On or before April 15 of each year, the election of officers shall be conducted. On that occasion, candidates for each of the offices may address and answer questions of the Council in regard to their candidacy. Votes in absentia shall not be counted if the person named is not running. For election, a candidate must receive a simple majority of all votes cast. If no candidate receives a majority, ballots shall be cast anew between the two candidates who have received the largest number of votes in any given race.
Executive officers assume their duties at the end of the spring semester.
If no candidate is nominated for an executive office, or if an executive office should become vacant, the President can select a Council member to act as the officer pro tem. An election to fill the vacant seat must occur at the next GPSC meeting. A vacancy in the Presidency shall be filled by the Vice-President who shall be known as President pro tem. All duties of the President become those of the President pro tem. The council shall hold 6 standing meetings annually - one each during the months of September, October, November, February, March and April.