56 tickets register for 2004-05 ASUO spots
A total of 56 tickets are running for ASUO positions in the 2004-05 school year, leaving no empty races.
Seven different tickets are vying for the ASUO Executive president and vice president positions, making it the most highly contested race.
The total number of students running is down from last year’s 90, but ASUO Elections Coordinator Stephanie Day said she is pleased with the number.
“We’re excited that all the seats had been filled and there was a high level of interest, despite the bad timing,” Day said. “Of course, over the next few days we’ll have the resignation letters coming in.”
The election office’s goal is to have at least a 25 percent voter turnout, Day said, adding that the elections have never drawn more than 20 percent of students to the polls. Last year, 15.22 percent of students voted in the primary elections.
A candidate fair will be held April 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the lawn between Condon Hall and Chapman Hall. A debate for executive candidates will take place April 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the EMU
Fir Room.

— Jared Paben