April 14, 2019
Handling ‘the worst job in the AMS’: Elections administrator Halla Bertrand takes a stand
“I joke that the worst job in the AMS is the AMS elections administrator.”
All in AMS Elections 2019
April 13, 2019
AMS Council votes to ban postering in future elections
"Over the years, the amount of pettiness that I've seen come out of postering — you'd be surprised."
March 27, 2019
Elections analysis: voters favoured established candidates, Hakim dominated presidential race
Despite a tendency to abstain in this election, the UBC students who did vote preferred to vote for a familiar face than take a chance on someone new.
March 25, 2019
In AMS Elections, many students see abstaining as their best option
Many of the 12,383 voters focused more on the referenda questions, specifically the UPass, than they did on the AMS executive races
March 15, 2019
SASC funding, U-Pass and Indigenous Student Fund approved; Bylaw updates defeated
It was a victory for the SASC, Indigenous Committee and student groups.
March 15, 2019
Cristina Ilnitchi wins VP External
Ilnitchi was running in a heated race against Associate VP External Will Shelling and Riley Ty, an AMS councillor for the Science Undergraduate Society.
March 15, 2019
Julia Burnham wins AMS VP Academic
Julia Burnham was elected AMS VP Academic and University Affairs on Friday night.
March 15, 2019
Malone, Holmes win Board of Governors
Malone and Holmes beat out competitors Dylan Braam and Awais Quadre to win two Vancouver student seats on UBC’s 21-member BoG, as announced at tonight’s election result party in the Pit.
March 15, 2019
Cole Evans wins VP Administration
After a tight race, Cole Evans won the election for VP Administration.
March 15, 2019
Fossil fuel divestment re-emerges as hot topic in AMS elections
Fossil fuel divestment is once again a hot topic of discussion for candidates in the AMS elections.
March 14, 2019
Most UBC students are women. So why are all the presidential candidates men?
Only nine out of twenty-four AMS, Senate and Board of Governors candidates are female, and all five presidential hopefuls are men.
March 14, 2019
IFC will not be publicly endorsing candidates for AMS Elections this year
The Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) will not be publicly endorsing specific candidates running in the AMS elections this year, breaking a longstanding tradition.
March 14, 2019
Hundreds of fake accounts are flooding AMS elections pages, and no one knows why
In a statement to The Ubyssey, elections administrator Halla Bertrand said the elections committee “does not believe that any candidate is purposefully buying accounts or the like.”
March 13, 2019
‘All you have to do is invite us’: AMS holds first Indigenous meet-and-greet with candidates
The AMS held their first-ever elections meet-and-greet for Indigenous students after community members raised concerns about speaking on Indigeneity without consulting them.
March 12, 2019
VP Admin hopeful penalized for placing poster atop another candidate's materials
VP Administration candidate Andrea M. Hurtado Fuentes was placed in the penalty box on March 12 for "double postering."
