After the Association of Residence Hall Students' withdrawal from the Undergraduate Student Government elections, University Park Allocations Committee is now leaning toward separate elections from USG and will meet this week to make the final decision.

UPAC Overall chairman Keyur Shah said the removal of ARHS from the elections last week does not affect UPAC, and it intends to run its election traditionally. However, he said UPAC is considering USG's predicament.

Shah said UPAC would most likely run an independent election because they cannot "hold on" any longer and will discuss the details in upcoming meetings this week.

"We're still trying to figure out what we'll do if the USG elections fall through," Shah said.

ARHS had traditionally united with UPAC and USG to run collaborative student elections. However, at last week's USG Senate meeting, ARHS withdrew from this year's election to establish its own timeline.

USG had hoped to appoint the head elections commissioner before the winter break, but has yet to approve a candidate, USG President Galen Foulke said.

Senate President Andy Banducci said USG Senate has not been given the opportunity to appoint the right commissioner and hopes that Foulke will provide a worthy candidate.

"It's an issue that needs to be dealt with," he said.

For the past two years, USG has spent about $2,500 a year on the elections. Currently, it has half of that

amount -- $1,250 -- reserved for the elections and about $350 in the general account.

USG Treasurer Mike Ducker said certain fundraisers that had raised thousands of dollars in the past cost USG money this year, but there are more fundraisers planned to help make up the difference.

"It played a big deal in why our funds are so low," he said.

Once an elections committee is established, it will be responsible for working with the election's available budget.

Banducci said the elections will not be greatly affected if they are run without ARHS, and he expects UPAC to help pay for the lost money.

Banducci said that UPAC's diminishing funds are typical at this point in the year, and the organization has always been able to pay for its share in past elections.

He said the original reason USG, UPAC and ARHS ran the elections together was to save money, and it would be more expensive if the organizations decided to run three independent elections.

"Our process hasn't been affected," Shah said. "Our committee will be set up regardless of ARHS and USG."

ARHS head elections commissioner Amanda Staargaard said ARHS held a meeting last Wednesday adapting its current elections code to the new independent system, and council will have the opportunity to approve the changes next week.

The ARHS election's commission will consist of nine ARHS members, including an area commissioner from each of the six campus areas.

The application packets for ARHS positions will be available Mar. 1 and the elections are expected to take place on Mar. 22.