“It’s all about GUSA” read the few remaining flyers from Kelley Hampton (SFS ‘05) and Luis Torres’ (CAS ‘05) shattered campaign. A mere week after their disqualification, Hampton and Torres might now be singing a different tune: “It’s all about the constitutional council.”
After exceeding their campaign spending limits by $4 due to flyer violations, Hampton and Torres have presented a second appeal to the Election Commission. Torres and Hampton won 36.6 percent of the vote. Adam Giblin (SFS ‘06) and Eric Lashner (CAS ‘05) were declared winners with 32.3 percent of the vote.
According to Giblin (SFS ‘06), the timeline for the appeals process is still up in the air. “The Election Commission is not going to rule until after this weekend, and if they uphold the fines then Luis and Kelley can appeal to the Constitutional Council,” he said.
According to Jack Ternan (CAS ‘04), chairman of the GUSA Assembly, the story is far from over. “Kelley and Luis still have an excellent chance,” he said.
But this time it is not up to the student body. The results of the election must be certified by a vote in the GUSA assembly before Giblin and Lashner can officially take office.
Giblin and Lashner have said that they intend to take up the duties of office as scheduled. “We’re getting started on our work, because it’s a disservice to students not to,” Lashner said.
He noted that many of their projects, such as grab-and-go lunches in the cafeteria, do not require them to have an official title.
Giblin met with members of the Election Commission on Tuesday. After the meeting, Lashner said that a vote on the certification of the election will not occur until the appeals process is over. “Everything is kind of on hiatus,” he said.
