A.S. Elections 2008: Election Information

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Election Information

1.
SINGLE TRANSFERRABLE VOTE (STV)

Beginning with this year’s general elections, the AS is implementing the Single Transferable Voting (STV) system to count votes. This change is taking place to assure that every vote cast will count in the final tally and that students are not dissuaded from voting for a candidate who might otherwise seem like a “wasted vote.” This system requires voters to rank candidates according to preference, and then transfers unneeded or unused votes once candidates are either elected or eliminated based on a preset quota. For more information about STV, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_transferable_vote#Setting_the_quota And, if you have any other questions regarding the elections, please contact the AS Elections Manager Tanya Piyaratanaphipat.


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2.
VOLUNTARY SPENDING LIMITS

Accepting voluntary spending limits requires candidates to spend at or below the following limits:

Members of Slates:Candidates running individually:
Officers$250Officers$500
Senators$100Senators$200

Declining voluntary spending limits allows the candidate to spend an unlimited amount of money on their campaign.

CANDIDATES THAT ACCEPTED VOLUNTARY SPENDING LIMITS:

Donna BeanKatie Buzas
Jesse CabanasNicole Carroll
Lisa ChenEmily Chi
Sonia ChokshiMeghan Clair
John CresseyGarron Engstrom
Babak EtesamiAria Fazlinejad
Monica FigueroaNatalie Fowler
Rajarshi GhoshSam Jung
Amir KhanVishal Kotcherlakota
Naasir LakhaniRoel Mangiliman
Chris MccoyGurgen Mkrtchyan
Darryl NousomeDavid Phan
David RitchersonFrances Rubio
Devapratim SarmaAdi Singer
Jordan TaylorCarli Thomas
Mabel TsangAlex Vu
Chris WestlingKyu Yum

CANDIDATES THAT DID NOT ACCEPT VOLUNTARY SPENDING LIMITS:

There were no candidates who declined voluntary spending limits

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