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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Reappointment of ASM members invalid By Cheyenne Langkamp The Daily Cardinal
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Government Accountability Board members said Wisconsin colleges should choose their own student identification option.
UW to use alternative IDs over stickers By Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison opted against using stickers on identification cards, which means students will likely receive updated forms of identification to accommodate stipulations in the law that require voters to show valid forms of IDs at polling places. After months of going back and forth on whether to allow stickers on student IDs, the Government Accountability Board concluded Wednesday that stickers would be allowed. As a result on the decision, individual schools can decide what to do. The stickers would have the student’s signature, the issuance date and an expiration date that is within two years of the issuance date. Student IDs that include these stickers would be
an acceptable form of identification under the new law. UW-Madison’s state relations director Don Nelson said UW-Madison does not view stickers as a practical solution because metallic stickers present problems with swiping the IDs. Currently, Nelson said the university is deciding whether to reissue all student IDs to comply with the new requirements or to issue a supplemental voting ID to students who want one. “We believe time is of the essence here,” Nelson said. “We need to be ready for all of the election activity that will be coming up in 2012.” Wiscards expire every five years, but in order to comply with the new law UW-Madison
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Last week’s Associated Students of Madison decision to reinstate two former representatives was determined null and void Wednesday, meaning ASM Vice Chair Beth Huang and Nominations Board Chair Niko Magallon are back off student council. Huang and Magallon were reappointed last week after having been removed for failing to comply with campaign policies. However, ASM Rep. Cale Plamann said the vote last week did not count because not all representatives were present to vote. “Our constitution unambiguously says that to appoint a member to this body we need two thirds of the total sitting members of this body,” Plamann said. “There really is not any debate about that issue, it’s a cold hard fact.” Despite Huang and Magallon’s reinstatement, their seats will remain empty until the Nominations Board fills them. “That vote effectively never happened,” Plamann said. “Now we have to wait for the Nominations Board to go through the process again and bring it before Student Council, and we don’t know how long that will take.” Also in the meeting, council passed controversial legislation to become a member
of the United States Student Association, a student government organization that works at the national level. Many representatives had concerns with the legislation. ASM Rep. Tom Templeton said the USSA already receives UW-Madison student segregated fees through United Council’s affiliation with the group. “I just don’t see any value in double billing our students for this group,” Templeton said. While council also dis-
cussed the adoption of the ASM Internal Budget at the meeting, members ran out of time before being able to adopt it. ASM Chair Allie Gardner will propose the budget to the Student Services Finance Committee without any of the amendments proposed in Wednesday’s meeting. After the SSFC adoption of this budget, it will be brought back to student council but will require a two-thirds majority vote for any changes.
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Last week’s ASM decision to reappoint Vice Chair Beth Huang was deemed invalid Wednesday.
College Dems., GOP debate 2012 issues The Daily Cardinal
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College Republicans Chair Johnny Koremenos debated members of the College Democrats Wednesday.
Regarding taxation of these toptier income earners, Koremenos received applause from College Republicans when he said, “We cannot tax our way to prosperity.”
poses of regulation and taxation. The issues took a local turn Despite the wintery weathas the chairmen responded to a er, students filled The Sett question from the audience about Wednesday as College Democrats the recently passed Voter ID Law Chair Jordan Weibel and that requires voters present College Republicans Chair “The Democratic Party is sympa- state-issued identification Johnny Koremenos debatthetic towards the [Occupy] move- at polling places. ed issues likely to appear Weibel, who opposed ment in regards to issues like in 2012 presidential camthe bill, said, “As a colwealth disparity.” paigns. lege group, our first duty Jordan Weibel Topics ranged from local Chair, College Democrats is to students. Voter ID issues to global concerns, but represents an attack on “The top 1 percent are the job the economy and the values students.” creators.” of the recent Occupy protests Koremenos was in supJohnny Koremenos were recurrent issues. port of the bill. “The uniChair, College Republicans “The Democratic Party versity is being proactive in is sympathetic towards the coming up with a solution to [Occupy] movement in regards Weibel and Koremenos took make sure that no student is disento issues like wealth disparity,” opposing sides on many issues franchised,” he said. Weibel said. including foreign aid, federal aid “It was nice seeing both sides Koremenos disagreed. “I’ve to banks and abortion. come together and answering never understood the hatred for The two agreed immigration is questions thoughtfully,” Vice the wealthy. The top 1 percent are in need of reform and that mari- Chair for College Republicans the job creators.” juana should be legalized for pur- Adam Reiersgaard said.
By Christina Spiewak
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”