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ASG to hold runoff elections
Jennifer Joyner
Issue date: 4/14/08 Section: News
Associated Student Government election results are in, and there are ties for the positions of president and vice president.
Sen. Carter Ford and Sen. Andrew "Vu" Ritchie each received about 40 percent of the student vote for the office of ASG president, according to a press release from the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership.
Sen. Jong Shin received about 37 percent and Sen. Ashley "Dee" Davidson received about 41 percent of the student vote for the office of ASG vice president, according to the press release.
A candidate must win by 50 percent of the votes, and if this doesn't happen, there is a runoff election between the two candidates with the highest percentage of votes, Ford said.
Davidson was not shocked that there is a runoff election for vice president because there were four people running for the position, and it would be difficult for any of the candidates to receive more than 50 percent of the votes, she said.
Campaigning for the runoff elections will be "an opportunity to meet new people," she said.
Runoff elections for ASG president and vice president will occur April 21-23 at vote.uark.edu.
"I think that the upcoming runoff elections are going to be tough," Ritchie said. "My campaign is going to work extremely hard to make sure that the right candidates get into the ASG office."
Ford thinks the runoff could possibly get students more involved in ASG, he said.
"It's really exciting for it to be a close race," Ford said. "It benefits and brings more attention to ASG."
Sen. Emily Burrow was elected as the new ASG secretary, and Sen. Ben Hale was elected treasurer.
Students also voted in four referenda put forth by ASG.
Resolution 19 was passed by an 88 percent vote. In accordance with this referendum, ASG will implement a standing committee to address sustainability, recycling and environmental issues on behalf of students.
Resolution 23 was passed by a 79 percent vote. This means the ASG Judiciary will be completely revamped to better serve the students.
Sen. Carter Ford and Sen. Andrew "Vu" Ritchie each received about 40 percent of the student vote for the office of ASG president, according to a press release from the Office of Student Involvement and Leadership.
Sen. Jong Shin received about 37 percent and Sen. Ashley "Dee" Davidson received about 41 percent of the student vote for the office of ASG vice president, according to the press release.
A candidate must win by 50 percent of the votes, and if this doesn't happen, there is a runoff election between the two candidates with the highest percentage of votes, Ford said.
Davidson was not shocked that there is a runoff election for vice president because there were four people running for the position, and it would be difficult for any of the candidates to receive more than 50 percent of the votes, she said.
Campaigning for the runoff elections will be "an opportunity to meet new people," she said.
Runoff elections for ASG president and vice president will occur April 21-23 at vote.uark.edu.
"I think that the upcoming runoff elections are going to be tough," Ritchie said. "My campaign is going to work extremely hard to make sure that the right candidates get into the ASG office."
Ford thinks the runoff could possibly get students more involved in ASG, he said.
"It's really exciting for it to be a close race," Ford said. "It benefits and brings more attention to ASG."
Sen. Emily Burrow was elected as the new ASG secretary, and Sen. Ben Hale was elected treasurer.
Students also voted in four referenda put forth by ASG.
Resolution 19 was passed by an 88 percent vote. In accordance with this referendum, ASG will implement a standing committee to address sustainability, recycling and environmental issues on behalf of students.
Resolution 23 was passed by a 79 percent vote. This means the ASG Judiciary will be completely revamped to better serve the students.
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