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USF Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Ryan & Logan

The popular vote will not be deciding this election.

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USF Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Ryan & Logan

In a historic and unanimous decision, the USF Supreme Court found the Moneer and Kent campaign guilty of a major violation, overturning a landslide victory and making Ryan Soscia and Logan Holland the new Student Body President and Vice President.

In a trial that occurred Friday April 7th, the Ryan and Logan campaign- represented by current Student Body Vice Alec Waid- argued that members of the opposing campaign had abused their positions of power. When asked to comment on the state of the trial, Waid declined to comment.

In the majority opinion published by the court, USF's Supreme Court concluded that campaigning with materials not readily available to all students constituted an abuse of power. This includes name tags, polos associated with student offices, and more. The majority opinion stated that there was no question as to whether or not MoKent staff Deka Ezevillo campaigned in his name tag or Career Services polo. The main discussion was whether these actions constituted a major violation for which Moneer and Kent could be held liable and the court's answer was yes.

Above: Excerpts from the majority opinion

It should be noted that this decision not final; the Moneer and Kent Campaign have already moved to appeal the decision to the Dean of students Danielle MacDonald. It remains to be seen whether the Dean will follow through with the popular vote or the court decision, which now rest at odds.

Many are already upset by this decision. Students are beginning to feel that their voices are being silenced. Others are questioning how these actions can even qualify as a violation. The reality is this: The rules were clearly outlined before any campaigning ever took place. Both of these campaigns agreed to become public figures and, being in the public eye, they are subject to high scrutiny. If there was any question as to whether an action was legal for campaign purposes, that action needed to be avoided. There is an intense amount of scrutiny that goes into these elections. Moneer and Kent left themselves exposed. It remains to be seen how the Dean will decide but until then,

Good Luck USF

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