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Live: Ryerson Student Union Election results
The Ryersonian live blogs the ballot count for the RSU elections on Feb 8.
Presidential candidate, Rodney Diverlus is looking confident with his current lead of 1850 over Mark Single who has 246.
by The Ryersonian on Feb 8, 2012 at 11:34 PM
Just 2,674 people voted for one of the three presidential candidates – that's less than 10 per cent of Ryerson's student population.
Diverlus received more than half of those votes. The final count was 1,974.
"It feels actually pretty amazing to see that Ryerson students have come out in numbers and have supported Students United and our mission, in our calls and our visions for our student's union," said Diverlus.
When asked what he is going to do first, Diverlus says he still has to tie up a few loose ends. He still has to complete one more term as Vice President of Equity with many events to partake in and that is his focus right now.
Ryerson students have spoken and a full slate of Students' United executives will reign for yet another year in the Student Campus Centre (SCC).
"Well, voter apathy..." Diverlus sarcastically said, to VP Operations, Andrew McCallister after the final results were reported on the live screen at the Ram in the Rye.
Independent Suraj Singh won 423 votes, while the official opposition, Mark Single earned 277.
These results include the votes counted at the Rogers Communication Centre, two polling stations in the library building, two at the Ted Rogers School of Management and most recently, the Engineering building. The last poll to be counted was Kerr Hall East, which was finally reported just before 12:15 a.m., on February 9, after the first poll results were announced just before 8 p.m.
by Stephanie.lowe on Feb 9, 2012 at 12:20 AM
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Disqualification, and just before the finish line
Suraj Singh confirmed at the beginning of the evening that he had been disqualified from the 2012 RSU election. This is the third year in a row that a candidate has been disqualified.
"I'm distraught. Clearly torn apart. I'm weeping," Suraj Singh said about his recent disqualification, with a smile on his face.
Singh, who ran as a joke candidate on behalf of the Eyeopener, confirmed that he received an email just before noon today from the Daniel Lo, Chief Registration Officer, outlining two election bylaws he had breached.
The first one involved publishing ads for his campaign in The Eyeopener this past week. Reportedly the material was not pre-approved by the RSU. Additionally, the space his campaign consumed in the newspaper was counted as advertising material which exceeded the candidate's $300 campaign budget.
The verdict? Disqualification and a $50 fine for Suraj Singh.
"I said I'd kick it in the can. Apparently I kicked it too hard," he said.
As it stands, Singh has submitted an appeal. Regardless of the disqualification, all three of the presidential candidates' votes were counted and announced this evening. But even if Singh did manage to win the most votes, (which he didn't) but if he did, he has to wait until tomorrow morning for his running status to be re-evaluated.
Singh made his intentions clear when he said, "If I don't win, I'm not going to run next year."
Singh isn't the first independent presidential candidate who has been disqualified in recent years. Last year, Mark Single was disqualified for putting up unapproved posters around campus. The year before, Sherif El Tawil was disqualified after receiving 10 demerit points for covering up and removing his opponents' posters.
The posters Single was disqualified for last year targeted the $30,000 annual salary RSU executives are paid. At the time, he said he would reduce those salaries to minimum wage.
Maybe next year, history won't repeat itself and the future presidential opposition candidates will toe the line a little more carefully.
- The Ryersonian's live coverage of the Ryerson Students' Union election vote count has officially begun. You have until 5:30 p.m. to get your vote in before the polls close.
- The library building is bustling right now and several students have stopped to vote. #rsuelxn12
mypict.meby caitlynholroyd via twitter 2/8/2012 10:07:29 PM - If you're trying to make your last minute decisions on who to vote for... here is the who's who running for the top spots in the RSU .
- Polls will be closing in 23 minutes - follow @theryersonian for the latest on the new #RyeSU!by aliciaaahay via twitter 2/8/2012 10:08:00 PM
- live blogging from Rye's engineering building to keep you up to date during your final half hour to vote!
- Look out for our Ryersonian reporters @caitlynholroyd and @StephanieALowe who are checking out the polls to see if there are any last minute rushes.
- Will be catching up with presidential candidate Rodney Diverlus as soon as the polls close at 5:30! Check back to hear his thoughts before the results tonight!
- Here's the scene outside the library polling station right now. #rsuelxn12 #Ryerson
mypict.meby caitlynholroyd via twitter 2/8/2012 10:11:22 PM - "You don't even know who you're voting for!" says one student to her friend. #rsuelxn12 #Ryersonby caitlynholroyd via twitter 2/8/2012 10:12:15 PM
- This polling station has been steady - library is obviously a prime location. #rsuelxn12 #Ryersonby caitlynholroyd via twitter 2/8/2012 10:17:18 PM
- Reminder: @RSU election polls close in 12 minutes. #rsuelxn12 #Ryersonby caitlynholroyd via twitter 2/8/2012 10:19:03 PM
- I'm reporting live from the @RamintheRye as we await the RSU election results. #rsuelxn12by shanelle_kaul via twitter 2/8/2012 10:19:14 PM
- This polling station has been steady as well - voting at Ryerson's engineering building hasn't let up yet #rsuelxn12 #Ryerson
- Only ten minutes until the polls close for RSU elections. Last chance to vote! #rsuelxn12 #Ryersonby aliciaaahay via twitter edited by Kelsey Wingerak 2/8/2012 10:19:50 PM
- General consensus seems to be that students are voting because they feel "they should." #rsuelxn12 #Ryersonby caitlynholroyd via twitter 2/8/2012 10:21:30 PM
- Remember: there is an interactive voting poll map if you are trying to seek out the closest poll to vote in these last 9 minutes. Here's the link to all the candidate info and voting polls.
- Things are starting to wind down at this station with 5 minutes left to vote. #rsuelxn12 #Ryersonby caitlynholroyd via twitter 2/8/2012 10:24:53 PM
- This is a video one of our live reporters @shanelle_kaul did on the first day of the elections: www.ryersonian.ca
The scene at the @RamintheRye right now. Lots of students eating and drinking - hope they stick around for results! p.twimg.com
by shanelle_kaul via twitter 2/8/2012 10:25:49 PM- An election where we have a say, but don't have a choice -- That's what I think about #rsuelxn12. What do you think?by shanelle_kaul via twitter 2/8/2012 10:27:48 PM
- Between Monday night and Tuesday afternoon, the Engineering building got a rush of more than 200 students. Wow. Maybe we can count on that happening again tonight before the polls close?! Three minutes left to vote.
- "3 minutes!" someone yells from the polling station. #rsuelxn12 #Ryersonby caitlynholroyd via twitter edited by Kelsey Wingerak 2/8/2012 10:28:15 PM
- Only two more minutes to get your votes in! Bring your student cards to any polling station on campus. #rsuelxn12by shanelle_kaul via twitter 2/8/2012 10:28:51 PM
- Make sure to join the Ryersonian live-bloggers over at the Ram In The Rye for the ballot counting and final results of this year's new RSU slate.
- Where are you now? One minute until polls close. #rsuelxn12 #Ryersonby aliciaaahay via twitter edited by Kelsey Wingerak 2/8/2012 10:29:18 PM
- Just one more minute. #rsuelxn12
- Every moment counts for Rodney Diverlus taking advantage of every last second. #rsuelxn12 #Ryerson
- We will all be heading over to the Ram to watch the candidates come in and set up the ballot counting section at the back now!
- Caitlin Smith just came to ensure the booth is being shutdown. #rsuelxn12 #Ryersonby caitlynholroyd via twitter 2/8/2012 10:31:09 PM
- Here's a video and article that Ryersonian reporters created yesterday for the second day of election watch.
- Polls are now closed. Let the ballot counting begin! Stay tuned for the results! #rsuelxn12 #Ryersonby aliciaaahay via twitter edited by Alicia Hayashi 2/8/2012 10:33:42 PM
- An interesting article was written yesterday about outgoing RSU president, Caitlin Smith and her tight-lipped communication policy. We'll have to wait and see how the incoming president deals with the press and fields questions.
- You can grab some grub at the Ram in the Rye pub and talk with our reporters as they follow the vote count and unveil the incoming RSU executives.
- "Exhausted, pretty empowered, pretty good. We went all day over the last 3 days and spoke to many students right until the bitter end and now it's just the waiting game." - Rodney Diverlus, presidential candidate.
- "Voter apathy" is always the blame when it comes to poor turnout rates. But can we blame students when four of the five executive positions are running unopposed? Read our reporter Kelsey Wingerak's article and check out the video a group of reporters made about the lone opposition, Mark Single.
- @RSU election polls have closed and @theryersonian is now camped out at the Ram awaiting the results. #rsuelxn12 #Ryersonby caitlynholroyd via twitter 2/8/2012 10:42:44 PM
@theagagliardi @caitlinholroyd and I are getting ready for a night of reporting live at the @ramintherye. #rsuelxn12 p.twimg.com
by shanelle_kaul via twitter 2/8/2012 10:43:22 PM
This is one of the four VP's running unopposed - find out if the students who did come out, said yes or no to the acclaimed positions.
- @theryersonian news team is camped out at the @ramintherye! Come join us for a drink and some political chit-chat. #rsuelxn12by shanelle_kaul via twitter 2/8/2012 10:45:08 PM
- According to this article from 2007 on studentunion.ca, candidate apathy isn't a new problem for Ryerson's political world.
- Our reporter, Stephanie Lowe is getting an exclusive interview with Rodney Diverlus on their way to the Ram in the Rye. You can get a chance to talk with your potential Students' Union reps there too. Just stop on by.
- @RamintheRye is buzzing with students. We'll keep you up to date with all the latest election info as we get it. @rsuelxn12by shanelle_kaul via twitter 2/8/2012 10:56:08 PM
"No one I know is voting. I'm just out to lunch when it comes to that stuff." -Alex Savanyu, Server at the @RamintheRye p.twimg.com
by shanelle_kaul via twitter 2/8/2012 11:06:33 PM- "I believe that they want to do good, I just don't know that much of that will ever get done." - Alex Savanyu, Server at the @RamintheRyeby shanelle_kaul via twitter 2/8/2012 11:07:58 PM
- Some students at the Ram say they walked by many polls, but didn't vote. #rsuelxn12by Stephanie Lowe via twitter edited by Alicia Hayashi 2/8/2012 11:11:28 PM
