Record turnout seen in SGA freshmen elections - Wyatt Larkin wins close race for class presidency
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- The Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers the 2009 freshman SGA election, its turnout and the new class officers.
- The News-Letter reported that the new president and senators were sworn in at an SGA meeting, after 70 percent of the class voted.
- The paper reported that Wyatt Larkin won the presidency by 15 votes, while the six leading candidates in the 14-person Senate race won seats.
- The article says the elected senators were Moses Song, Alexandra Larsen, Nick Trenton, Archie Henry, Michael Wu and Nicky DePaul, and that the election had only minor controversy over a candidate’s campaign practices.
- The reporter writes that Larkin wanted to build a connected Class of 2013 community, while Marc Perkins described the election as having many candidates and strong participation.
- The article adds that 943 votes were cast, a record, and quotes Evan Lazerowitz attributing the turnout to Facebook, the election committee and the number of candidates.
- The News-Letter reported that detailed results were published on the SGA website, which Lazerowitz said improved transparency and legitimacy.