Spring Break
Close race leaves winners undecided
by Miranda Neubauer
Senior Writer
News | 4/1/08
Posted online at 2:49 AM EST on 4/1/08
Director of Union Affairs Jason Gray '10 will face off against Deputy Treasurer Justin Kang '09 today in the second round of the race for Student Union President after Gray gained 49.64 percent of the vote in the first round of Union elections, which ended Sunday night.
Only one vote separated Village Quad Senator Michael Kerns '09 and Finance Board member Jordan Rothman '09 in the race for the Vice Presidency, according to the primary round uncertified results sent to candidates from the elections commissioner. Kerns led Rothman 360 to 359 votes, each receiving 25.7 percent and 25.62 percent of the vote, respectively.
Gray received 685 votes, ahead of Kang, who finished second place with 39.78 percent, or 549 votes.
Candidates needed to win over 50 percent of the vote to receive a mandate and win his or her respective election in the first round. Gray finished six votes shy of a mandate.
Executive Assistant to the Treasurer Tia Chatterjee '09 was elected to the position of Union Secretary over Ziv Quad Senator Justin Sulsky '09.
Deputy Treasurer and Finance Board Chair Max Wallach '09 won the race for Union Treasurer over Ryan McElhaney '10.
Students were informed that candidate for vice president Nelson Rutrick '09, the Union Secretary, had broken one or more election rules on the Union Web site.
Pyle said there were no other unusual occurrences to report. He said the commission gave out a few warnings throughout the election but he declined to provide any details.
Chief of Elections Zachary Pyle '09 said that Rutrick's infraction had concerned rule 1D of the election rules, which states that "no libelous or slanderous statements may be made by a candidate." The elections commission did not release further details on the case.
Pyle said the commission determined that adequate action had been taken, including the advisory notice, and that he did not expect any further action.
Rutrick responded after last Sunday's Senate meeting, before the end of the first round of voting, that "false accusations like this are why I'm running for vice president," and declined to comment further.
Only one vote separated Village Quad Senator Michael Kerns '09 and Finance Board member Jordan Rothman '09 in the race for the Vice Presidency, according to the primary round uncertified results sent to candidates from the elections commissioner. Kerns led Rothman 360 to 359 votes, each receiving 25.7 percent and 25.62 percent of the vote, respectively.
Gray received 685 votes, ahead of Kang, who finished second place with 39.78 percent, or 549 votes.
Candidates needed to win over 50 percent of the vote to receive a mandate and win his or her respective election in the first round. Gray finished six votes shy of a mandate.
Executive Assistant to the Treasurer Tia Chatterjee '09 was elected to the position of Union Secretary over Ziv Quad Senator Justin Sulsky '09.
Deputy Treasurer and Finance Board Chair Max Wallach '09 won the race for Union Treasurer over Ryan McElhaney '10.
Students were informed that candidate for vice president Nelson Rutrick '09, the Union Secretary, had broken one or more election rules on the Union Web site.
Pyle said there were no other unusual occurrences to report. He said the commission gave out a few warnings throughout the election but he declined to provide any details.
Chief of Elections Zachary Pyle '09 said that Rutrick's infraction had concerned rule 1D of the election rules, which states that "no libelous or slanderous statements may be made by a candidate." The elections commission did not release further details on the case.
Pyle said the commission determined that adequate action had been taken, including the advisory notice, and that he did not expect any further action.
Rutrick responded after last Sunday's Senate meeting, before the end of the first round of voting, that "false accusations like this are why I'm running for vice president," and declined to comment further.
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