SGA removes petition requirements for candidates
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
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on an SGA meeting about elections, bylaws and sexual-assault resources.
- The News-Letter reported that changes removing all candidate petition requirements passed unanimously; the paper reported that Soldatelli opposed the change, saying petitioning helped candidates gain exposure, while Lee said it mostly became a numbers game.
- The article adds that candidates may use private social-media platforms with CSE approval, but dating apps remain banned for campaigns.
- The reporter writes that Zeng proposed letting WGMC moderate survivor-guide submissions and comments, including adding trigger warnings and deleting spam or hate messages; Zeng warned about anonymous online “trolls,” and the bill was tabled.
- According to the article, amendments clarified how committees can remove chairs and required co-chairs to submit yearly cooperation plans; both passed.
- The paper reported that Soldatelli said reviewing and correcting the bylaws showed “a lot of initiative.”