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Shelby Frauen said she expected more candidates to run for USU Student Association elections. There are 30 students running for 16 student government positions, with eight candidates running unopposed.
Frauen thought each position would at least have two candidates, especially compared to the 48 students who were plying for votes last year.
Nevertheless, Frauen, the elections committee chair, and her co-chair Kaela Baucom are planning a detailed week of events for the 2014 student elections.
“We are planning down to the detail,” Frauen said. “That will make the week so much smoother. We’re running a huge campaign for the elections. Most of our budget is going toward campaigning for elections week.
“We hope to raise attendance. We hope the candidates show up at the events. We’re giving them an opportunity to voice their platform.”
Along with planning events like debates, town halls and banquets, Frauen and Baucom are also responsible for enforcing the recently amended election bylaws.
A sometimes confusing subject, off-campus campaigning, was changed to include apartment buildings. But the candidate must have permission from the manager of the residence and the tenant involved if necessary. If a candidate wants to hang a large banner or sheet from the side of an apartment building, the tenants in that section and the manager must approve.
Candidates are also not allowed to use vehicles for campaigns.
The other off-campus campaigning rules stem from Logan city code.
Concerning on-campus campaigning, candidates are not allowed to lobby in residence halls or other USU buildings. Distribution of campaign materials are limited to flyers.
Another change to the bylaws is that a student with two declared majors in more than one college may vote for more than one academic senator of the respective college.
Social media campaigns begin on Feb. 17 and on-campus campaigns start on Feb. 25. Primary voting is open from 7 a.m. Feb. 25 to 3 p.m. Feb. 26. Final voting is held from 7 a.m. Feb. 27 to 3 p.m. Feb. 28.
The candidates, as accepted by the elections committee, are:
President:
Ryan Lambert
Joshua LaFevre
Douglas Fiefia
Executive VP:
Matthew Ditto
Spencer Steadman
Student Advocate VP:
Casey Saxton
Programming VP:
Zoe Fairbairn
Athletics & Campus Recreation VP:
Dallin Laird
Organizations & Campus Diversity VP:
Geoff Andrews
Service VP:
Leah Calder
Sharon Lyman
Agriculture & Applied Sciences Senator:
Casey Major
Katharine Nye
Casey Spackman
Arts Senator:
Samuel Wright
Business Senator:
Brian Godfrey
Scott Laneri
Spencer Stevens
Engineering Senator:
Tyson Alder
Stetson Bassett
Kade Beck
Cody Pickering
Education and Human Services Senator:
Shelby Clayson
Graduate Studies Senator:
Derek Hastings
Humanities & Social Sciences Senator:
Ashton Bingham
Nick Clason
Andy Pierucci
Natural Resources Senator:
Patrick Adams
Adam Fisher
Science Senator:
Mikayla Mills
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