SGA releases unofficial spring election results

Ethan Henry, News Editor

February 27, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article has been corrected to include the accurate voter turnout in the 2023 SGA presidential election, which was 32.46%. The turnout previously listed, 28.23%, was the 2022 turnout.

The SGA announced the results of the 2024 spring elections Tuesday night.

Voter turnout for the presidential election was 26.01%, which was slightly lower than last year’s turnout of 32.46%. Only 9,751 of 37,488 eligible voters participated in the presidential election. Presidential candidate Samad Gillani garnered over 90% of the votes for president.

This election season has seen zero election violation decisions, according to the SGA elections website; this is a dramatic decrease from last year’s elections, during which 14 violation complaints were filed. If no complaints or appeals are still pending three class days after the election, the unofficial results will be deemed final, according to the Elections Board manual.

The unofficial results are as follows:

Constitutional amendments:

C-01-23: A vote to update and clarify Articles II and III: Passed

C-01-24: A vote to update and clarify Amendments V, VI, VII, and VIII: Passed

C-02-23: A vote to update and clarify Article IV: Passed

C-02-24: A vote to update and clarify Amendments IX, X, XI, and XII: Passed

C-03-24: A vote to update and clarify Amendment VIII: Passed

Executive Council:

President: Samad Gillani

Executive Secretary: Jensyn Seay

Executive Vice President: Olivia Frazier

Vice President for Academic Affairs: Cassidy Matwiyoff