On Tuesday night, a spokeswoman for FAMU’s student electoral commission walked out from the Student Activities Office covered in a dark green hood and orange jacket. Standing close to the door, she announced the list of newly elected officials and run-off candidates.Then, shouting in a quick breath as she bolted back into the building: “And all the Miss FAMU candidates have been disqualified!”
The news provoked near pandemonium among the hundreds of spectators. Outraged students screamed: “What?” and “Oh My God!”
While chaos is not uncommon in FAMU’s student elections, a mass disqualification of all the candidates in a university-wide race has not happened in recent memory.
Each year, electoral commission disqualifications are challenged before the Student Supreme Court and Vice-President of Student Affairs (VPSA). Past VPSAs have overturned many such decisions, citing gross misconduct and rule violations on the behalf of the electoral commission itself.
This year is set to be another one full of election appeals.
Kindall "Sunshine" Johnson (pictured) received the most votes of the three Miss FAMU candidates, with 1399. Jilyian Kelly and Amber Scott received 1052 votes and 851 votes, respectively.
In other election news, two Tallahassee natives are in a run-off for the student body presidency. Incumbent Gallop Franklin, who received 1536 votes, is seeking a second-term against challenger Kristopher Gibson, who received 1281 votes.
Over 3,200 students voted in the election.
why do we still have this out dated title of miss FAMU and Mr FAMU. How much does it cost to have these positions and do they really brings anything to the campus. It sounds like the old homecoming queens, that waves to the fans.
ReplyDeleteWell the current Mr. FAMU does alot on campus. 1:24p you are probably a Rattler that have has not been a student in some time and know those Mr. FAMUs who you never saw again after the election.
ReplyDeleteI graduated in 2002 and I must say I'm impressed with Mr. McCaskill.