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Election violation hearing validates Scott as president

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      The student Senate held an elections violation hearing May 22 to address election rule violations made by President Elect Shaun Scott during his candidacy.
      Elections Chair and current SBA Legislative Director, Delores Madrid, presented the rule violations to the Senate. She stated that Scott violated election rules D2d and E4 by posting election posters on wood partitions in the PUB.
      "The main thing to consider is would it (the violation) have altered the results of the election," said Madrid. "I believe that the votes he received came from a full campaign, not from posting in the PUB," Madrid continued.
      All candidates were required to sign a statement that said they read the election rules and the SBA Constitution. One of the rules Scott violated, rule D2d, states "Campaign posters may not be posted on woodwork, doors, or covering glass."
      Scott posted a 22" x 34" campaign poster on a wooden partition in the PUB, which remained there for a period of 24 hours. Scott removed the poster when asked to do so by Madrid.
      Several other candidates violated the same rules as Scott; however, Scott was the only candidate to be elected into office.
      In addressing the Senate, Scott said, "I simply forgot that I couldn't post on woodwork." He also presented to the Senate that out of the four candidates running for presidential office, he received 52 percent of the votes, a total of 77 votes.
      SBA Treasurer Emily Burt presented to the Senate a statement prepared by Ashley Stires, a student who voted for Scott. In the statement, Stires, who was not present at the hearing, mentioned the reason she voted for Scott was because of his hard campaigning and genuine interest in the student body, not because of the poster placed in the PUB. Scott's campaigning included speaking in classrooms, placing campaign posters across campus and e-mailing campus club members.
      After the reading of Stires' statement, the Senate unanimously validated Scott as 2002-03 SBA president. "I feel like I just got elected again," Scott said with a smile.

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by Travis Hay

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Election violation hearing validates Scott as president
.	The student Senate held an elections violation hearing May 22 to address election rule violations made by President Elect Shaun Scott during his candidacy. Elections Chair and current SBA Legislative Director, Delores Madrid, presented the rule violations to the Senate. She stated that Scott violated election rules D2d and E4 by posting election posters on wood partitions in the PUB. "The main thing to consider is would it (the violation) have altered the results of the election," said Madrid. "I believe that the votes he received came from a full campaign, not from posting in the PUB," Madrid continued. All candidates were required to sign a statement that said they read the election rules and the SBA Constitution. One of the rules Scott violated, rule D2d, states "Campaign posters may not be posted on woodwork, doors, or covering glass." Scott posted a 22" x 34" campaign poster on a wooden partition in the PUB, which remained there for a period of 24 hours. Scott removed the poster when asked to do so by Madrid. Several other candidates violated the same rules as Scott; however, Scott was the only candidate to be elected into office. In addressing the Senate, Scott said, "I simply forgot that I couldn't post on woodwork." He also presented to the Senate that out of the four candidates running for presidential office, he received 52 percent of the votes, a total of 77 votes. SBA Treasurer Emily Burt presented to the Senate a statement prepared by Ashley Stires, a student who voted for Scott. In the statement, Stires, who was not present at the hearing, mentioned the reason she voted for Scott was because of his hard campaigning and genuine interest in the student body, not because of the poster placed in the PUB. Scott's campaigning included speaking in classrooms, placing campaign posters across campus and e-mailing campus club members. After the reading of Stires' statement, the Senate unanimously validated Scott as 2002-03 SBA president. "I feel like I just got elected again," Scott said with a smile.	.
by Travis Hay