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The '''CCSC elections of 2015''' were held on March 30th through April 1st. [[Columbia College]] students were allowed to vote for one [[CCSC]] executive board party and two [[University Senate|University Senator]] candidates, as well as one or more candidates for several other positions.

Continuing the election reform policy implemented in 2014, the [[CCSC Elections Board]] allowed executive board candidates to run separately, with the exception of President and VP Policy. For the first time, election results also included the number of students who voted for none of the candidates, leading to some embarrassment as "None" took up to 30% of the vote in certain elections. In the [[ESC]] elections, "None" won two positions.

== Candidates ==

=== CCSC President and VP Policy ===
2015 was a squaring-off between three exec parties: Ben Makansi and Viv Ramakrishnan's Freedom, Liberty, and Freedom party, incumbent President [[Peter Bailinson]] and VP Communications [[Abby Porter]]'s It Takes Two party, and [[Daniel Stone]] and [[Daniel Garisto]]'s Community Party for a Better Tomorrow (TCPFABT). Notably, Ben and Viv ran on a two-person ticket, and Daniel and Daniel ran on a ticket where all candidates were named Daniel or Danielle.

During the debates, Abby was questioned repeatedly by audience members as to why meeting minutes--one of the VP Comms's responsibilities--hadn't been uploaded to the website. Peter was also questioned as to why he was taking credit for financial aid improvements, as alumni donations facilitated many of them.<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2015/03/31/ccsc-insiders-campaign-against-bailinson-porter-re-election-bid Peter and Abby criticized]</ref> Finally, the issue of Bacchanal board's insularity came up, with Peter and Dan both pledging to dissolve the board at F@CU. Ben was critical of the board, but ultimately said that more facts needed to emerge before making a decision.<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2015/04/02/election-results-suggest-safer-fate-bacchanal-committee Bacchanal board at stake during elections]</ref> Throughout the debate, Dan and Dan were mostly nonchalant, with Garisto lying down during his opening remarks. Meanwhile, Ben and Viv often deflected questions back at Peter and Abby. This debate, as well as [[Spec]]'s subsequent non-endorsement of any party, marked a turning point in the election.

In the end, FLF won with 839 votes (43.35%), defeating ITT (808 votes, 41.75%), TCPFABT (106 votes, 5.47%), and "None" (182 votes, 9.4%) for an upset victory.

=== VP Finance ===
Class of 2016 rep Sameer Mishra of ITT defeated

=== VP Campus Life ===
CCSC newcomer Kelly Echevarria of ITT defeated

=== VP Communications ===
Academic Affairs rep Grayson Warrick of ITT defeated

==Other observations==
Ben, Viv, and Sameer are all in Beta, and every executive board member will be a senior, meaning the 2016 elections will be wide-open.

=== University Senate ===
Five candidates ran for the [[University Senate]]: Matthew Chou, Richard Sun, Ryan Cho, Chris Canales, and Derrick Fu. Chou and Sun were victorious.

=== At-Large Positions ===
Two candidates ran for Academic Affairs Representative: [[Steven Castellano]] and Grace McCarthy. Castellano won with 54% of the vote. The Student Services Representative positions were (again) both unchallenged, leading sole candidates Christina Fan and Blaine Harper to victory. Likewise, the Pre-professional Representative position was uncontested, with Caroline Lisankie ultimately elected.

== References ==
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== External Links ==
*[http://columbiaspectator.com//news/2015/04/02/freedom-liberty-and-freedom-party-wins-narrow-surprise-victory-ccsc-e-board| Spec Election Results]
*[http://www.scribd.com/doc/260654404/Columbia-Spring-Election-Results-2015-pdf| PDF of results]

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 was a squaring-off between three exec parties: Ben Makansi and Viv Ramakrishnan's Freedom, Liberty, and Freedom party, incumbent President [[Peter Bailinson]] and VP Communications [[Abby Porter]]'s It Takes Two party, and [[Daniel Stone]] and [[Daniel Garisto]]'s Community Party for a Better Tomorrow (TCPFABT). Notably, Ben and Viv ran on a two-person ticket, and Daniel and Daniel ran on a ticket where all candidates were named Daniel or Danielle.
-During the debates, Abby was questioned repeatedly by audience members as to why meeting minutes--one of the VP Comms's responsibilities--hadn't been uploaded to the website. Peter was also questioned as to why he was taking credit for financial aid improvements, as alumni donations facilitated many of them.<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2015/03/31/ccsc-insiders-campaign-against-bailinson-porter-re-election-bid Peter and Abby criticized]</ref> Finally, the issue of Bacchanal board's insularity came up, with Peter and Dan both pledging to dissolve the board at F@CU. Ben was critical of the board, but ultimately said that more facts needed to emerge before making a decision.<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2015/04/02/election-results-suggest-safer-fate-bacchanal-committee Bacchanal board at stake during elections]</ref> Throughout the debate, Dan and Dan were mostly nonchalant, with Garisto lying down during his opening remarks. Meanwhile, Ben and Viv often deflected questions back at Peter and Abby. This debate, as well as [[Spec]]'s subsequent non-endorsement of any party, marked a turning point in the election.<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2015/03/31/endorsements-ccsc-esc-and-gsscs-executive-boards Spec endorsement]</ref>
+During the debates, Abby was questioned repeatedly by audience members as to why meeting minutes--one of the VP Comms's responsibilities--hadn't been uploaded to the website. Peter was also questioned as to why he was taking credit for financial aid improvements, as alumni donations facilitated many of them.<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2015/03/31/ccsc-insiders-campaign-against-bailinson-porter-re-election-bid Peter and Abby criticized]</ref> Finally, the issue of Bacchanal board's insularity came up, with Peter and Dan both pledging to dissolve the board at F@CU. Ben was initially critical of the board, but ultimately said that more facts needed to emerge before making a decision.<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2015/04/02/election-results-suggest-safer-fate-bacchanal-committee Bacchanal board at stake during elections]</ref>
 In the end, FLF won with 839 votes (43.35%), defeating ITT (808 votes, 41.75%), TCPFABT (106 votes, 5.47%), and "None" (182 votes, 9.4%) for an upset victory.
 === VP Finance ===
-Class of 2016 rep Sameer Mishra of ITT defeated
+Class of 2016 rep Sameer Mishra of ITT defeated TCPFABT's Daniel Bergerson and "None" 55.86-17.88-26.25.
 === VP Campus Life ===
-CCSC newcomer Kelly Echevarria of ITT defeated
+CCSC newcomer Kelly Echavarria of ITT defeated TCPFABT's Daniel Chi and "None" 55.96-16.17-27.85.
 === VP Communications ===
-Academic Affairs rep Grayson Warrick of ITT defeated
+Academic Affairs rep Grayson Warrick of ITT defeated TCPFABT's Danielle Crosswell and "None" 59.74-16.07-24.18.
 ==Other observations==
-Ben, Viv, and Sameer are all in [[Beta]], and every executive board member will be a senior, meaning the 2016 elections will be wide-open.
+Ben, Viv, and Sameer are all in [[Beta]] (though they ran on opposite parties), and every executive board member will be a senior, meaning the 2016 elections will be wide-open.
 === University Senate ===
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 === At-Large Positions ===
-Two candidates ran for Academic Affairs Representative: [[Steven Castellano]] and Grace McCarthy.  Castellano won with 54% of the vote.  The Student Services Representative positions were (again) both unchallenged, leading sole candidates Christina Fan and Blaine Harper to victory.  Likewise, the Pre-professional Representative position was uncontested, with Caroline Lisankie ultimately elected.
+The only contested at-large position was Alumni Affairs rep, where [[Daniel Liss]] ran for a second (non-consecutive) term against Jay Rappaport. Liss barely defeated Rappaport and "None" 35.19-31.52-33.28. Although this isn't listed on the original PDF, which was later corrected by the Elections Board, Chris George ran uncontested for a second term as Pre-Professional rep, defeating "None" with 1201 votes.
 == References ==

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 The '''CCSC elections of 2015''' were held on March 30th through April 1st. [[Columbia College]] students were allowed to vote for one [[CCSC]] executive board party and two [[University Senate|University Senator]] candidates, as well as one or more candidates for several other positions.
-Continuing the election reform policy implemented in 2014, the [[CCSC Elections Board]] allowed executive board candidates to run separately, with the exception of President and VP Policy. For the first time, election results also included the number of students who voted for none of the candidates, leading to some embarrassment as "None" took up to 30% of the vote in certain elections. In the [[ESC]] elections, "None" won two positions.
+Continuing the election reform policy implemented in 2014, the [[CCSC Elections Board]] allowed executive board candidates to run separately, with the exception of President and VP Policy. For the first time, election results also included the number of students who voted for none of the candidates, leading to some embarrassment as "None" took up to 30% of the vote in certain elections. In the [[ESC]] elections, "None" won two positions. Voter turnout was not released.
 == Candidates ==