SGA elects new executive board
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 covers the 2011 SGA executive election results, a disputed vice-president race and the incoming board’s plans.
- The News-Letter reported that Ardi Mendoza was elected president, Wyatt Larkin vice president, Joanna Gawlik treasurer and Annie Scavelli secretary.
- The paper reported that turnout reached 1,663 voters, or 35 percent of the student body, up 5 percent from the previous year.
- The article says Mendoza defeated Kirk Sabnani 724–666, while Larkin won by default; Scott Barrett remained on the ballot during an appeal and received the most votes.
- The reporter writes that the Committee for Student Elections disqualified Barrett after finding that he used the athletic director’s list server to mass-email student athletes about his campaign.
- The article adds that the SGA Judiciary said Barrett’s actions violated the spirit of the election rule, while Barrett argued that the rule’s wording did not cover the email.
- According to the article, the incoming board planned to begin meeting informally the following week to discuss goals and plans for the next academic year.