The Elections Board released its fourth violations report on Friday, once again clearing Lillian Roth and issuing clarification for Jared Hunter. According to the report, SGA President Lillian Roth did not violate Article III Section 4B of the 2017 Election Manual, concerning an Auburn student’s endorsement of her campaign via Facebook.
The Board also stated that Roth did not violate Article III Section 2D of the manual by posting a flyer on a public bulletin board inside B.B. Comer Hall. The section states, “No campaigning shall be allowed inside any University building or within twenty-five (25) feet of any entrance to a University building.”
The subsection below the rule in question says candidate organizational meetings and “meetings of registered student organizations and Ferguson Center and Plaza” are exempt from the above rule.
Candidates are permitted to place campaign materials on public bulletin boards during mandatory orientation sessions, but have to place the material and leave immediately afterward, according to the violations report.
Additionally, the Board issued clarifications regarding the blackout period of Director of Engagement Jared Hunter’s campaign.
Hunter must first email a roster with member names of all organizations he is registered with at the University, including the Blackburn Institute, his fraternity Theta Chi and others. He is required to also email members of any official rosters and organizations that he is registered with and notify them of the Board’s sanctions.
Hunter is also required to send the Board a list of all students, past or present, who are affiliated with his campaign. The Board charged Hunter to prevent and self-report any violations of the blackout period.
The Board also stated current pending allegation violations prior to the release of the Friday violations report will not be reviewed for violations or result in sanctions. Anything that occurs after the report’s release and notification of the Hunter campaign will be reviewable for possible violations and sanctions.
The Board additionally cleared Hunter of responsibility for violating Article III Section 3 C. A student named Carson Palmer was alleged to offer fraternity pledges 12-packs of beer in exchange for sharing Hunter’s social media posts. After hearing a statement, the Board ruled that Palmer was not in violation of Article III Section 3 C, but could be if the alleged incentive was actually given.
The full violations report can be found here.
