Though Student Government Association is confident at least one slate will be at Monday's nomination convention, Ball State University could possibly see a repeat of last year, SGA President Frank Hood said.
Rumors have circulated about at least one slate meeting the criteria for running in the SGA election, he said, and SGA and the Election Board don't think anything will change. Predicting how many slates will be at the convention is impossible, however, because slates could disband at the last minute. Several slates that nobody from SGA has heard of could also run, he said.
"Anything is possible between now and a week from now," Hood said.
Zero slates showed up to the 2008 nomination convention, he said, and a second was held 10 days later. Campus Alliance, the slate that was eventually elected, didn't commit to running until four or five days before.
He said SGA would look bad if no slates showed up to the convention because the organization is supposed to speak for students and he wants people to be interested in that.
"I'd really hope, though, there is not a repeat of last year because that would be really sad," Hood said.
Elections Chair Marco Pretell-Vazquez said he couldn't confirm or deny anything until Monday, but he thinks the convention will definitely have one slate. He said Ball State has too many student senators and interested students willing to step up to cause a repeat.
Hood said he doesn't want to see a repeat because Campus Alliance felt rushed before the second convention in 2008. Still, the election was a great experience that helped him improve his knowledge of the political process, public speaking and debate, he said.
Every student in a slate must have 45 credit hours, three semesters at Ball State and a 2.7 GPA to run, Hood said. Slates also need to collect 400 signatures from supporters.
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