ASG election season begins with candidate social

Four pairs of MHCC candidates have filed for president and vice president of the Associated Student Government and students will vote May 6-9 to decide who will be next year’s top leaders.

Students will have a chance to meet the candidates at the upcoming ASG Elections Meet and Greet April 24, from noon-2 p.m. in the Student Union.

The four tickets are: Jeremiah Whitfield for president and William Scott Powers for vice president; Brett Slaughter for president and Kyle Schwartz for vice president; Steven Page for president and Grace Eide for vice president; and Laura Aguon for president and Nathan Doering for vice president.

The meet and greet is designed so students can get to know the candidates.  It will also allow an open forum for the candidates to let voters know who they are and what they have to offer if elected. However, this will not be a debate; that will occur later in the campaign. The candidates will be able to walk around and introduce themselves, hear student’s ideas or concerns and get a feeling for the needs of the students.

Preston Hayes, the ASG Elections Committee chair, said, “Our committee has set their eyes on obtaining a goal of 2000 votes this year, which is double the amount from last year.”

“We are continuing the effort to reach students and inform them of their rights and responsibilities,” he added.

Hayes said the elections committee is trying to reformat the way ASG envisions its responsibility to inform students and as well make the campus a fun and entertaining place to be. “We need to capture students when they are here and before they leave for their commute home,” he said.

The vice presidential debates will be April 29, and the presidential debates will be April 30. According to the Elections Committee calendar, the location of the events have yet to be determined.

Election polls will open online at 12:01 a.m. May 6 and close at 11:59 p.m. May 9. The newly elected president and vice president will be announced May 11 at the Spring Dinner Dance.

Advocate Staff