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Show I 1 I 1 Tuesday, March 3 1 , 1992 Because of an unofficial protest, the ballots and the count sheets from the election have not yet been destroyed, he said. Any official protest had to be made to the Elections Committee by March 23 at noon. Swanson said that a protest from candidates now could not change the election results but could cause the numbers to be released to the candidates. Forum staff writer ASWC voters who turned out in record number to vote in ASWCs officer and Senate elections have the right to know who the winner of the AS WC election is they do not have the right to know the numbers on the ballot returns, said ASWC Vice President and Election Committee Chairman Jeff Swanson. Even the candidates do not know the actual numbers. It would be possible to release the numbers to the candidates if they all agreed they wanted to know, said Swanson. The numbers would not be released to students unless candidates agreed that they should be made public. The candidates are the people who are the most involved, said Swanson. It has been a tradition at Westminster to protect the candidates from the election returns, said Swanson. A candidate who wins by a landslide or barely wins a majority could face problems in hisher term if those numbers were reThe leased publicly, said SwansQp. holdfelt safer about Election Committee said. ing the numbers, he ASWC President Bruce Bambi Lambert said They the Elections Committee are treating us like children. Bynotreleasing the results, they are reinforcing the notion that the election is a popularity contest, said Lambert He said, Students need to know who won an election as well as by how much. Lambert said he does not question the integrity of the Election Committee, but by not releasing the numbers, they put the honesty of the system at question. -- This years ASWC elections had no official Concerning the ballot counts, the majority wins, saidS wanson. The Elections Committee, which this 0 ASWC Presiyear consisted of dent Vasi Katsikathas, ASWC Treasurer Laura Kennedy and AS W C President Matt Beard, makes all official decisions and rules for each specific election, said Swan 1990-9- 1 by-law- s. 1989-199- Says ASWC To Know, Students Don't Have Right by Carrie Stults Volume XXXIV Issue XXII Westminster College of Salt Lake City son. Anyone can be on the Elections Committee, said Swanson, who volunteered to be this years committee chairman. Katsikathas said the numbers are not released so that the elections can remain consistent year after year. But, she said, if enough students voice their concerns about releasing the election numbers to next years ASWC President Tonya Garreaud, she would probably accommodate their request. Things can change if students want them to, said Katsikathas. ASWC vice presidential candidate, Julie Wamick, said she would prefer the numbers are not released to the students. The election is over, nothing can be done now even if there were a problem, said Wamick. The only people who are effected by the results are the candidates, nobody else should be concerned. As far as Im concerned it is over. The issue should be dropped. Beth ASWC Vice President-elesaid she would support the release of the numbers. Candidates put themselves in the public eye, they should be exposed to the ridicule or the praise of the public. Lisa Osborne, a junior majoring in busi Mu-ras- ct ki ness, said,They ballot returns need to be released. I mean, were all adults here. One rule implemented in this years election was the write-i- n stipulation, said Swanson. The stipulation held that if any write-i- n candidate received 10 percent of the vote a new election would be held with that candidates name added to the ballot Swanson said the committee decided before voting began that if one of the candidates received 50 percent plus one of the votes cast any write-i- n candidates 10 percent would be nullified and there would be no cause for a new election. Write-i- n candidate Chris Searle was concerned that he had not been notified about the 50 percent plus one stipulation although he admitted he did not notify the Elections Committee about his write-i- n campaign. I would want the numbers to be released, said Searle. I think students as well as candidates have the right to know the voting spread. ASWCPresident-electTonyaGarreau- d I dont care either way, when asked if the numbers should be released to the said, students. ASWC presidential candidate Ed had no comment. Koe-st- er Westminster Creates Mew Administrative Position and Morgan can divert his energies to planning. Ryan started at Westminster Feb. 3, 1992, and is responsible for the schools I came in at the financial accounting. beginning of this years budget hearing, said Ryan, so I was only able to see which items made thebudgetand which items did not Ryan said his job requires that he track day-to-dbudgets, prepare for yearly budgets and report the yearly financial audits. He said he is also responsible for . ay future planning. Ryan said Executive Vice President Stephen R. Morgan was so busy in day-to- day business matters that he didnt have time to focus on future planning, Now as chief business officer, Ryan said activities he can pick up those by Lynette Rundell Forum staff writer From Curtis Ryans perspective, his new position at Westminster as chief business officer was created because the trend on campus these days is to focus more on -. day-to-d- ay rN, VjcJ; .it ryp n:rri rvrv: - i1.- supplying various reports to the Board of Trustees. As a former auditing employee for Coopers & Lybrand, Ryan said he was already familiar with the financial aspects of Westminster because over the past five years he worked closely with a few members of the budget and finance committee on the schools audit reports. Ryan said Coopers & Lybrand was very impressed with the financial success of Westminster and their ability to improve both academically and financially. He said when the job opened up he was interested because of the success and because he wanted to contribute to it. Ryan said he is now focusing on the budgeting process and getting the departments to think in terms of longer-rang- e planning. He wants the departments to plan ahead and budget their expenditures and for budget directors to tighten control of what is being spent. Reporting to Ryan is a controller, Dick Peterson, and the departments of accounts receivable and student loans. Ryan in turn reports to Morgan. Ryan is a native of Salt Lake City and received his bachelors degree in accounting from the University of Utah. He is married and has three children. He said he loves the out of doors and grew up an avid skier but later in years did not have the time during the winter months to do much, so he said he developed a passion for windsurfing. He also enjoys golfing, hunting and fishing. (itiyf) Its ii!i t MX - - 4 f i 1 A I I I I'l I ir HjB te- |