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Preview: ASI meetings return for the spring semester, election petitions become available

An Associated Students, Inc. meeting on Oct. 2 in the Resnick Student Union Room 207.

By Anahid Valencia, Campus News Editor • Feb 2, 2026

After taking a roughly two-month winter break from their bi-weekly meetings, the Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) senate will meet for the first time this semester on Wednesday in the Resnick Student Union (RSU) Room 207 from 4-6 p.m.

ASI election petitions also became available on Feb. 2 for those wanting to run for a position in the April elections. The packets can be found in the RSU Room 303/304.

ASI Operations Manager Frederick Lisitsa said he has high hopes for this year’s election season.

“I’m excited to see students step up and run,” Lisitsa said. “We have new systems in place, we’ve learned a lot from past cycles, and I’m confident this will be competitive and fun.”

The agenda for this week’s meeting includes the appointment of a new senator of research and innovations, a position previously held by Parker Hill, and the nomination and confirmation of a new senate secretary.

The Internal Affairs Committee has recommended the consideration of Cody Jarvis, Manjot Dhanda, Puneet Dhesi and Ralphyal Kajitani for the senator of research and innovations position.

With petitions becoming available today, the campaign season is not far behind.

“I’m looking forward to hopefully a boring but competitive election,” said ASI President Camalah Saleh. “ASI has done a lot of prep, and we are heavily focused on outreach.”

Here is the election timeline:

Candidate petitions are due on March 26 at 5 p.m.
Petition verification is due on April 1.
The all-candidates meeting will be on April 6.
Campaign season will begin on April 7.
On April 9, campus-wide emails will be sent announcing more specific dates, times and election booth locations.
The presidential candidate debate will be on April 17.
Ballots will also be finalized on April 17.
Voting will start on April 21 at 9 a.m. and end on April 23 at noon.
Election results will be announced on April 23 at 1:45 p.m.
The deadline to request a voting recount is April 30.
Voting results will be finalized on May 8.
The new ASI president will be installed on June 1.

The ASI senate meets every other Wednesday in the RSU Room 207 from 4-6 p.m. Meetings are livestreamed and open to the public.

About the Contributor

Anahid Valencia, Campus News Editor

Anahid Valencia is the News Editor at The Collegian and a staff writer for its Armenian ethnic supplement, Hye Sharzhoom. Anahid is a sophomore at Fresno State and began work at The Collegian as a reporter in Spring ‘25, after contributing and attending meetings during her first semester. After college, Anahid wants to become a TV news reporter, though writing and print journalism will always be a part of her life.

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