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Show Election From Te De “No - Social science Sen. Bryan Benard said he’s dismayed challenger Whiting has raised such a ruckus. That isn’t enough time to identify which of the 14,500 students qualify to vote in the nontraditional, international or other categories, ey matter what we choose as said. Michael McCleve, * government coordinator. | workers, Roylance said. he’s a sore loser. For him to try to take this from me on a technicality is not becoming of — the type of person we want in of| fice,” said Benard, who was running for re-election. _ | For his part, Whiting readily ad- In addition, about $2,000 from executive officers, we are going to. student government funds would. get flak from somewhere. We have — have to be spent on printing ballots, advertising and hiring poll to take into account what the Cane ¢ | didates think,” Richins said. _“T think student | mits his opponent drove him to incoming government appoint sen- file a compliant when he said the former Marine failed to get the veterans’ vote. “The reason [’'m doing this is because he stuffed it in my face after the election,” Whiting said. Next spring leaders may not weaving the seats vacant for the q ators, it-might look like this year’s leaders are passing the buck, Royincoming leaders to fill next an have to worry about election fraud, -~Roylance said. ‘mlInterviewing the original ca di- — lance said. And if current leaders hold interdates and selecting winners based ~ 1 voting could be done by telephone. _ They will ask the candidate on- -- Then there’s the matter of asking Thursday morning which a take. to As Richins sees it, student leaders have three options. They are: m Holding a separate election. | on those interviews. ‘Executive officers will pick an option after polling the candidates, Richins said. Student Body President Melinda Roylance said she finds faults in candidates, some of whom spent $250 on their campaigns, to finance another run. But if the leaders chose to let the views and select senators, they could be accused of favoritism Under a bill she may sign, all Students would enter their Social Securiiy numbers. The numbers since they know who won the first would tell the computer which elections the voter can cast a ballot election, she said. The court voided seven of the 16 in. Senate races. Those seats now va- Some students would be eligible cant include the traditional, non‘Having another election might traditional, natural science, social and behavioral science, internabe the fairest, but it presents a scheduling nightmare with just 23 tional, intergrated and general studdays remaining on the school tal- ies, and applied science and. technology. endar, she said. to vote in more than one race, she each option. Said. For example, if the student is an older Native American student ma- joring in chemistry, that person could vote in three races. — . |