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Ali Qari
Issue date: 5/16/08 Section: News
1,089 votes were cast in total, according to Rose. Voting was held entirely online between May 8 and May 15.
The number of votes cast fell slightly when compared to last year.
"I encountered a lot of students when I was tabling and some of them had no idea this was going on," Rose said.
Last year, 1,224 students voted and in 2006, 1,167 students voted.
"[Election coverage] was in The Triangle for two weeks, we used the Drexel Daily Digest every day voting was open, we had posters all over campus, we were handing out giveaways … we had individual candidates campaigning. I'm not really sure how we missed [voters]," Rose said.
Rose said the reason Drexel students could ignore all the information about the elections is because they are very busy.
"We can't force anyone to vote," Rose said.
Next year, though Rose will have graduated, she said she hopes the USGA will put on more promotional events throughout elections week.
Candidates have until May 20 at 5 p.m. to decline their elected position and to contest any election. According to Rose, elections aren't contested often, but candidates can bring charges against one another for campaigning incorrectly, using tools such as mass e-mail or character defamation to gain an unfair advantage in the race.
The number of votes cast fell slightly when compared to last year.
"I encountered a lot of students when I was tabling and some of them had no idea this was going on," Rose said.
Last year, 1,224 students voted and in 2006, 1,167 students voted.
"[Election coverage] was in The Triangle for two weeks, we used the Drexel Daily Digest every day voting was open, we had posters all over campus, we were handing out giveaways … we had individual candidates campaigning. I'm not really sure how we missed [voters]," Rose said.
Rose said the reason Drexel students could ignore all the information about the elections is because they are very busy.
"We can't force anyone to vote," Rose said.
Next year, though Rose will have graduated, she said she hopes the USGA will put on more promotional events throughout elections week.
Candidates have until May 20 at 5 p.m. to decline their elected position and to contest any election. According to Rose, elections aren't contested often, but candidates can bring charges against one another for campaigning incorrectly, using tools such as mass e-mail or character defamation to gain an unfair advantage in the race.
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