The run-off election for the remaining eight
Monroe Park Campus Student Government
Association senate seats disputed in the March
election concluded Thursday.
The complete results can be found on the
door of the SGA office and will soon be posted
to the SGA Web site, Chair of Elections Angela
Bitter said.
Bitter said the run-off election went as planned,
despite one glitch in the ballot that allowed people
to vote for too many candidates but did not affect
the results.
“Nothing’s going to be perfect; I think they went
as best as we can do,” Bitter said. “All the candidates
seem to be satisfied with the results.”
Steven Latimer, one of the eight winners in the
run-off senate race, stated in an e-mail he also was
satisfied with the results of the run-off election.
Latimer ran for SGA president in March. Joshua
Ronk, who ran for executive director on Latimer’s
ticket, filed a complaint about voter intimidation
that was rejected earlier this month.
“This time, voting went much, much smoother,”
Latimer stated.
Ronk and Latimer’s vice-presidential running
mate, Gonzalo Aida, also won senate seats.
Bitter said there will be plenty of names to draw
from if any of the seats become vacant this summer.
It is common for seats to be vacated, she said, as
some people drop out or resign. If this happens,
the SGA would be able to fill the opening seats
by drawing from the candidates who placed lower
than eighth in the run-off election, Bitter said.
“There will be a full senate in the fall,” she
said.
The elected SGA members will be inaugurated
Monday.