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Porter cleared in formal hearing that a slight discrepancy was Porter explained that he had involved. He reported that walked up to the polls to see Juanita Maylack, a secretary in how many people had voted. the ASG office, did not hear He said that several people had Associated Student Gover any campaign infractions asked him his name and then nment (ASG) President-elect during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 he told them who he was and Don Porter was judged not p.m. in which she was present walked away. guilty of campaign violations in the'ASG office. Riggs him- concerning Article IX, Section selt said he had watched the ASG Senator Leah Trainer 2 of the Constitution of the polls and had heard nothing, asked elections officer Riggs if Associated Students which but Riggs said some students in stating his name Porter was states “no candidate shall had complained that infrac committing a campaign audibly campaign within tions did occur. violation. hearing distance of the polls,” After Riggs’ report, the floor in a special hearing of ASG “It is a question of intent and , was opened for discussion over with the information submitted, held May 3. each senator must decide for ASG senators Cindy Ben the complaints raised. themselves,” Riggs answered. nett, Lisa Thomas and Richard “After hearing from both Weiss submitted complaints to sides of the issue there will be a Senator’s arguements elections officer David Riggs senate vote to declare whether swayed back and forth for over with Bennett’s and Thomas’ a violation had I been commit an hour mostly concerning the complaints concerning ted. A three-quarter majority is wording of “audible distance.” violation of campaign necessary to declare a Senator Joe Woods; tem violation,” Riggs explained to regulations, while Weiss’ porarily relieved the building complaint questioned whether the ASG senators. tension by commenting that the Porter was legally enrolled at Heated debate then followed special meeting had turned into the college during the election period. Copies of the letters between ASG members over something like a “Spanish were printed in the May 2 the vagueness of the present inquisition.” rules concerning campaign edition of The Print. After more debate, senator 'violations. Richard Weiss moved that a Riggs conducted an ASG senator Phil Boitnott vote be taken on the issue of investigation on the charges submitted and then presented said that the ambiguity of the the acusation that campaign violationshad been committed. his findings to the ASG body in rules caused problems. “People with voices that the special meeting. Riggs explained that The carry, as well as mine does, can The motion was seconded— Print had already confirmed be heard from the cafeteria this and a secret ballot, to decide that Porter was legally enrolled makes judgement difficult,” he whether Porter had committed at the College and that he was said. a campaign violation was meeting th& minimum ASG senator Cindy Bennett taken. The motion did not requirements of six credit hours countered Boitnott’s statement rec'eve the required three- needed to hold an ASG by saying that “she had been quarter majority of the senators position. present when Porter was war present and Porter was judged Concerning an infraction, of ned by a poll-watcher that he not guilty of any campaign Article IX, Section II, Riggs said had committed an infraction.” violations. By Mike Koller Of The Print wins run-off for ASG vice president Weiss The run off election for the student government seat of vice-president was concluded last Friday afternoon with Richard Weiss emerging vic torious by a large margin of votes. Weiss received 113 votes, I DAY CELEBRATION — Harold Isackson patiently write-in candidate Denise Kline r.to release bright colored balloons in celebration of nabbed 42 votes and Marilyn I ay held Thursday on campus. Photo by Doug Fick Bush way grabbed 40 votes. “My key to victory was get ting out and talking to people,” said Weiss. Weiss’s goals are to “work 26 hours a day, nine days a week—eight aren’t enough—to reinstate the death penalty for admnistrators who don’t do their jobs, and be a general all- around nice guy.” This secondary election is the final wrap up of the rein statement of student body of ficers that took place last week. The results of that election were president, Don Porter, business manager, Darren MacFarlane, and secretary, Beth Thompson. The vice president run off race was due to the lack of sufficient majority between Weiss and Bushway.