Northeastern Student Government Association 2020 Direct Elections Results
Following a week of voting, results for the Student Government Association’s Direct Elections were announced today. A total of 5,085 students participated in this year’s election which is 27% of the full-time undergraduate community. The results are:
2,770 — NU Lens slate
1,099 — No Confidence
1,216 — Abstentions
Out of these results, the NU Lens slate received 71.6% and No Confidence received 28.4% of the eligible votes (not including abstentions).
As per the Association’s bylaws, President-Elect Kate Kuznetsova and Executive Vice-President-Elect Billy Opet of the NU Lens slate shall begin serving their term at the beginning of the Summer 2 session and until the end of the following Summer I session.
The ballot for the election also posed a referendum question to the Student Body. The question was “Should Northeastern fulfill the City of Boston’s requested monies for Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT)?”. It passed with 80.6% of the eligible votes (not including abstentions). The vote totals are:
2,426 — Yes
585 — No
2,074 — Abstain
