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Student Senate election process explained
▶ CONNER MITCHELL
@ConnerMitchell0
As Student Senate election filing deadlines near, here are a few things to know about the election process.
Running for a Senate seat
Student Senate consists of 81 elected senators and an 11-member executive branch. Several academic departments elect 63 senators on the legislative branch, according to the Senate website.
Jesse Burbank, chair of the Student Senate Elections Commission, said students who'd like to run for a position on the executive or legislative branch form a group of candidates. That group will represent a common set of goals known as a coalition.
Burbank said coalitions gather candidates they think believe in their common vision. Then the coalitions present a slate of candidates and cohesive ideas that run for Senate at the same time.
"Running as a coalition means that you run with a group of like-minded people, and it's a concerted effort," he said.
Burbank said two main coalitions will usually form for the student body to elect. However, students who wish to run for Senate can run as independent candidates and are not required to affiliate themselves with a coalition.
"There's always a pretty rich diversity of coalition senators and independent senators," he said. "Most of the time, it's two large [coalitions]. In the past, there have been three, but for the most part, what I've seen is, there are two coalitions and large rounds of independent candidates running as well."
The filing deadline for Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates is March 21. The deadline for coalition and independent senator candidates is March 28, according to the Elections Commission calendar.
According to the Student Senate Rules and Regulations, students can choose from three methods to vote in the general election, which is scheduled for April 13-14.
Voting Process
Wescoe Beach and the other at Mrs.E's Dining Hall, according to the Elections Commission calendar.
Alternate voting stations include any University computer open to students with valid login information, as well as personal laptops, cellphones and mobile devices. Burbank said all voting will be completed through an online ballot on the Rock Chalk Central website.
The Elections Commission offer two polling locations, one on
He said anyone can vote during the designated hours online through their account on Rock Chalk Central. For this election cycle, the Elections Commission is focusing on pushing a higher voter turnout through targeted social media advertising, Burbank said.
"The central polling locations are there for student convenience to make sure that the Elections Commission has a presence in the community, and people know that they can vote," he said.
"It varies so widely," he said. "[In some years] it reached beyond 25 percent voter turnout, which is pretty high for a student election. And then the next year it went down pretty significantly
to upper single digits. It varies widely just depending on how much excitement there is for the election and how much outreach the coalitions and independent candidates are doing."
Per the Student Senate Rules and Regulations, coalitions are allowed $1,000 to spend on an election campaign, and independent candidates are allowed $200 to spend. However, campaign violations can be imposed
Campaign Violations
SEE SENATE PAGE 3
Student Senate Terms
Three Types of Polling Sites
Central Polling Location: any polling site operated by the Student Elections Commission. Open to all students and required to be located in at least two major campus locations. Campus, Organizational or Campus Computers: $ ^{*} $
Personal Computer: any computer, tablet, mobile phone or device with internet access owned by a student.
Active Table Campaigning: the process of promoting and distributing campaign advertisements in public areas where students have not initiated contact with the students working at the table.
Passive Table Campaigning: the process of promoting and distributing campaign advertisements in public areas where students have initiated contact with the students working at the table.
Coalitions: any group of students who join together to run for positions on either the executive or legislative branch under a common platform.
Elections Commission:a five-member committee consisting of at least one undergraduate student, one graduate student and one law student enrolled at the University who oversee and regulate the Student Senate elections process. Present members of Student Senate elections process. Present members of Student Senate are not eligible for membership on the Elections Commission.
Drug-related arrests on campus: breaking down the charges and consequences
> ANISSA FRITZ
@anissafritzz
University police reported 214 drug law arrests from 2012-2014, according to The Clery Act Annual Security Reports.
Kansas law allows authorities to arrest and prosecute drug offenders for separate violations. However, the difference in legal consequences regarding violations are costly and often combined.
The most prominent drug violation among University students is possession of a controlled substance, usually marijuana, along with a paraphernalia charge, said Adam Mansfield, KU Legal Services staff attorney.
"A lot of the times, the two charges get put together," Mansfield said. "So if your marijuana is in a baggy they can charge you for that bag as paraphernalia. A lot of people don't understand that."
Chris Keary, interim director and chief of police at the KU Public Safety office, said out of the 214 drug law arrests on campus, roughly half were in residential halls.
"What we have seen in our drug law arrests from 2012-2014 reflects a greater effective training of housing staff to notify us when they suspect a controlled substance," Keary said. "We do regular training with hall staff to be
knowledgeable about drug activity such as teaching them what marijuana smells like."
If convicted of possessing a controlled substance, an individual can face a fine between $200 and $2,500 and one year in jail depending on the substance and the amount found. Fines and consequences can be added when charged with paraphilia as well. Along with the possession fine, the court can also order drug abuse education, counseling or a treatment program.
According to Kansas Statute article 57, drug paraphernalia can be classified as more than just small weigh scales and pipes. Examples of drug paraphilia listed in the statute mention pipes and small containers, but cooking supplies can also qualify. Items such as blenders, bowls and even spoons qualify as mixing devices that could be used or intended for use in compounding controlled substances.
Anything that law enforcement finds that it determines could store or conceal a controlled substance could lead to a drug paraphernalia charge.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES WHAT COUNTS AS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Marijuana
Cocaine
Hashish
Hashish oil
Phencyclidine (PCP)
Methamphetamine
Amphetamine
PARAPHERNALIA WHAT COUNTS AS DRUG PARAPHERNALIA blenders, bowls, containers, spoons and mixing devices used or intended for use in compounding controlled substances cocsules, belloons, envelopes, bags and other containers used or intended for use in packaging small quantities of controlled substances
PARAPHERNALIA
If caught with stimulated controlled substance:
- a fine not less than $200 or greater than $2500.
PUNISHMENTS $
If caught with controlled substance and paraphernalia:
- Shell be required by the Court to obtain a drug abuse evaluation.
- complete a drug abuse education, counselling or treatment program.
- To pay the laboratory analysis fees and additional costs
Graphic by Sam Billman Source: City of Lawrence and the Kansas Legislature.
hind on things such as grinders, pipes or in small bags.
It's also common for a person to be charged with possession and paraphernalia, when small amounts of marijuana get left be-
aging small quantities of controlled substances."
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