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Six tickets begin race for student body president, vice president

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 6, 2020

Campaigns for the student body government elections began Tuesday after six tickets received the 700 signatures required to enter the race. The following tickets were announced for president and vice president, respectively: junior Noble Patidar and freshman Connor Patrick; junior Connor Whittle and sophomore Jack Rotolo; junior Zachary Mercugliano and freshman Gavriella Lund; freshmen Henry

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Saint Mary’s campaigns for student body president, vice president begin

Observer Staff Report | Monday, February 18, 2019

Two tickets began their race for Saint Mary’s student body president and vice president at midnight Monday. Juniors Terra Nelson and Olivia Allen and juniors Emma Schmidt and Andrea Ruiz-Montoya are running for student body president and vice president, senior and current student body president Madeleine Corcoran said. The two tickets will campaign Monday through

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Senate passes nine election reform resolutions, votes on award winners

Mary Bernard | Thursday, March 22, 2018

Student senate passed nine election reform resolutions, voted on the winners of campus-wide awards and heard from residential life regarding the incoming waiver policy Wednesday. Judicial Council president and senior Matt Ross brought the election reforms to the senate, many of which dealt with issues experienced during the previous campaign cycle. All nine passed with

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Senate votes to postpone runoff election for student body president, vice president

Natalie Weber | Friday, February 9, 2018

The student senate voted to postpone the student government presidential runoff election until Feb. 23 and suspend campaigning until Feb. 19 during a meeting Thursday night. Under normal circumstances, a runoff election would take place the Monday following the original election, per the Student Union Constitution. However, out of respect for those mourning the death

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Judicial Council announces tickets for student body president, vice president

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, January 31, 2018

The Judicial Council announced the three tickets for the upcoming elections for the offices of Notre Dame student body president and vice president in an email to students Tuesday. Freshmen Andrew Gannon and Mark Moran; juniors Alex Kruszewski and Julia Dunbar; and juniors Gates McGavick and Corey Gayheart all received the requisite 700 signatures to be eligible for

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Becca Blais, Sibonay Shewit elected student body president, vice president

Megan Valley | Friday, February 10, 2017

Judicial Council announced the results of the campaign for student government at 1:50 a.m. Friday in an email sent to the student body. Juniors Becca Blais and Sibonay Shewit will take office for the 2017-2018 term as student body president and vice president April 1. Blais and Shewit were up against one other ticket, juniors Rohit Fonseca and

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Judicial Council announces allegations of campaign misconduct

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 9, 2017

The Election Committee of the Judicial Council announced Wednesday in a press release it will not release the student government election results pending an appeal of allegations of campaign spending misconduct against the Fonseca-Narimatsu ticket. According to the press release, the Judicial Council found juniors Rohit Fonseca and Daniela Narimatsu “in violation of Section 17.2(e) and 17.2(f) of the

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Judicial Council announces tickets for student body presidential elections

Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, January 27, 2016

The Judicial Council announced three tickets for the upcoming student government elections for the offices of president and vice president for the 2016-2017 term, set to take place Feb. 10. Three tickets gathered the necessary 700 unique signatures to make the ballot: juniors Dominic Alberigi and Jennifer Cha; juniors Louis Bertolotti and Elizabeth Fenton; and junior Corey Robinson and