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Judicial Council overturns executive order invalidating Daily Cal fee referendum

ASUC President Vishalli Loomba speaks before the ASUC Senate about her decision to issue an executive order to void the Daily Cal fee referendum.
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ASUC President Vishalli Loomba speaks before the ASUC Senate about her decision to issue an executive order to void the Daily Cal fee referendum.

The ASUC Judicial Council overturned the executive order Tuesday that invalidated the V.O.I.C.E. Initiative on the spring 2012 election ballot. In its decision, the council said ASUC President Vishalli Loomba’s order — which was issued the morning of the second day of voting — overstepped the president’s authority. The V.O.I.C.E. Read More…

Editorials

Executive overreach, part two

CAMPUS ISSUES: The Judicial Council made the right choice last week in voting to nullify the Health and Wellness referendum.

Each spring, the ASUC Senate votes to put a number of referendums on the election ballot. And each spring, there are constitutionally mandated deadlines set for the language of those referendums to be submitted prior to the election. In this case, former ASUC president Connor Landgraf made an executive order Read More…