Student Government got down to the business of voting and debating in its summer planning meeting Tuesday night. Lane Pace, pro tempore, started the meeting by breaking down the articles of the Elections Code for the other members of the committee, as the format for this code is different from what they are used to. Article II, Governance of Elections, was first to be debated. It was voted on that the commissioner of elections should be appointed directly by the student body president without the executive charter, that this should be approved by the Senate, and that the commissioner’s responsibilities should include advocating elections to the student body to increase involvement. The committee also passed the motion that if member attendance in the Elections Board is increased, it should be changed to seven members. The subject of where to place the Elections Board was raised again. It was decided that until further notice, the Board would become an entity of the Judicial Branch but would report to only the SG advisor, not the chief justice. Article III, Election Timetable, detailed the timeframe in which all election events will take place. Voting related to this was held until the next meeting. Article IV, Voting, came next. The committee voted that voting requirements and online voting would be through the My LSU portal instead of PAWS, but any votes on ballots and candidate voting identification were held for a later date. Voting on Article V, Tickets, was also held for the next meeting. Article VI, Campaign Practices, sparked the most debate. Voting on social media regulations was held, as was any action toward regulating electronic messages as part of a campaign. It was voted on, however, to put any issues that interfere with education back into prohibited campaign practices.
 
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