WSU elections no challenge for uncontested Only Six of 19 student body offices contested, 10 going uncontested _ By MARK FORSBERG body president, said she is disap- ations to early registration privi- _SIGNPOST news editor pointed leges. : Running for a student body _ office at Weber State University will be no challenge for most stu- with the turnout, al- © on the Garé fora diffcrens one. Jamie VanMeeteren, elections Roylance said she doesn’ t think chair, said a write-in campaign is “It’s certainly not as high as we | the commitment level of the ap_ would like it to be,” she said. “I plicants will be affected if their don’t know if it reflects poor ad- _ offices are uncontested, but she difficult to win if the candidate is thoughitis better than last year’s. running against someone who has already filed. However, they are _ dents who beat Friday's 3 P-m. — vertising or student apathy.” would like to see some “topthe easiest .to win for positions filing deadline. Many students may not have — notch” people runas write-in can- — that have not yet been filed for, Only six of WSU’s 19 execuapplied because they thought the didates. | like the three senate seats. | _tiveand legislative student body | offices would already be con_ “All of these candidates seem She said candidates will be on offices are contested. Ten are un- tested, she said. to be good, qualified mdividuals. their honor as far as running a | contested, with only one appli“When you hear there <are two But I hate to see offices run un- — legal campaign. Senators are only cant. Three senate seats have not — people running you know there’s contested or, worse, unfiled for,” allowed to spend $200 and execubeen filed for: Native American, going to bea race,” she said. This she said. tive officers can spend $235. Black and Technology. may have been the case with stuAny students who did not beat “The campus will be pretty Only two of the six contested dent body president. There were the filing deadline but wish to -much over-whelmed with camoffices, traditional and natural sci- _ rumors of two people filing for run for office, can campaign asa paign material,” VanMeeteren - encesenator, havemorethantwo the office but only one filed | be- . write-in candidate. Voters will said. Primary elections will be applicants, whichallows them to fore the deadline. need to write their name down _ April 12-16 and campaigning can have a primary election. . She said she expected a much instead of punching a hole in the begin on April 10 at 10:30 a.m. Brett Chugg, who is running rons ballot. higher turnout this year because Results will be posted at 10 a.m. ‘for student body president, isalsoof the issues student government _ Once candidates have filed oe April 17 and final elections will uncontested. fe has faced, including accessibility a certain office they cannot alter be held April 21-23. Results will Melinda Roylance, student to faculty ope aris and altertheir decisionand have theirname - be announced April 23. _