Eight elections complaints were presented and voted on Wednesday night during a two-hour Student Government Elections Commission meeting.
The Progress Party racked up four more campaigning complaints, submitted by Sen. Sam Miorelli of the Orange and Blue Party and Frank Bracco of the Keg Party, while the Unite Party had two filed against it.
However, Progress Party President Josh Simmons felt the complaints were petty and unnecessary.
"The fact that Mr. Bracco and Mr. Miorelli have filed sheaths of complaints against me, my party and my candidates is abominable," he said. "I don't understand what good it does to drag me here on a Wednesday night when a simple phone call or Facebook message could be made."
Stephen Lawson, the commission chairman, said this election cycle has seen the most complaints ever filed before an election. Lawson said a reason could be the high number of registered parties.
"This is the most hotly contested election I've seen," he said. "Parties are feeling more threatened than in the past."
Four complaints were voted as violations. One complaint was dropped, while the other failed to meet the definition of a violation by vote.
Matt Martz, a graduate student running as an Independent for a Senate seat, was recommended for disqualification and fined $10 after he refused to remove a Facebook group, which the commission voted to be misrepresentation of the Unite Party.
Martz said he plans to take the case to the Florida Supreme Court.
"I'm looking forward of getting out of this kangaroo court and moving into real court where they'll consider the constitution," he said.
