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ClosePictured are financial statements sent to the Northern Iowan. These records show charges that appeared on the American Marketing Association's debit card statement that were later attributed to Jamal White.Courtesy PhotoCourtesy PhotoPictured are financial statements sent to the Northern Iowan. These records show charges that appeared on the American Marketing Association's debit card statement that were later attributed to Jamal White. AARON FRIEL, Staff WriterMarch 9, 2017Filed under News, NISG Election, Showcase
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Editor’s note: Jamal White, incoming NISG president, has since issued a statement regarding his campagin’s public censure. The statement is printed in full here.
Two weeks removed from the 2017 Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) elections, the incoming student body president is facing some controversy.
Jamal White, president-elect of NISG, was found guilty of violating election rules before taking office by the student government’s election commission.
The complaint was made that White misused a student organization’s funds for the purposes of his campaign, and an investigation of the complaint by the election commission revealed that his campaign had violated the election rules by failing to report one of their expenses on a mandatory financial disclosure to the commission.
Documents obtained by the Northern Iowan (NI) show that on two occasions, White used the debit card for the UNI chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) for campaign expenses.
White did not initially inform the AMA of his use of organization funds, but a source familiar with the matter stated White was forthcoming in reimbursing the organization after he was approached by an officer of the organization that had discovered the charges.
The rules of the student organization prohibit the way in which White used organization funds.
White, as co-president of the UNI chapter of the AMA, made these purchases with a debit card for the organization in his name. ...

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