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Volume 2, Issue 27~----------
© MetroPress April 23, 1980
MSC elections .end in contusion by Joan Conrow
The votes are in ... but the results are still uncertain. · During ASMSC elections April 14-18, voters elected a candidate who bad withdrawn from the race. Although presidential incum~bent Floyd Martinez and running mate Jocko Spencer withdrew from the election April 17, they won the popular vote, defeating Sonny Wasinger and Fred Hopkins. The unofficial results -Ywere 361to329. "I'm sort of at a loss for words," Martinez said Monday after the election. "I wasn't expecting to win." Martinez said he had not .. decided if he should ac;cept the presidency. He said he did not know if he could legally accept the ·, office after withdrawing from the election or even if his withdrawal was valid. ·l.. These issues will probably be resolved by the MSC Election Commission, which meets later this week, Martinez said. Wasinger said he stopped cam..,- paigning after he heard Martinez had withdrawn from the race. "You don't kick a man when he's down." l..
"I'm sure we could .have gotten the SAC. Should they take office decided the results of the referen200-300 votes had we kept cam- as student body president and vice dum should not bereleased. The contestations included inpaigning. When Floyd withdrew, president, their SAC positions will be filled by Bob Sherran and Bill sufficient time to inform students the voting dropped off," he said. Wasinger said he felt Martinez Leavitt, who received the fourth of the issue, prejudice and bias in the information letter about the withdrew because he did not want and fifth largest number of votes. A so-called "referendum," referendum, and an inability to to face him in a public debate meant to determine the amount validly assess the referendum's scheduled for Thursday afterresults. and use of student fees, was also noon. Interview with President MarWasinger does not plan a con- on the ballot. However, because tinez on page four of this issue. of several contestations, the testation of the vote because he · considers the Martinez withdraw! Student Advisory Board has the last word as far as the election is concerned. "I have no reason to believe he's going to go back on his word." In other election results, current In the future, college and university students In Student Affairs Committee memColorado might rec.elve educational vouchers payable ber Laurie Lucero was elected as to any state-supported institution as part of their Student Trustee. She ran uncontuition. • tested for the position. Incumbent Jean Lewis, representing the school of science What do workers inside Rocky Flats have to say about and math, was re-elected to the what goes on th_ere and how they feel about It? What Curriculum Committee. Thom effect are Auraria students having on the issue of Lyons (social science) and Nancy closing the plant? Isaacs (business) were also elected to that committee. · Three positions were open on Broken vending machines are a frustration for potential the SAC. Incumbent Janet Dean users but how do you get rid of one if no one knows and newcomers Jerry McCollough who it belongs to and you're not allowed to move it? and Antonio Sanchez got the most votes. Wasinger and Hopkins are. on
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