SGA Election Results

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:49:00 -0400
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2,368 undergraduates voted in the SGA election, the second-largest vote total in UMBC history. Once again, the voting rate for UMBC undergraduates (23.8%) compared favorably to the turnout rates for the Towson University (13.3%) and University of Maryland College Park (about 20%; official tally to be released tonight) SGA elections.

Here are the results:

PRESIDENT

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Yasmin Karimian 2,015 votes 94.4%

Richard Blissett

Write-ins (total) 120 votes 5.6%

VICE PRESIDENT

FOR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

William Joyner 1,219 votes 56.8%

Emily Han 876 votes 40.8%

Write-ins (total) 50 votes 2.3%

TREASURER

Kaylesh Ramu 1,959 votes 95.2%

Write-ins (total) 98 votes 4.8%

SGA SENATE

Top 11 candidates (in bold) have been elected:

Toby Le 918 votes

Gift Jayakar 780 votes

Vikram Bambawale 766 votes

Dylan Cook 709 votes

Damani Lewis 705 votes

Benjamin Smith 676 votes

Jasmine Batchelor 648 votes

Matthew McNey 622 votes

Chidiebele Agha 611 votes

Sumit Bose 602 votes

Alex Gaines 581 votes

Faiza Haq 554 votes

Tae-Guyn “Tommy” Kim 533 votes

Opeyemi Faseyi 518 votes

Leon Neufville 480 votes

David Stonko 478 votes

Buruk Hagos 446 votes

Jair Thrasher 425 votes

Chunhui Lin 416 votes

Grant Foehrkolb 410 votes

Edward K. Featherson 405 votes

Write-ins (total): 54 votes

SGA FINANCE BOARD

Top 5 candidates (in bold) have been elected:

Jessica Ji 751 votes

Rosy Chirayath 705 votes

Sekinah Hassan 673 votes

Morgan Russo 617 votes

Tehmeena Hassan 594 votes

Vladislav Azimhodjaev 579 votes

Asmita Adhikari 473 votes

Catherine Dodson 442 votes

Amond “Uche” Uwadineke 424 votes

Timb Mantegna 361 votes

Nicole Laird 358 votes

Write-ins (total) 44 votes

Referendum A

(SGA Eligibility Requirements)

Yes 1,248 votes 59.5%

No 851 votes 40.5%

Referendum B

(SGA Nondiscrimination Clause—Gender Expression/Identity)

Yes 1,896 votes 91.0%

No 188 votes 9.0%

Referendum C

(SGA Finance Board Authority to Participate in Amending

Guiding Documents and Approving Appointments)

Yes 1,572 votes 78.9%

No 420 votes 21.1%

Referendum D

(SGA Supreme Court Restructuring)

Yes 1,718 votes 86.4%

No 271 votes 13.6%