SGA falls short with election remedy
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 phrase “sga”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers an amendment on SGA members’ conduct during elections and argues that more detailed rules are needed.
- The paper reported that a recent SGA amendment created clearer rules for members’ conduct during elections.
- The article adds that, before the amendment, SGA members were only advised to behave appropriately, while candidates had rules under the Committee on Student Elections.
- The News-Letter reported that the amendment says SGA members should meet a higher standard because of their elected office.
- The reporter writes that the amendment should address negative and excessive campaigning more clearly, and that candidate rules have not kept up with social media.