Results were posted after three weeks of silence and only 100 students out of 26,000 voted for the Fall 2023 ASB Special Election and Interclub Council Election.
Regarding the position of ASB president, Emma Manetta received a total of 58 votes accounting for .252144 % of the total student body vote while runner-up Auburn Marriott garnered 42 votes accounting for .182609% of total student body vote. 99.6% of the student body did not vote..
The ASB Special Election received a turnout of 100 voters while the Interclub Council Election consisted of 31 club representatives.
G Gonzalez ran unopposed for the position of LAC vice president and collected a total of 95 votes.
For PCC vice president, Otniel Serrano ran unopposed and secured 91 votes.
Joanna Albarado acquired the position of ICC President with 31 votes in the Fall 2023 Interclub Council Election.
Kennedy Netto who ran unopposed and received a total of 31 votes for the position of ICC Secretary.
When asked to comment on the results of the election, ASB treasurer Ash Cardona informed reporters that an interview must be organized through ASB advisor Kim Hamon in order to speak to the candidates.
In a text thread, Cardona notified Hamon of the Viking’s interest in conducting an interview, by which Hamon responded, “Please ask them the questions they would like to ask those who ran and forward those to Coco Dobard.”
After reaching out to Hamon per request for an interview, she replied, “Per the ASB Constitution, ‘any conversations with the media or outside agencies will be solely handled by the president or a representative appointment by the president in absence of availability. Please feel free to reach out to the ASB President, Coco Dobard.’”
The officers of the ASB election are decline to speak to reporters without counsel from Hamon and Dobard.