More Candidates

Since nominations closed four more people have applied. None of these is for Sports Officer, but one is for the other position that would remain vacant, SRC Coordinator. If the nominations reopened there is no reason reason to expect that even more names would not be forthcoming.

There are technical way of overcoming the problem. The new executive could resign en masse so new elections would have to be held. But an election costs $400 of students' association money. It is farcical to spend that amount on just three people standing without any opposition, even more so to spend it twice.

A legal opinion given to VUWSA's lawyers states that if the election is to go ahead as the committee intends it could be declared invalid on grounds of inadequate publicity.