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SGA Election Results

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%
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Posted: April 22, 2010, 5:49 PM

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