ASG Postpones Announcing Election Results for Executive Officers

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The executive branch election results were delayed in the 2017-18 Associated Student Government and Graduate Student Government elections because of the high number of election complaints submitted, according to an email from the assistant director for student government leadership.











After ASG justices have finalized their decisions about the outcomes of the multiple cases of complaints being discussed, the results from the executive election will officially be announced, according to an email from Michael McAllister, the assistant director for student government leadership.








In the ASG and GSC elections, a total of 58  students were elected and one disqualified, not counting the executive branch.





In the ASG Senate election, a total of 37 candidates were elected and one was disqualified.





For the Sam M. Walton College of Business, 11 senators were elected and one was disqualified.





“Any candidate running for office that does not turn in an expenditure report can’t be in office,” ASG President Connor Flocks said.





An expenditure report shows how much money each candidate has spent, Flocks said. Even if candidates do not spend any money, they still have to turn in an expenditure report because it is one of the guidelines to run for office.





Within the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, 14 senators were elected. In the College of Education and Health Professions, two senators were elected. There was three senators elected in the Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture and Food Life Sciences and seven senators were elected for the College of Engineering.





In the GSC election, a total of 21 candidates were elected.





For the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, seven representatives were elected. Three representatives were elected for the Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, and three representatives were elected for the College of Education and Health Professions. Five representatives were elected for the College of Engineering and three representatives for the School of ...


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