Coalitions withdraw violation complaints

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

After an election week riddled with violation complaints against the Delta Force and United Students coalitions, the parties seem to have made peace. Each coalition withdrew its complaints against each other Monday night at the Election Commission meeting.

Delta Force filed a violation complaint last week citing that the United Students coalition defamed Delta Force presidential nominee John Cross, Kansas City, Mo., junior, saying he had authored and passed only one bill while in Senate. The complaint said Cross authored three bills.

United Students members told potential voters that Hannah Love, Dodge City junior and presidential candidate for United Students, and running mate Ray Wittlinger, Olathe junior, authored and passed a combined 29 bills. The complaint said Love and Wittlinger actually passed a combined 17 bills.

Delta Force dropped the complaint in order to move on.

“We realized it was a misunderstanding and rather than drag out the complaint we’ve decided to look ahead to the future,” said Jack Connor, Overland Park junior and the complaint filer.

Had the complaint been heard and United Students been found guilty of using malicious intent in the statements, the coalition could have been disqualified and Love and Wittlinger could have been removed from their new positions.

United Students withdrew its violation complaint against Delta Force for the improper use of mass e-mails to potential voters.

The complaint cited Delta Force for using a mass e-mail to remind friends to vote. Wittlinger said that it wasn’t right to get off on the wrong foot after elections.

“We feel that with the conclusion of the election it’s time for the coalitions to come together for students,” Wittlinger said.

Kansan staff writer Ashlee Kieler can be contacted at akieler@kansan.com.

— Edited by Joe Caponio

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