Harvard UC Elections

Learn more about the UC 2022 Midterm Election Cycle here.

2022 Midterm Election Calendar

Declaration Period Opens - Monday, January 31st, 2022 at 12:00 AM EST

Students interested in running may declare their candidacy via a form to be circulated by the Election Commission

Declaration Period Closes - Friday, February 4th, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST

Candidates may no longer be added to the ballot past this time.

Mandatory Campaign Rules Meeting - Saturday, February 5th, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST

All candidates running for a seat in the election must attend the Mandatory Campaign Rules Meeting hosted by the Election Commission. Candidates will be informed of election rules and regulations at this time. Candidates who cannot attend this meeting should contact the Election Commission at election@harvarduc.org as soon as possible.

Campaigning Opens - Sunday, February 6th, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST

No campaigning of any kind may begin until this time. Please contact the Election Commission with any question regarding campaigning.

Voting Opens - Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 at 12:00 PM EST

Students may begin voting. Information on how to vote will be circulated by the Election Commission.

Voting & Campaigning Close - Thursday, February 10th, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST

Voting closes for all students and campaigning is no longer permitted.

Election Results - Friday, February 11th, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST

The Election Commission will tally and verify election results and inform candidates and constituencies.

UC Spring Retreat

• TBD

First Meeting of the 39th Harvard Undergraduate Council - TBD

All candidates should plan on being available for the first meeting of the newly elected Council.

Voting

Voting opens on Tuesday February 8th at 12:00 PM EST and closes on Thursday February 10th at 11:59 PM EST. Students may vote through the HUB using the following link (requires HarvardKey authentication).

RULES

Official election rules and campaign regulations may be found here.

Candidates

Houses

First-Year Yards

Candidate Declaration

All candidates wishing to be placed on the ballot for the UC Spring 2021 Election Cycle must complete the UC Elections Declaration Form by no later than Friday January 22nd at 5 PM EST.

Election Districts

49 of the 51 seats on the Undergraduate Council are filled by House and Yard Representatives. Each House and Yard receives a total of three representatives on the Council, while Dudley receives one. Students run for office within their respective House/Yard; each House/Yard constituency is comprised of said House/Yard’s residents (both on-campus and off-campus). The President and Vice President, elected by the student body at-large, account for the remaining two seats on the Council. Please see the House and Yard breakdowns below (total number of seats are listed in parentheses and number of seats open for reelection are listed):

Voting System

The Harvard Undergraduate Council uses the Dowdall Method of the Borda Count voting system to determine election winners. How does this method work exactly? Within each district, voters will rank all candidates on the ballot. Candidates ranking in nth place on a ballot receive 1/n points. For example the candidate ranking first receives 1 point, the candidate ranking second receives 1/2 of a point, the candidate ranking third receives 1/3 point and so on. When voting is completed, each candidates’ points are totaled and the candidates with the greatest number of points win the open seats in the district. If you have any questions or concerns regarding how votes are counted, please contact election@harvarduc.org.