Staff Editorial: ACLU proposal should pass
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 “student council”.
Summary
- This News-Letter article covers the JHU-ACLU’s proposal to reform the Board of Elections.
- The News-Letter reported that the proposal was presented to a panel of deans and to StuCo, and addressed election problems including disqualifications, campaign attacks, weak advertising and limited transparency.
- The paper reported that the proposal included meetings between current officials and prospective candidates, plus a “two strikes” rule before a candidate must withdraw.
- The article says the proposal would reimburse campaigns up to $100 for regular StuCo candidates and $200 for executive-board candidates; the editorial instead suggested a $100 spending cap and at least $100 for candidate forums or video statements.
- The reporter writes that the proposal’s oversight committee should not include the Student Council president, while keeping most of its members as students.
- The News-Letter concluded that the proposal should pass with adjustments and said it could help reform the Board of Elections.