| Show Page 1 The Utah Statesman 2 - frt'tml t y 1 fWA Qa QaA rift nr J A Wednesday February 1 3 ir ff ' r-'- f ( Each spring an obscure committee becomes more prominent at I’SL’ Many students don’t know this committee exists or the vital (unctions it performs The Election Committee which consists of students organizes and runs the student elections held t iS r VRE h world X i m a speca' t"e ultimate a&oe Between Tan ana Tacn me taes pace He'e rnose 10 see in s advent u'e a"3 tnme on ac C O m p s f m e n t can teeing tnat eipeence e s'a-- e ana none 'orget te For a limited P per s flue can tme Sr neip Spring elections organized run by student committee by Mark I bach r t n 'Af fS 980 only o'o you Become a part ot price tfis at a very special For only S329 ana a a3entufe ittve o your spare time instructors Can tae Our you from ground in- struction to solo is less every spring The committee besides running the elections has the power to penalize a person that breaks rules established in the bylaws They have the power to disqualify any candidate from ever holding an ASUSU office The Election Committee can take away 20 percent of the people’s voles as a penalty for rules infractions or they can order a new election for a particular office Candidates may appeal any decision of the Election Committee to the student court The court will either uphold the decision of the committee or dismiss the case New members for the committee are chosen each year according to the bylaws The student body ————— man a monm Tuesday Can us today to scneduie Flite yOur introductory go-g- o lesson Solo in 30 days for only §329 Airport 7525955 dancer Wednesday Live Music “Rolling Country” West Wind Aviation Logan-Cach- e — —— president selects the chairman for the committee who in turn selects the members James YYitchurch this year’s chairman is in the process of selecting the members of the committee which consists of from five to seven students Working with the present student body officers the committee reviews the campaign process and suggests changes to be made in the bylaws Any changes made in the bylaws must first be approved by the executive council According to Witchurch the main goals of the committee this year are to get greater student involvement in the campaign and increased voter turnout Last year only 35 percent of the students voted "Overall we want to get students aware of the campaign and where the candidates stand" said Wilhurch Another function of the committee is to handle any problems that might anse in the course of the campaign According to Whitchurch last year they were problems with candidates puling their names in campus housing wj Some of the candidates dknt and felt space it sum they He said the election com wants to resolve suck M before they occur "Pecpkih for office are competitor! j w ant to be fair Our job au sure fairness is shown tog didates” To accomplish this him committee works in dost en tion with the student body Each of the vice president p suggestions for changes fa advisers also give input but have no control over the dtew made Lester Essig wait alsobtj sent at each of the nwt represent the student often During last year s eketiot: committee only met once i a Whitchurch said he woukfc see them meet twice a net this year's election ud j students can't afford ti apathetic about it Witchurch said the ekrta important because it is I sa tion of life outside of the nates “Voting and participants i reflection as to how they vi s volved in the real world' Ins ment is important becauaii good preparation on haste U candidates in a real election As far as voter turnout erf) dent participation "I feel it si one of the best years and hopdi the best turnout” said Wild " Idealistically 1 would &rW 100 percent turnout" ad I church He emphasiicd that elections and more iopatinlil outcome of the elections we tegral part of campus Bt l should not be taken lightly I ©ACTUS ©LUIB ASUSU T Muscular Dystrophy Dance-A-Tho- n couples sign up in SC basement packets are here Feb 22 23 i CO Friday March 7th $700 Reserve Seats Fine Arts Center Tickets on sale today! Dance after the USU vs Santa Barbara Gin Saturday Feb 16 sponsored by ASUSU SKI FOR EASTER SEALS over $2000 in prizes Free Skiing SC ticket office Saturday February 23 informs Applications available at SC Desk and all Greek Houses for more information Budget Tapes and Records The Record Shop call nsnsvh 752-988- 2 |
