Anders files allegations against Frost

Anders filed an election violation allegation against Frost for allegedly hanging posters in classrooms against the bylaws.

Following the Tuesday hearings for the two election violation allegations filed against ASWSU presidential candidate Zachary Anders by his opponent, Jordan Frost, Anders filed two allegations against Frost.

Anders and his campaign manager Chris Ryder filed the first allegation on Thursday for Frost allegedly campaigning in classrooms by putting up posters, according to the allegation. The second is for Frost’s alleged use of drones in one of his campaign videos, which is against the Federal Aviation Administration regulations unless they give their permission in advance.

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The ASWSU bylaws define campaigning as the use of any “written or verbal candidate or ballot issue.” Under subsection B of code 610.04 in the bylaws, there is a line that prohibits executive tickets from campaigning in class. However, the subsection it is under is talking about speaking in class.

The posters can be found in some classrooms around campus, according to the allegation.

Frost said he doesn’t think this is against the bylaws because he posted the posters in the general-use tack board and did not magnetically attach it to the white board.

In response to a poster pinned to the thin strip of corkboard above a whiteboard in a Thompson Hall classroom, Frost said the bylaws restrict active campaigning by executive candidates in classrooms, but do permit posting material on general-use bulletin boards.

“If you notice, there are multiple other posters there being posted without stamps, which makes it general-use, versus a board that requires approval,” Frost said.

Anders maintains that both speaking in class and posting a campaign poster in any university-defined academic space are violations.

Anders and Ryder filed the second allegation on Friday regarding Frost’s use of drones. As of Sunday night, Frost said he has yet to receive a notice of this allegation.

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“Their actions have been classified as a criminal act in multiple cases where individuals, due to their disregard to safety concerns, endangered passengers’ lives near airports,” Anders stated in the allegation.

The FAA prohibits the use of a drone within five miles of any airport, according to their regulations. Pullman Regional Airport is three miles from WSU, according to Google Maps.

The drone footage can be seen in the first 15 seconds of Frost’s campaign announcement video, according to the allegation.

The hearing for the first allegation has been scheduled for Friday, Anders said. The hearing for the second allegation has not yet been scheduled.