The undergraduate student government election board issued seven sanctions Saturday. The board sanctioned 15 candidates for not submitting their campaign expense and sources of funding forms by the 11:59 p.m. April 20 deadline. The sanctioned candidates were: Andrew Sokoler (Candidates Operating Clearly) Berenise Arriaga (Leaders Influencing Tomorrow) Giovanny Machado (Leaders Influencing Tomorrow) Richard White (Leaders […]
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USAC election sanctions – April 20
This story was updated April 21 at 10:05 a.m. The undergraduate student government election board issued three sanctions Friday. The board sanctioned the Candidates Operating Clearly slate, Bella Martin, a Bruins United candidate running for general representative, and the For the People slate for violating social media guidelines. Andrew Sokoler, a Candidates Operating Clearly candidate […]
Election board sanctions For the People slate for improper Facebook post
The undergraduate student government election board issued a sanction for social media campaigning violations Wednesday night. Sarena Khasawneh and Daniela Rodriguez were sanctioned for Facebook posts supporting the For the People slate without tagging the Election Board’s Facebook page. The election code states that all candidate posts on Facebook are required to tag the USAC […]
Voter turnout for graduate student government election sees historic high
This year’s Graduate Students Association election had the highest voter turnout in almost a decade. Election Commissioner Justin Gelzhiser announced that the voter turnout for this year was around 15 percent, 6 percent more than last year. “The main factor (to get increased voter turnout) is slates, and more people will vote,” Gelzhiser said. “We […]
UCLA announces appointment of new vice chancellor of student affairs
UCLA formally appointed the new vice chancellor of student affairs Monday. Scott Waugh, executive vice chancellor and provost, said in a statement the university decided to appoint Interim Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Monroe Gorden Jr. after consulting with various members of the administration and campus leaders. Waugh added that a working group chaired by […]
Judicial board rules against reconsidering Justin Jackson’s IVP candidacy
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board ruled in favor of the USAC Election Board after reviewing a petition claiming the election board unfairly disqualified a candidate. The judicial board voted unanimously that the election board did not violate the equal protection clause of the USAC Election Code by disqualifying Justin Jackson for submitting his […]
USAC Judicial Board discusses Justin Jackson’s disqualification in hearing
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Judicial Board conducted a hearing Friday on a petition that claimed the election board’s decision to disqualify a candidate violated his right to an equal opportunity to run. John Ulysses Keevan-Lynch, an undeclared second-year student, filed a petition Tuesday arguing the USAC Election Board’s decision to disqualify Justin Jackson from […]