UF calls online-voting lawsuit illegitimate
By ILEANA MORALES | Mar. 17, 2008UF has responded to the lawsuit filed by a student group supporting online voting in Student Government elections, and according to UF, the suit is illegitimate.
UF has responded to the lawsuit filed by a student group supporting online voting in Student Government elections, and according to UF, the suit is illegitimate.
E.J. Walicki's resignation from his position as UF Student Body treasurer will create a gap in UF's executive branch, but Student Government officials said there would be a replacement by March 18.
Student Body Treasurer E.J. Walicki announced his resignation at Tuesday night's Student Senate meeting.
The lines have been drawn; the first few battles have been fought. And on Tuesday, supporters of online voting in Student Government elections received notice they are one step closer in the virtual-ballot war - their lawsuit is legitimate.
Although the Student Government elections results were announced early Thursday morning, the Gator Party and the Orange and Blue Party kept battling until late Thursday night.
Editor's Note: Twelve members of the Gator Party ran unopposed in the spring Student Government election, and more than 8,000 students cast ballots in the two days of SG voting.
Student Body President Ryan Moseley will form a committee to investigate online voting, a Student Government official announced in a Student Senate meeting Tuesday night.
Both parties vying to succeed in UF's Student Government elections added umbrellas to their campaign materials on the first day of voting Tuesday.
Student Body presidential candidates found one thing to agree on - "Family Guy" is better than "The Simpsons."
The whirl of orange and blue stickers, fliers and T-shirts signals the start of Student Government elections today, but the campaign goodies come with a lofty price tag.
Students can vote from 8 a.m. to 8 pm. with their Gator 1 card at various locations on campus.
During high school, Tommy Jardon, the Orange and Blue party's candidate for UF Student Body president, was one round of interviews away from joining Catholic priesthood.
Kevin Reilly, UF Student Body presidential candidate with the Gator Party, got his first title - "Mayor Seaford" - when he was 2.
Sherry Benton, the new director of UF's Counseling Center, introduced herself to student senators on Tuesday night after more than two weeks of being on campus.
While online voting for Student Government elections was shot down by the UF Supreme Court, students at Florida State University will vote online for the first time Feb. 27.
The Orange and Blue Party released its platform Tuesday in preparation for Student Government spring elections Feb. 26 and 27.
The UF Supreme Court announced Tuesday night that an online voting system in Student Government elections would be unconstitutional.
The Gator Party is the first to release its platform for the Student Government spring elections scheduled for Feb. 26 and 27.
Platforms based on UF students' input will be released next week for the two Student Government political parties facing off in spring elections on Feb. 26 and 27.
More than 600 UF students - the highest turnout in Student Government's election slating history - showed up to the Reitz Union in hopes of filling two parties' Student Senate candidacies for spring elections on Feb. 26 and 27.