I am fairly new to Student Government, having served as a student senator representing Beaty Towers for merely a semester. Yet I’ve taken it upon myself to learn the necessary rules and regulations when it comes to elections and campaigning. Evidently, Ben Cavataro has not. A couple days ago, Ben Cavataro went door-to-door in The Estates apartment complex. Going door-to-door is not only an inconvenience to those who live in the complexes, but it is also a clear violation of election codes. Ben Cavataro should know this. Such a blatant disregard for the rules is probably why he was recommended for disqualification by the Election Commission when he first ran for office. Anyone who chronically violates the rules that guarantee the fairness of our democratic process, as Ben Cavataro did, should not be running for office.
How could someone with no regard for the political process be running for Student Body president? I am deeply troubled by Cavataro and his party’s disregard for these essential rules. I was under the impression that Cavataro was an experienced former senator. Apparently, he has been out of the Senate so long that he has forgotten how SG operates. Whoever wins this election should win it fairly by following the rules, not by cheating.
