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Show THE JJAILY I i I p0mwmmi A "IT TT IN 11 The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice since 1890 Friday, March 7, 2003 VOL. 112 NO. 122 All Aboard,' Summit Win in i ASUU Presidential Primary Election Results 2003 - 2004 PARTY votes name The "All Aboard" Party 1077 359f 1047 4 The Summit Party President - Jake Wcrrett Vice President - Rob Wood 19 573 8 234 President Josh Ashby Vice President - Russell Gerrard -- ASUU Sucks President - Rod Earl Vice President - Steve Paradise for compute election remits see wwii, daily iitubcbronicle.com Progression Says It Will Stay Involved ADAM BENSON Ashby. Chronicle Staff Writer "There's so many different factors that go into a campaign...If this current elections process was professionally run, this would have been different for our campaign, but I can't say I'm surprised we lost," Gerrard Though his party didn't succeed in advancing past the primaries in this year's student government elections, Progression party vice presidential candidate Russell Gerrard said the loss will not keep him out of student government for long. "Josh and I are aren't finished," Gerrard said, referring to his running mate, presidential candidate Josh Mere 30 Votes Separate Two Leading Parties ADAM BENSON Chronicle Staff Writer President - Adrian Johnson Vice President - Anthony White Progression A said. Gerrard also said that he and Ashby plan on starting a watchdog group that will hold next year's administra- see PROGRESSION, page 4 More than 150 people gathered in the offices of the Associated Students of the University of Utah early this morning to hear the results of the primary elections for next year's student body government. The "All Aboard" party and the Summit party combined for 69 percent of this year's votes and will move on to the next stage of the campaign trail. Elections Marshall Registrar McDonald read the results of this year's voting, which pulled in 428 more students than last year. With a total of 1,077 votes, the "All Aboard" party, led by presidential candidate Adrian Johnson and running mate Anthony White, took home the most votes. "Wc just want to thank all those who voted and supported us, but we realize the race is not over," White said. White, who also is the starting safety for the U's football team, said that the campaigning his party did all week was just a prelude of things to come. "We're going to go full steam ahead and work twice as hard as wc have been," he said. An exhausted but exultant Johnson agreed, adding that the results of this year's primaries proved the value of student participation in the election process. p I :'V. J v. i A TV - Rep. Pat Jones and Majority Whip John Valentine speak with reporters before the Legislative Wrap Up in the Hinckley Institute of Politics Thursday. Furthermore, with the seriousness of budget problems this year, partisan politics were not a huge factor in pushing bills through, even for the minority Democrats, said Rep. Patricia Jones, Lake, who is in her first year of minority leadership in the House. However, according to Jones, while the experience was generally positive, "I am concerned about the process," she said. D-S- .nfr.iiir.ii.mlVi.iMrnM'i.iri Though the "All Aboard" party were the winners in primary voting early this morning, they were hit the hardest in the third grievance hearing of the campaign process held Thursday afternoon. 1 4 he said. W f'i .4 ir-rrirr ADAM BENSON Chronicle Staff Writer ! - s A g irrm For example, there is a "lack of a vision in funding our public and higher education systems," she long-ter- m said. Jones says the House, for example, sometimes spends too much time on bills that may not be as important as others. "I think the process could be more efficient," she said. see LAWMAKERS, page 4 The elections committee heard a total of 16 grievances at the hearing and levied out a total of $150 in fines to three parties. The "All Aboard" party shelled out $80 while the Summit party paid $40 and the Progression party paid $30. The grievances ranged from the illegal posting of signs in buildings and walkways to parking violations and the mishandling of food. In addition to the 16 grievances heard by fhe elections committee, more than five were disregarded as "frivolous," including one filed by ASUU Sucks candidate Steven Paradise against his running mate, Rod Earl. "Thank you so much for being serious and adding humor to this process, but this committee has decided not to hear your grievance," said Rick Hen-rickso- n, elections committee chairman, before the start of deliberations. Of the 16 grievances heard by the The Summit party earned 1,047 votes, 30 votes less than "All Aboard," and the two parties will move to final see WINNERS, page 4 elections committee, 13 of them were filed by the Progression party. According to Progression party candidate Russell "All both the Aboard" party Gerrard, and the Summit party violated the U's policy and procedures manual by not obtaining sidewalk passes prior to drivice-president- ving on the sidewalks. "It has been at great expense to us to obey this rule while other parties have enjoyed an unfair advantage while violating it," said Progression party presidential candidate Josh Ashby. The elections committee agreed, levying a $10 fine on both the Summit and "All Aboard" parties for violating U and elections policies. Though Ashby's party was most active in the filing of grievances at the hearing, the "All Aboard" party addressed the issue of inappropriate sign posting by the Progression party. "All Aboard" party spokesman Maulik Shah told the elections committee that the Progression party posted 12 banners around campus when the legal number as outlined in Redbook is 10. "It's basically a very clear violation of the rules, and we'd like to see the see GRIEVANCES, page 4 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE IS ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT www.DailyUtahChronicle.com r a SS!!Xy!i 2 e I - I ections c ommittee ears 16 torrievances 1 !t .f. "This race has proven that every vote counts..! agree with Anthony that it's full steam ahead, and I feel really strongly that the hardest part is yet to come," Johnson said. i 3 I -r- ALI HASNAIN Chronicle Asst. News Editor f ' A Summit party presidential candidate Jake Werrett and 'All Aboard' party presidential candidate Adrian Johnson congratulate each other after learning that their parties will move on to the final election. count Tre 3 Legislu tive Scssi With the 55th Utah State Legislative Session ending on Wednesday at midnight, members of the State Senate and House of Representatives had a chance to reflect on what most legislators are calling the most difficult session in years. On Thursday, legislators discussed the pros and cons of this year's session at the Hinckley Institute of Politics. With a variety of complex issues facing the Legislature this year ranging anywhere from the hate crimes bill to banks vs. credit unions the biggest factor in the Session's outcome was the budget, according to Dan Jones, U political science professor and moderator of the panel discussion. "This was the most difficult session for me," said Rep. Martin Stephens, 6, who has served in the Legislature for 15 years. However, while pointing to the "diversity and complexity of the issues," combined with "huge budget problems" as being significant hurdles to overcome, Stephens says the Session was unique in many ways. Unlike most years, "There wasn't really a lot of pressure on the last day," y :( ,-- JLciwmakevs Of iji Primaries |