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Grever's SG victory reaffirmed
By Howie Perlman on 12/3/07
The Undergraduate Senate reaffirmed the validity of Paul Grever's vice presidential victory in the Nov. 19 special election, despite the wishes of some senators to pass a resolution condemning his win because of allegations he violated campaign rules.
The senate was not able to confirm or reject the results of the election as it was able to do in previous terms because of a change in the senate's bylaws, said Senate Speaker Caitlin Hodgkins.
Brian Kalish, a senator for the class of 2008 in the School of Communication who is also a staff writer for The Eagle, moved to have a symbolic vote to pass a resolution in protest of the election results.
Senators defeated the resolution by a vote of 13-8 with three senators abstaining.
Julie Mills, a senator for the class of 2010, voted against the symbolic resolution.
"It would further hurt the credibility of the Student Government," she said. "If a member of the Student Government or anyone else wants to challenge the outcome in future years so this does not occur again, then they should make a judicial inquiry."
An anonymous person filed a complaint with the Board of Elections the day of the election alleging Grever, a senior in the School of Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, violated campaign rules, said Board Chair Amy McConnel during a presentation at the meeting.
The anonymous person charged that Grever's friends illegally acted as his campaign staff inside Mary Graydon Center by asking people to use their computer to vote for him. The anonymous person claimed Grever was with his friends when they did this, McConnel said.
The board found Grever did not violate campaign rules because he said he did not ask his friends to act as his campaign staff. Grever said he had not been with his friends in MGC when they asked people to vote on their computer, McConnel said.
McConnel, who decided to allow the board to hear Grever's case instead of disqualifying him, said she agreed with the board's decision.
The senate was not able to confirm or reject the results of the election as it was able to do in previous terms because of a change in the senate's bylaws, said Senate Speaker Caitlin Hodgkins.
Brian Kalish, a senator for the class of 2008 in the School of Communication who is also a staff writer for The Eagle, moved to have a symbolic vote to pass a resolution in protest of the election results.
Senators defeated the resolution by a vote of 13-8 with three senators abstaining.
Julie Mills, a senator for the class of 2010, voted against the symbolic resolution.
"It would further hurt the credibility of the Student Government," she said. "If a member of the Student Government or anyone else wants to challenge the outcome in future years so this does not occur again, then they should make a judicial inquiry."
An anonymous person filed a complaint with the Board of Elections the day of the election alleging Grever, a senior in the School of Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences, violated campaign rules, said Board Chair Amy McConnel during a presentation at the meeting.
The anonymous person charged that Grever's friends illegally acted as his campaign staff inside Mary Graydon Center by asking people to use their computer to vote for him. The anonymous person claimed Grever was with his friends when they did this, McConnel said.
The board found Grever did not violate campaign rules because he said he did not ask his friends to act as his campaign staff. Grever said he had not been with his friends in MGC when they asked people to vote on their computer, McConnel said.
McConnel, who decided to allow the board to hear Grever's case instead of disqualifying him, said she agreed with the board's decision.
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