The Student Association election received 1,886 ballots as of 9 p.m. Monday, said PJ Alampi, the Board of Elections and Membership Committee chair, at the close of the SA meeting.

Alampi said this indicates that 14 percent of students at SU have already voted. Only 10 percent is necessary to validate the election.

There are at least 14,222 undergraduates enrolled at Syracuse University, according to Syracuse University’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment website.

This year, 320 votes were cast in the first hour of voting, compared to approximately 10 votes last year, according to charts Alampi displayed.

Of the 1,886 ballots, the sophomore class led with the most votes at 760, followed by juniors with 418, freshman with 390 and seniors with 318 votes.

Because the 10 percent threshold was passed in one day, the next goal is to reach 25 percent and possibly even 40 percent by the time polls close Thursday at midnight, Alampi said.

Alampi said SA members have been tabling at different locations around campus to promote the election.

rebarill@syr.edu

Published on November 14, 2011 at 12:00 pm