McGrath disqualified from ASMSU Senate

Thomas McGrath, candidate for ASMSU senator-at-large, was disqualified by a Judicial Council ruling made at 5:30 p.m. on election night, April 11. It was a 4-1 vote, with the lone dissenting vote being made by Chief Justice Hannah Good. While McGrath was in the top five candidates with 954 votes, due to the ruling, he was disqualified and is currently not eligible to take the position.

No further information regarding the disqualification has been disclosed at this time, though he did announce on his personal Facebook page, “unfortunately, I misread one of the rules and was too close to a polling center for roughly an hour before I realized my mistake and moved locations. During this time I probably collected 40 votes, but as I broke a rule, I have been disqualified from the race, and will not receive a seat”

All election results can be found in this edition, and more information on judicial rulings can be found at http://www.montana.edu/asmsu/judicial/judicialrulings.html.