[2] Starting 11 August 2021, the Democratic Reform Committee (DRC) met twice every week with the goal of restoring student trust in CUSA that had been lost in recent years.

[2] The Committee also organized four public forums for students-at-large to raise any questions, comments, or concerns regarding reforms to CUSA's governance and elections systems.

As a Not-For-Profit Corporation, the CUSA Board is subject to all relevant principles and policies of the Ontario government, provincial law, and the Articles of Incorporation.

To ensure ethical fiscal management within CUSA operations & strategy, all members of the Board hold a fiduciary responsibility towards the organization.

To optimize governance & operations, the roles of Vice Presidents were redefined, with much of their power dispersed to other check-and-balance bodies within CUSA.

Joe-Ezigbo, a fourth-year commerce student and former CUSA vice president (finance), centered his campaign on financial reform.

He advocated for a levy review, summer operational adjustments for CUSA businesses, and the creation of an off-campus housing support centre.

During a debate held on January 28, candidates discussed transit advocacy, student engagement, and CUSA’s financial challenges, including its $1.2 million budget deficit.

Joe-Ezigbo and Abuihmaid supported a student levy increase, while Nuhn expressed concerns about its necessity despite acknowledging CUSA’s financial struggles.

Mohamed Riazudden Sarah El Fitori The Carleton University Students’ Association (CUSA) held its presidential election for the 2024-2025 term from February 6 to February 8, with undergraduate students voting through a ranked ballot system, with Sarah El Fitori elected as CUSA President.

On December 5, 2006, CUSA voted 26-25-1-1 (26 in favour, 25 against, 1 abstaining, 1 absent) of supporting abortion rights, and discontinuing anti-abortion activism.

Supporters of the motion argued that "all orientees and volunteers should feel like their fundraising efforts will serve the their [sic] diverse communities.

Nick Bergamini, a CUSA council member who represents Journalism students, stated that "They're playing racial politics with something that is supposed to bring people together – a charity.

"[21][22] CUSA president Brittany Smyth later stated that the council has been considering rotating the beneficiary of Shinerama instead of always giving the money to one charity, arguing that "It's about people wanting to do something different.

"[16] Smyth said the colour of someone's skin wasn't at issue; rather, the decision was made to spread the university's fundraising efforts to other charities.

The responsible thing to do is to reverse the decision," adding that "the motion was never meant to imply that raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis research was not a worthwhile cause.

Donnie Northrup, the council representative responsible for moving the original motion to cancel Shinerama, resigned his position at CUSA as did another councillor, Sean Maguire.

[25][26] On February 13, 2009, Bruce Kyereh-Addo of the Demand Better slate was found to be in violation of the Consolidated Electoral Code on multiple counts and subsequently disqualified.

[28] During the 2009–2010 school year, a group of students launched a petition to hold a referendum on possible disaffiliation of CUSA from the CFS.

[30] After several weeks a counter petition was created to try to bar the issue from going to a university-wide vote, which was controversially[31] spearheaded by several CUSA officials.

[34] A referendum at Carleton had previously been held in 1995, on the possibility of joining the newly formed Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA), that lost narrowly.

[35] In 2016, Ashley Courchene, a third year political science major, ran for Vice President Student Services under the slate Change.

After winning the election by only 21 votes, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Matt Swain disqualified the Change slate due to an alleged infraction by the assistant campaign manager Ahmad Gitteh and presidential candidate Abdullah Jabber, which led to Ashley Courchene's disqualification.