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Before voting began in April for the 2021 Student Senate election, the newly formed Student Trial Court made an advisory opinion in March, stripping this yearâs candidates of their right to organize into coalitions on the ballot.
Candidates organizing into coalitions and parties to campaign for a common platform has been an integral piece of the Student Senate since its creation in 1969 when the Independent Student Party won the first election at the University of Kansas.
The advisory opinion was made after freshman Liberal Arts and Sciences candidate Turner Seals requested to be associated with a coalition in the 2021 election.Â
UF Supreme Court rules against partisan discrimination case
The case established precedent of partisan bias favoring majority-affiliate candidates Photo by Kate McNamara | The Independent Florida Alligator
The UF Student Government Supreme Court couldn’t rule on a case of partisan bias due to insufficient evidence. However, it can hear future cases.
The court heard two cases Tuesday: one petitioning for mandatory interviews of all applicants applying for a vacant Senate seat, and the other calling for a review of the nomination of a Senator following a claim of political discrimination.
In a two-case hearing, the SG Supreme Court ruled unanimously against the claim of bias against applicants for Senate positions not affiliated with the majority party, currently the Ga