LBCC’s ASB remains tightlipped after three weeks of no election results.
On Sept. 13, the online ASB election came to an official close; concluding the opportunity to vote in new student representatives for the upcoming academic year.
The ballot is casted online and reporters received no reason as to why the turnaround time for results has taken this long after reaching out to multiple ASB affiliated people.
“I don’t know why the results haven’t been posted yet,” said Ash Cardona, LBCC ASB treasurer.
ASB is tasked with uplifting the voices of the student body, they are responsible for representing our concerns and interests. They are also responsible for funding multiple programs on campus that are paid by the money that students are charged for their college services card fee.
It is not only unacceptable, but it’s unconstitutional according to their own ASB constitution.
Article IX, Section 3 of the LBCC ASB Constitution states, “The Elections Committee under the supervision of all ASB Advisors must confirm the tally of all ballots. The results are reported to the ASB Cabinet by the Elections Committee Chair. The results, in the form of a certificate signed by the Elections Committee, must be posted on the ASB Cabinet bulletin board and/or the ASB Student Life website.”
It’s uncertain if the candidates have already occupied their roles or if they must wait until the results are announced.
With little word nor announcement, students are still unaware of who plays a role in representing their voice.
The very students who fund ASB with their student fees are being left in the dark.
This lack of information holds true for those who are currently in ASB or ran as a candidate in the election.
The LBCC ASB webpage remains outdated and fails to supply the student body with the current active officers.
“To be completely honest with you, I don’t know,” said Joseph Polanco, former PCC Vice President. “I no longer really have any information as to what’s going on. I do know that before, things weren’t being posted because of covid. I think they might just need to get used to being back on campus, maybe give them some time.”
The election was held for LAC and PCCs’ Vice President; Treasurer; Secretary; and only one being a contested election and the candidates who ran can no longer be found online.
“One elective official would run the elections, Kim Hamon. Kim would help put all of the stuff together for elections and tell people who were running and that they needed to do their campaign,” sharing knowledge on prior elections, Polanco said.
Reporters reached out to Hamon through email which resulted in not receiving a reply and then questioning her in person.
“My dean knows, you can talk to her. Her office is upstairs, thank you for respecting my boundaries,” student activities advisor Kim Hamon said on why the election results haven’t been posted.
Reporters attempted to talk to Deborah Miller-Calvert, the dean of student affairs, who was in a meeting at the time.
It continues to remain unknown as to when the results will be posted and why they haven’t been posted already.