Before accounting for infractions, Amplify for IUSA garnered 3,574 votes, according to Election Commissioner Aparna Srinath. INtouch for IUSA came in second with 2,697 votes, and UNIFY for IUSA came in third with ?1,994 votes.
After accounting for infractions, however, Amplify for IUSA finished with 3,163 votes, INtouch for IUSA finished with 2,506 votes and UNIFY for IUSA finished with ?1,994 votes.
Tickets filed 17 complaints: 11 against Amplify for IUSA, five against INtouch for IUSA and one against UNIFY for IUSA.
The IUSA election commission accepted six of these complaints: three against Amplify for IUSA, three against INtouch for IUSA and zero against ?UNIFY for IUSA.
Upon receiving a complaint, the election commission distributes a copy of the complaint to the IUSA Supreme Court and the IU director of student life and learning, and then posts of a copy of the complaint outside the IUSA office, according to the ?election code.
Upon accepting a complaint, the election commission evaluates the infraction according to a pre-determined list. The list outlines several infractions and their corresponding percentage-based loss ?of votes.
The percentage-based loss of votes is proportional to the severity of the ?infraction.
The new administration will replace the current administration April 16.
Amplify for IUSA ?Infractions
Amplify for IUSA lost 11.5 percent of its votes due to infractions.
The election code states when an individual sends an email to multiple voters soliciting votes, that individual must place all email addresses in the blind ?carbon copy line.
Daniel Riggs, an Amplify for IUSA campaign staffer, sent an email to the entire Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity soliciting votes without placing all email addresses in the blind carbon copy line, resulting in a 1-percent loss of votes.
In the same email, Riggs falsely accused members of INtouch for IUSA of tampering with Amplify for IUSA’s campaign materials, resulting in an additional 0.5-percent loss of votes.
Members of Amplify for IUSA also distributed campaign materials at three locations without reserving these locations in advance, resulting in a 10-percent loss of votes.
INtouch for IUSA ?Infractions
INtouch for IUSA lost 7.1 percent of its votes due to infractions.
The Student Life and Learning Handbook states individuals may not chalk on vertical surfaces or within 10 feet of a ?building.
Members of INtouch for IUSA, however, chalked campaign messages on vertical surfaces and within 10 feet of a building, resulting in a 3-percent loss ?of votes.
Members of INtouch for IUSA also defaced several of Amplify for IUSA’s chalked campaign messages, resulting is an ?additional 1-percent loss ?of votes.
Members of INtouch for IUSA also posted more than two posters or fliers per residence hall, resulting in a 2-percent loss ?of votes.
INtouch for IUSA also posted posters and fliers without residence hall staff, resulting in a 1-percent loss of tickets.
The election commission also accepted a complaint that the ticket also posted posters and fliers on bulletin boards using staples, resulting in a ?0.1-percent loss of votes.
