After the first full day of the 2003 ASUO election season, another position will go unfilled and one senate race will be slightly less competitive.
Mindi Rice announced Wednesday morning that she has withdrawn her candidacy for a two-year term on the Student Recreation Center Advisory Board, and Steven Lockfield announced Wednesday night that he is withdrawing from the race for Programs Finance Senator Seat 1.
Jonah Lee and Courtney Warner are still running unopposed for the other two seats on the rec center board, and Seat 1 still has a crowded field of seven contenders.
Wednesday evening’s mandatory candidate meetings, covering elections rules and procedures, were heavily attended. Candidates who didn’t show up could be dropped from the ballot, and other candidates may be withdrawing from the race, but the ASUO Elections Board on Wednesday night could confirm no other immediate changes.
The ASUO primary election runs April 9-11, and the general election — if it is needed — runs April 21-23. A debate for ASUO Executive candidates is tentatively scheduled for April 7, and a full candidate’s fair is scheduled for April 9.

— Michael J. Kleckner