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ASCSU election appeal withdrawn
Student government leaders to review elections code process
J. David McSwane
Issue date: 5/1/08 Section: News
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Student Estevan Jaimes, the primary petitioner, pulled the appeal before the Associated Students of CSU Supreme Court, saying it was an effort to "address procedural errors that occurred" during the campaign period.
But Taylor Smoot, ASCSU president-elect, and Emily Laue, ASCSU Election Manager, say the concerns could have been addressed without an all-out appeal of the election, which they called "a damaging event."
"This entire process was emotionally draining on all parties involved," Laue said after the hearing. "I don't need to stick up for myself."
Jaimes, a former ASCSU presidential contender, and his co-petitioners accused Laue and the Elections Committee of "blatant negligence and disregard (for the constitution)" and Elections Code in handling the campaign finance report for Smoot and Quinn Girrens, vice president-elect.
The elections appeal charged that the Elections Committee Committee "defied the ASCSU Constitution" in docking the market value of a free concert Smoot and Girrens hosted on the plaza last month to garner voter support - an expenditure that Jaimes says should have placed their campaign beyond the $2,000 campaign spending cap, effectively ousting them from the campaign.
Both Smoot and Laue drafted counter appeals denying the alleged improprieties.
"I feel that Emily Laue did a wonderful job ... I do feel that the Elections Committee did a wonderful job," Smoot said, calling the appeal of the election "wrong and unprofessional."
Jaimes' appeal was a follow-up to an earlier appeal by Edward Modec, a former ASCSU Supreme Court chief justice, whose appeal was dismissed by the Supreme Court because he wasn't technically considered a student by the ASCSU Constitution.
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how pitiful
posted 5/01/08 @ 11:15 PM MST
that a measely student government election is resulting in the airing out of so much immaturity on the part of these figureheads for the students. If Smoot wonders why he doesn't get any respect from the administration, to his face or not, just have him look at in the mirror, reflecting on his behavior of the past few months. (Continued…)
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Craig Hawley
posted 5/03/08 @ 7:13 PM MST
Don't sweat it Mr. Smoot , the brain dead and losers of the election are just whining.
They can't defeat you in an election so they try character assassination. (Continued…)
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