Postering
SA postering went off today without a hitch. GW’s equivalent of the running of the bulls had a dampened attendance presumably because of the cold weather, but nonetheless dozens of candidates and supporters sprinted across H St. at the strike of 7 a.m. to grab the prime real estate for campaign posters. Stay tuned for a full article in Tuesday’s issue of The Hatchet.
Also, Tuesday will be the annual SA Election guide in which profiles of SA and EVP candidates will be published and some other articles related to this election season. On the minds of many SA candidates is also the coveted Hatchet endorsement, which the opinions section will also post in Tuesday’s issue.
Violations
According to Joint Elections Committee investigator Jeff Goodman, a senior, the JEC found probable cause on about 35 to 40 of the approximately 50 violations that have been filed in this election season.
If a violation is filed then the JEC will have a closed-door hearing to decide if there is probable cause to charge a candidate with a violation. If probable cause if found and the candidate is charged then a trial will take place in which the defendant (the candidate) has an opportunity to present his or her side of the story. Then the JEC makes a ruling to decide if the candidate will be charged with the violation. If a candidate is charged with more than six violations, then they will be removed from the ballot.
JEC hearings for the violations have not yet been announced. Stay tuned to the SA Blog for constant election updates.
And if you missed the SA postering this morning, Hatchet columnist Sam Salkin caught it on tape.
