REPORT BY THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ADVISER AND STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIR OF THE OFFICIAL RESULTS

OF THE 2014 STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTION

I . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Fatma Jaber and Chris VanWashenova from the election for Student Government President and Vice

Community Relations) and the Commission Chair (Nto Agbor, the Student Senate Speaker) reviewed the results of the 2014 Student Government elections for President/Vice President and Senator pursuant to Section 6.13 of the Bylaws and determined the following:1

There were 24 Senator seats available for election. The 21 candidates who appeared on the ballot won a seat in the Senate. Two candidates who were pre-certified as write-in candidates also won a seat in the Senate. The final seat in the Senate was won by Conner Beausejour, who received the most eligible write-in votes.

Desmond Miller and Steven Cole won the election for President/Vice President because they were the only ticket that appeared on the ballot (the only pre-certified write-in candidates, Jaber and VanWashenova, were disqualified by the Commission). The Student Government adviser and Commission Chair reviewed the write-in votes for President/Vice President and determined that Miller and Cole received 1,169 votes plus five valid write-in votes for a total of 1,174 votes. The Student Government adviser and Commission Chair also determined that Miller and Cole would have won the election even if Jaber and VanWashenova had not been disqualified because Jaber and VanWashenova would have received 85 valid write-in votes.

The official results of the election are attached to this report and will be submitted to the Student Senate for ratification pursuant to Section 6.13 of the Bylaws. The unofficial results showing all votes cast are also attached to this report.

I I . SENATOR ELECTION

There were 24 Senate seats available for election. The 21 candidates who appeared on the ballot won seats in the Senate. The two write-in candidates who were pre-certified by the Commission Chair pursuant to Section 6.10 of the Bylaws Amir Khalid and Brialle Ringer each received sufficient votes to win a seat in the Senate. Collectively, 23 of the 24 Senate seats were won through this process and one seat was not filled.                                                                                                                      1 Other than Greden and Agbor who are charged in Section 6.13 of the Bylaws with reviewing the election results the members of the Commission have not seen the results of the election for President/Vice President. The results were intentionally withheld from the Commission to prevent any actual or appearance of bias by the Commissioners in their investigation of alleged violations of rules by

-in votes for a candidate shall be counted unless they have properly filed as a write-in candidate, or the office they seek is not filled in the election Pursuant to this provision, write-in votes for non-certified candidates were reviewed to determine the winner of the unfilled Senate seat. Numerous write-in votes were cast for Senator with various spellings. To determine the validity of those votes, standard which is used throughout the United States and concluded that reasonable spellings

s name constitute valid write-in votes. Applying these standards, Conner Beausejour received the most write-in votes (11) and thus he wins the 24th seat in the Senate. This standard was also used to review and incorporate valid write-in votes for candidates who appeared on the Senate ballot. The winners of the election for Senator with updated results are attached to this report.

I I I . PRESIDENT / VICE PRESIDENT ELECTION A. Official Results Desmond Miller and Steven Cole won the election for President/Vice President because they were the only ticket that appeared on the ballot (the only pre-certified write-in candidates, Jaber and VanWashenova, were disqualified by the Commission). The Miller/Cole ticket received 1,169 votes. The Student Government adviser and Commission Chair reviewed the write-in votes to determine the number of write-in votes received by Miller/Cole. A write-in vote for the President/Vice Pnames. A write-in vote for President/Vice President must list the names of both candidates because:

The Student Body President and Student Body Vice President shall be elected together as a ticket

Section 6.7 of the Bylaws requires the names of candidates for President and Vice grouped by ticket) shall

appear on separate votes for a presidential candidate and a vice presidential candidate (emphasis added).

ticket receiving the greate

Candidates wishing to run for President and Vice President including write-in candidates must submit a Declaration of Intent containing both their names and must each sign a Candidate Affidavit.

that write-in votes for the President/Vice President ticket are valid only if they include both For example, it is not reasonable to assume that the 74 voters who wrote-in

intended to vote for the Miller/Cole ticket, and thus those votes may not be counted.

be written in to constitute a valid write-in vote,

including misspelled and abbreviated names as long as it can be reasonably determined that the voter intended to vote for the ticket. Applying these standards, the Miller/Cole ticket received five valid write-in votes, for a total of 1,174 votes. The official election results are attached to this Report. B. Review of other write-in votes Although Jaber and VanWashenova were disqualified from the election for President/Vice President, the Student Government adviser and Commission Chair reviewed other write-in votes to determine who would have won the election had Jaber and VanWashenova not been disqualified. As described above, a write-in vote for the President/Vice President ticket is valid if it lists a

campaign and be el-

either name) would not have been accepted under this standard. Several examples illustrate this point. One voter wrote-in running for Vice President. One write- (which presumably refers to the current Student Government Vice President Nino Monea, who was not a candidate for office and graduates this month). Many write-in cannot be assumed that those voters intended to vote for the ticket as required by the Constitution and Bylaws. But the write-in votes for and been valid. Applying these standards to the results of the election, Jaber and VanWashenova would have received 85 write-in votes had they not been disqualified. Accordingly, Miller and Cole would have won the election by a margin of 1,174 85 even if Jaber and VanWashenova had not been disqualified.  

 

 

 

 

 

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE 2014 STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTION

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President & Vice President Desmond Miller (President) and Steven Cole (Vice President) = 1174

Senator (24 seats) 1. Fatma Jaber - 1505 2. Trevis Harrold - 734 3. Brett Foster - 525 4. Aimee Frey - 498 5. Derek Miceli - 471 6. Maya Rich - 431 7. Kiera Fegan - 426 8. Keven Sommerville - 418 9. Kellie A. Majcher - 418 10. Annold Vishi - 425 11. Ilkhom Amanov - 413 12. Carl Matherly - 399 13. Luis Fabian - 369 14. Tiffany Ozog - 362 15. Joseph Pernicano - 353 16. Ahmed Abuzoor - 349 17. William McDonald - 342 18. David Konarske - 323 19. Trevor Nwagwu - 298 20. Brianna L. Moore - 284 21. McQuail Ross - 229 22. Brialle Ringer - 33 (pre-certified write-in candidate) 23. Amir Khalid - 7 (pre-certified write-in candidate) 24. Conner Beausejour 11 (valid non-certified write-in candidate)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE 2014 STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTION

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President

Desmond Miller/Steve Cole - 1169 - 40.86%

President Write-Ins

Desmond Miller - 1 1 - 1 Adam Friegang - 1 Alan Keskitalo - 1 andrew seton - 1 Anyone but Desmond - 1 Anyone except the two above this - 1 Beavis and Butthead - 1 Bobby Shenk - 1 Brett Foster - 3 Brialle Ringer - 1 Brian Byrne - 1 cameron miglia - 1 carl matherly - 1 Chase Elliot - 1 Chris - 1 Chris Van Wasshenova - 4 chris vanwasshenova - 1 Colin Sauer - 1 Connor Beausejour - 1 desmon miller - 1 desmond - 1 Desmond Miller - 74 Desmond Miller Steven Cole - 1 Desmond Miller and Steven Cole - 3 Desmond Miller President - 1 Desmond Miller Steven Cole - 1 Desmont Miller - 1 Desomond Miller - 1 Ebony Mundy - 1 Fa - 1

fatama - 1 Fatama Jaber - 2 Fatema - 1 Fatema and Chris - 1 Fathima - 1 Fatima - 7 Fatima (Not Desmond) - 1 Fatima and Chris - 1 fatima jabbar - 1 fatima jabber - 1 Fatima jabe - 1 fatima jaber - 42 Fatima Jaber (President) Chris Van Wasshenova (V.P - 1 fatima jaber and chris van wasshenova - 1 Fatima Jaber, Chris Van Wasshenova - 1 Fatimah Jaber - 1 Fatiman Jaber - 1 Fatma - 39 FATMA & - 1 Fatma and Chris - 9 fatma and nino - 1 fatma chris - 3 fatma Haber Chris van wasshenova - 1 Fatma Jabar - 5 Fatma Jaber - 1289 Fatma Jaber & Chris V. - 3 Fatma Jaber & Chris Van Wasshenova - 3 Fatma Jaber & Matt V - 1 Fatma Jaber / Chris Vanwasshenova - 1 fatma jaber and chris - 10 Fatma Jaber and Chris V. - 1 Fatma Jaber and Chris Van Wassehenova - 2 Fatma Jaber and Chris Van Wasshenova - 26 Fatma Jaber and Chris Van Wassheova - 1 Fatma Jaber and Chris Vanwasshenova - 1 Fatma Jaber and Chris Wasshenova - 1 Fatma Jaber as Pres, Chris W. Vice Pres - 2 Fatma Jaber as President - 2 Fatma Jaber Chris Van Wasshenova - 3 Fatma Jaber for President - 4 Fatma Jaber for President, Chris Wasshenova - 1 Fatma Jaber President - 1 Fatma Jaber President, Chris Wasshenova Vice Pres - 1 Fatma Jaber, Chris Van Wasshenova - 3 Fatma Jaber, Chris Vanwasshenova - 1 Fatma Jaber, President - 2

Fatma Jaber, President Chris W, Vice President - 1 Fatma Jaber-President - 2 Fatma Jaber-President, Chris Wasshenvoa Vice Pres - 1 Fatma Jaber/Chris VanWassenova - 1 fatma jabur - 1 fatma javer - 1 Fatma/Chris - 1 fatmah Jaber - 24 Fatmar Jaber and Chris Van Wasshenova - 1 Fatme & Chris - 1 Fatmia Jaber - 3 Fatms Jaber - 1 fatna jaber - 3 Goku - 1 I like Desmond library 24 hour idea - 1 Jaber, Van Wassenova - 1 jamar - 1 Jordan Kuhse - 1 Jordan Kuhse, Tommy Lee Cogan - 1 Jordan Roemer - 1 Justin Evans - 1 Keith Belt - 1 Kristie Good - 1 Kyle Harris - 1 Mary Oldham - 1 Matt Lopez - 1 Matthew Grider, Benjamin Pharis P/VP respectively - 1 Matthew R. Miller - 1 Michael Curby - 1 michael georgizas - 1 Miller - 1 No good choices... - 1 patma jaber - 1 Pedro - 1 pikachu - 1 President: Fatma Jaber - 2 Ron Paul - 1 Samantha Denby - 2 sarah palin - 1 Steve Edwards is Great! - 1 steven cole - 18 Steven Cole - For Vice or Pres.....but not Desmond - 1 Steven Cole/Derik Miceli - 1 Tom - 1 Trevis Harrold - 1 van wasshenova - 1

Vote of no confidence! - 1 William McDonald - 1 Write-in - 1 yes - 1 Zach O'Brien - 1

Senate

Ahmed Abuzoor - 344 - 3.52% Aimee Frey - 496 - 5.07% Annold Vishi - 415 - 4.24% Brett Foster - 516 - 5.28% Brianna L. Moore - 284 - 2.90% Carl Matherly - 399 - 4.08% David Konarske - 322 - 3.29% Derek Miceli - 468 - 4.78% Fatma Jaber - 1470 - 15.03% I lkhom Amanov - 407 - 4.16% Joseph Pernicano - 353 - 3.61% Kiera Fegan - 420 - 4.29% Kellie A. Majcher - 417 - 4.26% Keven Sommerville - 418 - 4.27% Luis Fabian - 366 - 3.74% Maya Rich - 427 - 4.37% McQuail Ross - 229 - 2.34% Trevis Harrold - 723 - 7.39% Trevor Nwagwu - 295 - 3.02% Tiffany Ozog - 361 - 3.69% William McDonald - 338 - 3.46%

Senate Write-ins

ahmed abuzoor - 5 Aimee Frey - 2 Al Gore - 1 Alex Bakhaus - 1 Allison Jay - 2 Alper Mercan - 1 Amanda Wright - 1 Ameen Al-Zahid - 1

Amir Khalid - 6 Andrei Iacob - 1 Andrew Adler - 1 Annold Vishi - 4 Anthony Bass - 1 Arnold Vishi - 1 Ashley Good - 1 Asia Yarbough - 1 Austin Hays - 1 Bailee Raber - 2 Benjamin Naveaux - 1 Blake Healey - 1 Braille Ringer - 1 brellyn - 1 Brett Foster - 9 brialle - 1 Brialle Ringer - 31 Brian Rakovitis - 1 Brianna Vanleer - 3 Chase Stevens - 1 Chene Bailey - 1 chris - 2 Chris Van Wasshenova - 5 Chris Van Wasshenvona - 1 clubs and the students. They really seem like - 1 Collin Elliott - 1 Conner Beausejour - 1 Connor Beasoujor - 1 Connor Beausejour - 9 Daniel Bricker - 1 David Konarske - 1 David Scott - 1 derek miceli - 3 Desmond Miller - 2 Deuce Bigalow the European Giggalow - 1 Donald Johnson - 1 Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson - 1 Eden Zimak - 2 Eric Rievert - 8 Eric Sturgis - 1 Fatema Jaber - 1 Fatima - 1 fatima jabbar - 1

FATIMA JABER - 3 Fatma - 1 Fatma Jaber - 28 Fatma Jaber and Chris Van Wasshenova - 1 Gary Grant - 1 giant douche - 1 goku - 1 Halle Barry - 1 Hannah Dickinson - 1 I like that each of the canidates are working with - 1 I lkhom Amanov - 6 I ron Man - 1 IRONMAN - 1 jacob rich - 1 James Garvey - 10 Jane Keskitalo - 1 Jeffrey D. Jadzinski - 1 Jeremy Damaske - 1 Jerry Springer - 5 Jessica Fischer - 1 Joey Stinson - 1 John Mihaly - 1 Johnny Bansfield - 1 Jordan Faraon - 1 Jordan Quinn - 1 Josh Hilton - 1 Justin Evans - 10 Keith Belt - 1 Kellie A. Majcher - 1 Kiera Fegan - 6 Kristie Good - 1 Kyle Harris - 1 Kyle Ketchabaw - 1 leaders and will do EMU good if elected. - 1 Lee Hawkins - 1 Lincoln Hansen - 1 Luis Fabian - 3 MacGuyver - 1 Martin Urbaniak - 1 Matthew Lazette - 1 maya rich - 4 Michael Georgizas - 1 Michelle Betman - 2

Mohammad Taha Siddiqui - 6 na - 10 Nikole Granett - 1 Nino Monea - 1 Nobody - 1 Olivia Wood - 1 peepee luva - 1 Pikachu - 1 Prisca Jentzen - 1 Raheam Young - 1 Rebecca Garzaniti - 1 Robocop - 2 Samantha Denby - 2 Samuel S. Cummings - 1 shitsandwhich - 1 Some asshole - 1 Spencer Kindra - 1 squirtel - 1 Stephen Edwards - 1 Steven Cole - 1 Swoop - 1 Tara Ten Have - 1 Tara TenHave - 1 Terminator - 2 Tess Heuer - 1 That hot guy - 1 The Dude - 1 Thomas Smith - 1 Tiffany Ozoq - 1 Tom Pak - 1 Trevis Harold - 1 Trevis Harrold - 10 Trevor Nwagwu - 3 Tyler Lindemier - 1 Tyler Tigno - 1 Willaim mcdonald - 1 William Berry - 1 William McDonald - 4 Zach O'Brien - 1 Zachary Kemper - 1 Zack Braff - 1 Zack Hardie - 1