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      VoLUME
      35
      Issue
      17
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      STUDENT
      NEWSPAPER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Marcu
      30,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Defeated
      Candidate
      Demands
      A
      Re-
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nick
      Stewart
     
     
      News
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Defeated
      Executive
      VP
     
     
      Candidate
      Brad
      Deighan
      feels
      technical
     
     
      glitches
      in
      the
      electronic
      voting
      system
     
     
      used
      in
      this
      year’s
      Student
      Union
     
     
      elections
      may
      have
      skewed
      the
      results
     
     
      in
      the
      Executive
      VP
      election
      and
      he
      is
     
     
      demanding
      that
      a
      re-vote
      be
      held
      for
     
     
      the
      position.
     
    

    
     
      Deighan
      told
      the
      Cadre
      that
      on
     
     
      the
      first
      day
      of
      the
      election,
      two
      students
     
     
      informed
      him
      that
      when
      they
      logged
     
     
      onto
      their
      student
      accounts
      to
      vote,
      his
     
     
      name
      had
      not
      appeared
      on
      the
      list
      of
     
     
      candidates
      running
      for
      the
      position
      of
     
     
      Executive
      VP.
      He
      said
      he
      immediately
     
     
      logged
      onto
      his
      own
      student
      account
     
     
      and
      his
      name
      did
      not
      appear
      on
      the
     
     
      ballot
      for
      Executive
      VP.
      He
      voted
      for
     
     
      other
      positions
      and
      signed
      off.
      After
      this
     
     
      he-signed
      back
      into
      his
      account
      since
     
     
      he
      had
      not
      yet
      voted
      for
      the
      Executive
     
     
      VP
      position
      and
      that
      time
      his
      name
      was
     
     
      on
      the
      ballot.
     
    

    
     
      Deighan
      asked
      CRO
      Pat
     
     
      Curley
      to
      look
      into
      the
      matter.
     
    

    
     
      “When
      I
      was
      told
      about
      this
      I
     
     
      checked
      into
      the
      matter
      and
      signed
      into
     
     
      voting
      about
      30
      times
      and
      each
      time
      the
     
     
      candidate’s
      name
      came
      up,”
      Curley
     
     
      claimed.
      The
      chronological
      print
      out
      of
     
     
      votes
      cast,
      which
      he
      reviewed
      after
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Vote
      for
      Executive
      VP
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      election
      indicated
      an
      even
      spread
      of
     
     
      votes
      cast
      for
      each
      candidate,
      suggesting
     
     
      that
      no
      candidate
      was
      left
      off
      the
      list
      for
     
     
      a
      lengthy
      period
      of
      time,
      Curley
      added.
     
    

    
     
      However,
      Deighan
      said
      that
      on
     
     
      Thursday
      night
      another
      student
      informed
     
     
      him
      that
      his
      name
      did
      not
      appear
      on
      her
     
     
      choices
      for
      Executive
      VP.
      “This
      means
     
     
      that
      the
      problem
      persisted
      throughout
     
     
      the
      entire
      voting
      period,”
      he
      said.
     
    

    
     
      The
      possibility
      exists
      that
      some
     
     
      candidates
      may
      have
      been
      left
      off
      some
     
     
      ballots
      sporadically,
      instead
      of
      all
      ballots
     
     
      for
      a
      certain
      period
      of
      time.
      The
     
     
      reliability
      of
      the
      electronic
      voting
      system
     
     
      is
      questionable,
      as
      there
      were
      other
     
     
      glitches
      in
      the
      electronic
      voting
      process
     
     
      as
      well.
      Curley
      told
      the
      Cadre
      that
     
     
      numerous
      complaints
      were
      filed
      with
      him
     
     
      at
      the
      end
      of
      the
      election.
      Some
     
     
      graduating
      students
      could
      not
      vote
      for
     
     
      valedictorian
      early
      in
      the
      election,
      but
     
     
      Pat
      Curley
      informed
      Computer
      Services
     
    
   
   
    
     
      which
      was
      able
      to
      fix
      the
      problem
      by
     
     
      updating
      the
      list
      of
      students
      who
      have
     
     
      appliedto
      graduate.
     
    

    
     
      “Tf
      there
      were
      problems
      we
     
     
      apologize
      but
      we
      are
      not
      responsible
      for
     
     
      computer
      glitches
      and
      computer
     
     
      services
      did
      their
      best
      to
      help
      us
      with
     
     
      problems,”
      Curley
      explained.
     
    

    
     
      This
      response
      is
      not
      enough
      for
     
     
      Deighan,
      who
      feels
      the
      situation
      merits
     
     
      are-vote
      for
      the
      position
      of
      Executive
     
     
      VP.
     
    

    
     
      “In
      no
      way
      do
      I
      think
      it
      is
     
     
      possible
      to
      suggest
      that
      such
      a
     
     
      phenomenon
      might
      not
      have
      drastically
     
     
      affected
      the
      outcome
      of
      the
      elections
      in
     
     
      regards
      to
      the
      position
      of
      Executive
      VP.
     
     
      The
      result
      has
      been
      a
      technical-
     
     
      electronic
      glitch
      creating
      a
      bias
      against
     
     
      the
      chances
      of
      me
      winning
      this
      election.
     
     
      As
      such,
      I
      think
      that
      it
      is
      only
      reasonable
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      14