ASFA CEO recommends a few changes

In Concordia news, ASFA’s chief electorate officer Nick Cuillerier presented his general election report to the ASFA council Thursday evening. Cuillerier proposed changes to the electoral regulations to encourage voter participation and ensure fairer elections in the future.

Among the suggestions made was the return of parties, slates, and affiliations in ASFA elections. This recommendation was highly contested by the council who ultimately voted to table the motion. Many executives agreed that the slate system had been toxic, preferring candidates to continue running solo.

Other recommendations to the electorate process were unanimously agreed upon. Online digital campaigning via social media was discussed, with the consensus that the CEO must be aware and have access to all of these. In regards to third party online campaigning, Cuillerier said that the CEO is unfortunately not Big Brother. He said that if friends and third party affiliations act out-of-line when online, candidates themselves can get into trouble.