Today is student government Election Day at University Park and with 13 polling stations as well as access to the polls through the Internet, organizers believe voting will be easier than ever.

Voting will begin at 7 a.m. for the new Undergraduate Student Government (USG)/Association of Residence Halls Students (ARHS)/University Park Allocations Committee (UPAC) leaders. The polls will close at 7 p.m. tonight.

Students may only vote at the station for their residence, unless they vote online. For example, a student who lives in South Halls can only vote in a South Halls polling station or from a computer with an Internet connection.

Voting and Tallying Commissioner Jessica Corrado said to vote online, students will have to go to www.psuvote.com, where there will be a link to the ballot. Students must enter their Penn State user IDs and passwords to vote.

Voting polls are at the following sites:

• Johnston/Findlay Commons in East Halls
• Warnock Commons in North Halls
• Waring Commons in West Halls
• Pollock Commons in Pollock Halls
• Nittany Community in Nittany Apartments
• Redifer Commons in South Halls
• Atherton Hall in South Halls
• Simmons Hall in South Halls
• McElwain Hall in South Halls
• first floor of the HUB-Robeson Center
• Student Book Store, 330 E. College Ave.
• In front of the Allen Street gates on College Avenue
• The north side of Pattee/Paterno libraries

From 10 p.m. to midnight in Alumni Hall in the HUB, the Blue and White society is hosting a "Results Celebration." There will be food from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Nittany Lion and the Blue Sapphire are scheduled to attend.

The election results will be announced in Heritage Hall at midnight.

Included on the ballots are 10 referendum questions for students to answer concerning issues that affect them directly. Special prosecutor for the elections and current South Halls Sen. Erik Ives said USG sent an e-mail to student groups and asked for feedback about what they would want the questions to concern. The USG Senate reviewed about 20 questions and voted on the most relevant questions.

Many of the issues behind the questions on the ballots have been discussed by the presidential and vice-presidential candidates at the debates but also are a part of their platforms.

One question asks students what television channel they would like to have included on campus.

Two questions ask where students believe extra lighting is needed on and off campus.

Another question is focused on what day near certain holidays that students would like off from classes. Many candidates have included in their platform certain days, such as the day after Easter, as possible days off.

There is also a question concerning how students feel about shared governance and whether or not to implement it. Shared governance would create a position for a student member in every university committee or group.

Another question asks whether or not the students, instead of being appointed by the governor, should elect the student trustee on the board of trustees.

The referendum questions also address the issues of Penn State's racial climate, student safety and the availability of online textbook lists.