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The elei tions hoard committed a second viola
tion by not informing students of the absentee bal
lot option. Warren and Johnson said in their
complaint. Students were "unduly alienated" from
the elections process.
Election rules require that the elections hoard
announce in the Oregon Doily Emerald provisions
for absentee voting far enough in advance of the
election to give notice to students who wish to use
the absentee voting process, according to rule 5.6
No announcement ever appeared in the Emerald
The elections hoard did violate the rule, Dennis
said, but hoard members didn't "blatantly" deny
anybody the chance to use the absentee voting
process
Warren and Johnson said the elections board's
third offense was allowing ineligible students to
vote during the primary elections Every student
who obtains a replacement student identification
card gets a current term sticker regardless of fees
paid, they said in their complaint,
Dennis said students do not get a current term
sticker automatically when they obtain a replace
ment ID and checking IDs is the easiest way to
check a student's status,
Oscar Garcia also filed a complaint against the
elections hoard. Garcia received enough votes for
the graduate/law Student Senate sent in the pri
mary election, and he was placed on the general
election ballot. In the general election. Garcia
received 64 votes, which were enough votes to
win. However. Garcia never filed for the office
“Candidates who reach the general election due
to a primary write-in campaign must, prior to
placement on the ballot for the general elei lion,
file for the office sought." act ording to elei tion
rules.
No elections hoard members called him to tell
him lie needed to file for the position. Garcia said
in his complaint Election rule 5.2 establishes a
duty on the part of the elei tions hoard to inform
candidates that are not qualified under the election
rules, Garcia said
"The election hoard shall remain absolutely
impartial in its i undue! of the elei lion and shall
take all necessary at tions to insure that the elei -
tion rules are faithfully observed," according to the
rule
The rule applies to hoard members remaining
fair and impartial, not to calling up candidates.
Dennis said
“People don t understand what the role of the
elections hoard is." she said "We re not supposed
to call candidates We re just supposed to post the
results. Basically, this guy just missed the boat "
In Garcia's complaint, he says the elections
hoard also violated rule 4.2, which says the elei -
tions board "shall place on the ballot the name and
position sought of all properly declared candidates
who meet the filing deadline." Garcia said he
believes the rule means the elections hoard
shouldn't put a person on the ballot who did not
meet the qualifications for office
Dennis said Gari ia was put on the general elm
tion ballot because the elections hoard had to make
up the ballot April 22, a day after the primary elei
tions.
"We gave the write-in candidate* with the most
vote* the benefit of the doubt they would file." she
said "I don't remember a time when the write-in
candidates with the most votes didn't file
Student Sen. Michael Omogrosso filed a com
plaint w ith the court April 2b against Emerald Kdi
torial Editor Martin Fiaher and the Emerald.
Omogrosso ran a re-election campaign for a one
vear seat on the Senate for journalism or architec
ture and the allied arts students.
In his complaint, Omogrosso said the newspajier
published a write-in election campaign for Fish
er.
On April 1*1, Fisher wrote in the Emerald's
"Write Angles" column "I am hereby annoum ing
my write-in < andidacv for an ASt'O position Any
position. Every position Write me in wherever
vou want."
Fisher's column appeared the same day as the
ASUO 19<i;t-<14 Election Guide
To ensure that all students have "lair and equal
‘We’re just
supposed to
post the
results.
Basically, this
guy Just missed
the boat.’
Tracy Dennis,
access to University
facilities and
resouri es. including
publications pro
duced with student
funds, students < an
no! use any resourt o
for any purpose relat
ing to a candidate or
ballot measure,
which other students
don't have at i ess to,
according to rule
6.17.
elections board
In his complaint,
Omogrosso asks the
court to deem the ASUO elections invalid and
order the Emerald to pay the i osl of a new elec
tion
Fisher responded with a written reply to the
complaint April 27 The opinion pie< e was satiri
cal in nature, he said, and so it was protected
under the First Amendment of the U S Constitu
tion.
Write-in < andidntes who reat h the general elec
tion must file for the office sought prior to being
placed on the general election ballot, according to
ASUO Flection Rules Fisher never filed for any
seat.
"This is a guy who simply couldn't accept the
fact that he was crushed in his bid to win re-elec
tion to the Student Senate. Fisher said. “Mis des
perate struggle for power is simply further
evidence that voters sent the right message when
they dethroned him."
Omogrosso said he dot ided to Tile the complaint
after he saw the primary election results.
"It hit home for me,” ho said.
However. Omogrosso said the primary reason he
filed the complaint isn't because he wasn't elected
to the Senate seat.
"1 filed because I feel improper journalism was
involved.” he said "Martin's column effectively
was a campaign and potentially caused students
who would have voted for serious candidates to
throw their votes elsewhere "
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