Mount Allison University has held three elections already. In April, the previously elected president resigned before entering office and the results of a September election were discarded due to ballot problems and appeals. A subsequent runoff election in October was also dismissed after neither of the two candidates was able to garner the 50 per cent plus one required to win.
Alex MacDonald, VP external of the council, notes that the perpetual elections have been taxing on students, particularly their patience and attention. “Student opinion has been fairly split all over the place, from what I gather. It seems like there are a lot that would just like it done and over with, and have a president,” MacDonald told the CBC. Pressured to “follow a very, very strict letter of the law,” McDonald has raised the possibility of a presidential election for a fourth and fifth time this year.
