4 CSC posts declared vacant by Central Comelec
by Vince Ferreras
The UST Central Commission on Elections (Central Comelec) declared the four of the six posts in the Central Student Council (CSC) vacant after the newly elected officers resigned last Sept. 14.
In a resolution released on Friday, the Central Comelec declared the positions of president, vice president, treasurer, and auditor vacant.
The Central COMELEC proclaimed Steven Muller-Grecia (president), Gabriela Sepulchre (vice president), Daveson Nieto (treasurer), and Richard Javier (auditor) as new officers last Aug. 25, on orders of the Central Judiciary Board to declare candidates with the highest number of votes next to “abstain” as winners.
Following the resignation of the four officers, the Section 4 of the UST CSC Constitution of 2007 states that in case of a vacancy in both the presidency and vice presidency, the secretary shall act as the president and the Central Comelec shall call for a special election.
Moreover, the Section 5 of the constitution also states that in case of vacancy in any other position in the Executive Board, each member of the CSC shall nominate any local council executive board officer.
The CSC shall choose three from the nominees through secret ballots to become candidates. The winner shall become the officer and shall deemed resigned from the local council executive board officer.
The Central Comelec will meet with the Central Board of Presidents to organize the special elections soon.
