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Show 4 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Friday. Majkh 7, 200 having it on file in the U's scheduling GRIEVANCES continued from pa-j- e office. 1 "It kind of seems like a strategic maneuver by the Progression party to fie these grievances at the last minute so wc couldn't come here and be able to defen d ourselves." said "All Aboard" representative Micah Jeppsen. Though the Progression party charged both the "All Aboard" and the Summit parties with mishandling food, the elections committee threw out the charge against the Summit party after members provided documented proof of a valid license issued by the scheduling office. However, the 'All Aboard" party was assessed a $20 fine for the violation. abenson chronicle.utah.edu Progression party held accountable for its ignorant actions," Shah said The Progression party's f.lin.' of multiple grievances just prior to the start of the elections committee meeting left members of the Summit an J "All Aboard" parties scrambling to furm defenses to charges levied against them. After being acc used of handing out free food as part of their campaigning, the Progression party maintained that both the 'All Aboard" and Summit parties violated campaign rules by not obtaining a foodhandler's permit and more than the average number of grievances being filed, the Summit party did not submit a single one of WINNERS continued from page 1 elections. Though presidential candidate Jake Werrett and running mate Rob Wood weren't in the public eye as much as their counterparts, both credit their party's success to those around them. "The people in our campaign are what makes the Summit party what it is," Wood said. In a campaign year which featured , WWM.w,,ii,M,, . i- tfflfcs - (. 1 v.. , continued from page VM that his party lost. eiet IS i 1 mouths of these candidates is more than just rhetoric." he said. Though the Progression party earned 573 votes, they fell well short of the top two the "All Aboard" and Summit who garnered more than 1,000 t",'"J,!' Rani all represent the ideologies of his party. "Every representative of the tion accountable for promises they make while campaigning. "We're going to make sure that the promises that come out of the ! fir wvjii vote-getter- s, par-tic- s, If OrSae AliffonfeLfe. 15rac3Hj)!artt Mcemnbt votes each. However, the Progression party was much more successful in obtaining seats in the Associated &gyilos&-fa- . Vliit www.griykound.coai or call GREYHOUND The Pie D elivers candidate, listens ial PROGRESSION " f Y Russell Gerrard, Progression party to the election results after learning . - , L-- - .ft ill said he hoped to double the 10 percent voter turnout from iast year's elections, but the 3,096 votes accounted for approximately 11 percent of the L"s total student body. Though the two parties ran distinctly different campaigns, all four candidates agreed that holding themselves and ASUU accountable to campaign promises is the key to a successful want it to be," Werrett said. White agreed, adding that "ASUU accountability is very important and it's one of the main focuses of our party." In addition to the "All Aboard" and Summit parties winning the presidential and vice presidential elections, candidates from both parties also won spots for senior class president. Summit party candidate Beth Brou n earned 660 votes while "All Aboard"'s Umu Tukuafu tallied 487 votes. White promised that his party will remain in the spotlight in the week leading up to final elections and beyond. "Next year, when we're in office, we'll be in the public eye," he said. But. says Wood, students should also be prepared to see more of his party in the next week. "We didn't have the big broadcasts and giveaways this week, but we have some plans for next week," he said. . . ' .v -- administration. "We are extremely committed and we feel strongly that accountability is essential for ASUU to be what we ! T - those throughout the election process. That, Werrett said, was a conscious decision made by his party. "We feel like we can best serve the students and ourselves best by improving our own skills and not judging others he said. But like Wood, Werrett said the Summit party couldn't be successful without internal strength and "There is no Summit without the sides, and those sides are definitely about the people surrounding us," Werrett said. A total of 3,096 students voted in this year's primaries, up from last year's count of 2,668. In an earlier interview, McDonald Students of the University of Utah's Senate and Assembly, earning five seats in the former and 20 in the latter. Gerrard says that even though his and Ashby's hopes of running ASUU's student government next year are dashed, the candidates who will move on to final elections Progression party adheres to the principles we've laid out in our campaign, though they might not be as controversial as Josh and I were," Gerrard said. Gerrard also said that his party has been in the crosshairs of members in the current ASUU administration since the outset of the elections process. "We've been targeted by certain people in ASUU since the start of this campaign, and we plan on holding candidates to everything they say," Gerrard said. abensonchronicle.utah.edu LAWMAKERS continued from page Nonetheless, many important issues were discussed, and more than just legislators learned from the experi- Progression party presidential candidate Josh Ashby declined to speak to The Chronicle following ence. "It was the highlight of my college career," said U political science senior Casey Boardman, who interned at the Legislature during the Session. "You don't have to be in political science. I would recommend it even to food and nutrition majors," Boardman said. the results of the elections. The ASUU Sucks party, which garnered 234 votes, were not pre- sent when Elections Registrar Marshall McDonald unveiled the winners of the primaries. abensonchronicle.utah.edu I- I I 1 . 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