated accordingly.
Ballot measure 4: change title of ASUO Student Senate president
Ballot measure four proposes changing the title of ASUO Student Senate President to “Speaker of the Legislature.”
A “yes” vote on this measure would amend the ASUO Constitution to say “All mentions of ‘ASUO Student Senate President’ or ‘Senate President’ across all sections of the ASUO Constitution shall be replaced with ‘Speaker of the Legislature’.”
Ballot measure 5: integration of fulfillment of duties criteria in grievance process
Ballot measure five proposes requiring the Constitution Court to consider specific recommendations and criteria published by the Senate and Finance Committees during grievance processings.
A “yes” vote on this ballot measure would amend the ASUO constitution to allow the Student Senate to write its own criteria to be considered by the Constitution Court during grievance proceedings.
Ballot measure 6: programs finance committee composition
Ballot measure six proposes to update the ASUO Constitution to accurately reflect the number of seats on the Program Finance Committee. Currently, the Constitution “inaccurately defines” the Program Finance Committee as having nine members, when it actually has 10 members.
Ballot measure 7: student vote of no confidence
Ballot measure seven asks students to express their “preferences for or against a vote of no confidence in the University of Oregon President and Chair of the Board of Trustees.”
The question asks students whether they believe that UO President Karl Scholz and UO Board of Trustees chair Stebe Holwerda “failed to take action” on “campuswide concerns.”
Concerns listed on the vote of no confidence include, but are not limited to, the presence of ICE and the “refusal to organize an alert system regarding ICE,” the suppression of labor activities on campus, the reconstructing of Resident Assistant positions, the lack of consultation with students, faculty and staff regarding budget cuts and the “refusal to support divestment from all stocks, funds, endowments and the end all commercial relations with any entity that has been credibly reported as complicit in human rights violations in Palestine.”
While these statements are non-binding, a “yes” vote on this measure would express “disapproval” and “distrust” in President Scholz and Board Chair Holwerda’s “ability to lead the university and defend the rights of students, faculty and staff.
