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Parke/George win ASBSU president and vice president
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Over 2,200 students turned out to vote on Wednesday and Thursday to elect Wyatt Parke and Molly George as the ‘06-’07 ASBSU president and vice president.
The unofficial results of the ASBSU elections were announced at noon Friday at the Brava stage in the Student Union.
Results are unofficial until they are approved by the ASBSU Judiciary, said ASBSU Election Board Advisor Jerilyn Grow.
Grow and current ASBSU vice president Texie Evans announced the results.
Over 13 percent of the Boise State student body voted in the election, according to Evans, which she said was the highest voter turnout since 1996. Last year, 9.44 percent of the student body voted in the elections.
According to the unofficial results provided by the ASBSU Election Board, Parke and George received 751 votes.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Parke said. “The elections are over and we’ve got to get the wheels turning.”
Current ASBSU president Joe Holladay was in attendance during the announcement.
“It was a surprise,” Holladay said. “I thought Tim would win. I’m really happy for Wyatt. I think he has the students’ best interests at heart.”
Executive candidates Tim Flaherty and LaTisha Clark received 720 votes, just 31 votes less than the winning team.
“I’m just excited about the turnout,” Clark said. “This year, we had some great candidates.”
Robert Ormond and Britton Holdaway received 565 votes.
“It came as no surprise,” Holdaway said. “It was a good experience.”
The results of the ASBSU Senate referendum on the plus/minus grading system were also announced. A majority of BSU students, 79.76 percent, voted against the implementation of the plus/minus grading system.
Grow and Evans also announced a tie for the eighth at-large Senate seat between Stephanie Hooft and Sierra Edgers. Grow said the winner of the eighth seat will be decided by a lottery at the March 14 ASBSU Senate meeting at 4:45 p.m.
The winners of the seven other at-large Senate seats are as follows in order of the number of votes received: Craig Howard, Cyndi Blue, Amy Ortmann, Kayla Davis, Terry Gorseth, Jonathon Sawmiller and Trevor Bosch.
Katie Jo Rupert won the Senate seat for the College of Arts and Sciences. Greg Wilson won the uncontested seat for the College of Education. Write-in candidate Jeffrey Dart won the seat for the College of Applied Technology. Emmy Guthrie won the uncontested seat for the College of Engineering. Bakh Mirkasimov won the uncontested seat for the College of Business and Economics. Isaac Moffet won the uncontested seat for the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs. Ryan Cooper won the Senate seat for the College of Health Sciences. Mary Dawson won the uncontested seat for the Graduate College.
“I’m really happy we [Team Bronco] elected so many people to the Senate,” Flaherty said.
Sara Bahnson
